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I have Polymyalgia but have a particular pain in one hip.

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hazel10993
hazel10993

I am a complete novice on this site and this is my first posting, but I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the pain I have been getting in one hip, which means that I can only walk slowly with the aid of a stick for very short distances. I am taking 20mg of prednisone a day which seems to be keeping the other joints in check but not this one. I'm wondering if the problem might have another cause but so far my doctor is a bit nonplussed and doesn't seem to know how to treat it.

 

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  • Anhaga
    Anhaga hazel10993

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    My hip pain turned out to be referred pain from my spine.  Apparently the muscles in my back were, as my therapist put it, "hard as bricks".  She did some therapy (dry needling) over a few visits which sorted it out for me.  I had been x-rayed prior to this and no arthritis in hip.  

  • veronica81435
    veronica81435 hazel10993

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    I have one hip that's very painful still . It's an inflamed bursa ( bursitis) .  Which won't show up on an X-ray . You may need a MRI 

    • Twopies
      Twopies veronica81435

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      Thanks! I can't have an MRI for medical reasons...but it sounds like it might be bursitis.  I see the physical therapist on Friday for eval...she's way better at figuring things out than my doc.  She fixed bursitis in my other hip (prior to pmr) 6 years ago.

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