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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In The Hips

I am 69 years old. minimal active, as I live on a farm and have chores related to caring for animals. By the evening I have pain at a 9 -10 level and can hardly bear weight on my left leg due to severe hip pain. My doctor diagnosed me with trochanteric bursitis in my left leg and gave me a cortisone injection. However the pain has not subsided much and now is not just located in my hip but radiates down the outside of my leg to my lateral ankle and across my upper thigh to the inner side of my leg, but not below the knee. Is this just bursitis or maybe my piriformis has entrapped a nerve? I had piriformis syndrome 3 years ago. PT exercises helped BUT now those exercises seem to make the pain worse. Thank you for any insight you can give me.
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Hi,

Your symptoms seem to be related to bursitis. I suggest to avoid movements or exercises that can trigger the symptoms. I also recommend to take medication for the pain such as Ibuprofen three tablets a day. I suggest physical therapy to relieve the pain.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi,
General & Family Physician

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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In The Hips

Hi, Your symptoms seem to be related to bursitis. I suggest to avoid movements or exercises that can trigger the symptoms. I also recommend to take medication for the pain such as Ibuprofen three tablets a day. I suggest physical therapy to relieve the pain. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi, General & Family Physician