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What Does This MRI Report Indicate?

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Posted on Thu, 17 Aug 2017
Question: I have been having pain on the left side of my left hip. A recent MRI revealed a "minimal soft tissue edema adjacent to the greater trochanter". I have been prescribed celecoxib (200mg twice per day) and certain exercises. I have been doing the exercises for about 3 months now. Despite the aforementioned drug and exercises, the pain persists. The pain only occurs during sleep times and sometimes when I sit too long. Two questions: What caused this and what can be done to stop the pain?
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Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (41 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Trochanteric bursitis. Medication, Physiotherapy

Detailed Answer:
Hi there

Thanks for the query

This can be caused by inflammation of the lubricating bag or the bursa in that region called Trochanteric bursitis.

This could be due to excessive friction due to your activities involving running, jogging, squatting etc.

You could tone these activities down for a couple of weeks, preformed physiotherapy to strengthen the muscles around the hip and ice the painful region. You can take the pain killer as prescribed. Steroid injection can be given if not relieved.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Dr.Aashish Raghu
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What Does This MRI Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: Trochanteric bursitis. Medication, Physiotherapy Detailed Answer: Hi there Thanks for the query This can be caused by inflammation of the lubricating bag or the bursa in that region called Trochanteric bursitis. This could be due to excessive friction due to your activities involving running, jogging, squatting etc. You could tone these activities down for a couple of weeks, preformed physiotherapy to strengthen the muscles around the hip and ice the painful region. You can take the pain killer as prescribed. Steroid injection can be given if not relieved. I hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer your follow up queries. Regards, Dr.Aashish Raghu