DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been diagnosed with bursitis on my left hip, and my pain management doctor says she can give me an injection to help. I had one last year by an orthopedist. The pain management ...

May 19, 2011 — Corticosteroid injections are effective for greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) managed in primary care, according to the results of a pragmatic, multicenter, open-label, ...

Q: I never had hip problems, but after weeks of quarantine, the outsides of my hips ache and even wake me up when I am asleep. My doctor says it's bursitis, but I thought that's from when you exercise ...

I developed pain in my hip last week, which has been diagnosed as acute trochanteric bursitis. What is this? Bursae (singular: bursa) are small, fluid-filled pads that act as cushions among bones, ...

Q: I've never had hip problems, but after weeks of quarantine, the outsides of my hips ache and even wake me up when I am asleep. My doctor says it's bursitis, but I thought that's from when you ...

A bursa (plural: bursae) is a closed, fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body, for example, where tendons or muscles pass over bone. The ...

Joints are most commonly covered by tendons that move the bones on either side of the joint. These tendons have a sheath which, when irritated, swells, hurts, and drives us all crazy. The sheath ...

Dear Doctor: I never had hip problems, but after weeks of quarantine, the outsides of my hips ache and even wake me up when I am asleep. My doctor says it's bursitis, but I thought that's from when ...