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What are Symptoms, Causes and Treatment available to treat Hip Bursitis?

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Hip Trochanteric Bursitis is one of the most common reasons for hip pain. This condition affects both the active and inactive individuals but the condition is more common among middle-aged women or females.

What do we mean by Hip Trochanteric Bursitis?

Hip Trochanteric Bursitis occurs when the bursa that covers the bony point of hip bone (greater trochanter) becomes irritated or inflamed. This is the most commonly inflamed bursa of the hip joint.

What are the causes of Hip Trochanteric Bursitis?

Hip Trochanteric Bursitis occurs due to the combination several factors including:

  • Repetitive stress-injuries resulting from running, bicycling or standing for long hours.

  • Hip injury

  • Spine diseases like; scoliosis or arthritis of the lumbar spine

  • Inequality in leg-length

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Previous hip surgery or prosthetic implants in the hip

  • Deficiency of Calcium

  • Bone spurs or development of calcium deposits within the tendons

  • Hip muscle tightness or weakness

  • Abnormal hip or knee structure

  • Poor hip or knee mechanics

What are potential symptoms of Hip Trochanteric Bursitis?

The patients suffering from Hip Trochanteric Bursitis may experiences one or more of the following symptoms:

  • Pain and swelling at the affected side of the hip

  • Tenderness on the outside of hip

  • Pain while lying on the affected side

  • Sharp Pain in the hip that changes into a dull ache and travels down the side of leg

  • Pain & stiffness while sitting or walking for prolonged periods

  • Pain while climbing stairs or sitting with legs crossed

How can Physical Therapy help to treat Hip Trochanteric Bursitis?

Physical Therapists typically suggest or prescribe the combination of stretching and strengthening activities to treat the condition and as well to eliminate the pain. Following treatments or strategies may be adopted by your physical therapist to achieve the specific goal:

  • Ice therapy may be used to reduce the inflammation of bursa

  • Electrotherapy or deep-tissue massage techniques may be used to reduce pain & irritation.

  • Range of motion exercises are prescribed to restore normal mobility to the back, hip and knee

  • In order to decrease muscular tension, stretching techniques may be applied to the lower body.

  • Hand-on treatments may be used to move your muscles and joints in order to improve their strength & motion

  • Strengthening exercises may be applied to eliminate excessive strain at the trochanter.

  • Your Physical therapist may develop a safe and customized progressive resistance program to strengthen your lower extremity

  • Functional training may be provided to help you to safely transit back to your normal or routine activities

  • Patient education will be provided in order to eliminate the risk of re-injury. You will be educated about safer & controlled body movements

Contact Alliance Physical Therapy for the state-of-art and efficient treatment of any of your musculoskeletal problems or diseases. Our professional and diligent Physical Therapists use patient-proven methods and top-notch techniques to treat your problems and help you to get back to your work as early as possible.

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WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING HIP REPLACEMENT?

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Hip Replacement is an elective procedure, but you can use alternatives by your choice. An ailing hip can stop you moving with your control. You feel uncomfortable even if it is impossible to do routine activity. A chronic pain is a sign of hip replacement; it will be not just in the hip but anywhere between hip and knee. In the United States hip pain and immobility issues affect a growing number of Americans and hip replacement has become increasingly common often in the younger adults. Many non- operative treatments are there before you go to hip replacement surgery, Physical Therapy is the best known powerful treatment against hip replacement in more than 50% hip replacement cases. Physical Therapy has proven very effective, for the cases where the hip is too damaged and must be replaced. Here we are sharing some knowledge and some alternatives you can use before you go to hip replacement or have already hip replacement.
Stop! Not only hip replacement surgery is solution:-
Hip Replacement surgery removes damaged diseased parts of a hip joint and replaces them with new, artificial parts.  Artificial parts may be made of metal, plastic, ceramic or a combination of all. Try medication or other treatment if the injury or disease can be cured by other techniques. Only consider hip replacement when the pain is severe and non- surgical treatments have failed.
Arthritis, Trauma, degenerative disease can lead to excruciating hip problems; osteoarthritis is the most common reason for hip replacement. Osteoporosis in the 20′s and 30′s age group is demanding hip replacement, especially in women. Before you think about hip replacement your doctor will suggest some exercises.
What you are going through during Pre & Post Rehab-
Before you go for hip replacement try physical therapy. Don’t try exercises on your own at home; it can affect your injured part. You should join a session of Physical Therapy to get ready and improve your outcome during recovery. One communication to your healthcare, Physical therapist will prepare you for hip replacement if needed with rehab exercises. Rehab will include things like nutrition and workout. There is much evidence that rehab reduced the need for hip or knee replacement for those who participated in rehab. Your Physical Therapist will educate you what to expect from your surgery by leading you through some exercises. In this time he/she will teach you flexibility and strengthen exercises, Use of walker and crutches, any precautions you should take before surgery.
Before surgery your Physical Therapist will educate you what to expect from your surgery by leading you through some exercises. Physical Therapists will teach you- Flexibility and Strength exercises, Use of Walker and crutches, any precautions to take before surgery.
If hip replacement becomes a necessity you will go to the clinic and do some paperwork. Surgeon will examine your health and tell you the possible solution. You will stay at the hospital and after surgery your Rehabilitation is processed by day 2-3 after surgery. Your physical therapist will come to your bed to get you for rehab and within 24-48 hours you will get up and start walking. Walking is needed for your blood pressure stabilization.
Your capacity of moving after hip replacement depends upon the type of your surgery. From the hospital you will be sent to rehab center or home rehab because it is difficult for you to help yourself in bathing/ toileting also for 2-3 weeks. In this time your PT will work on your walking tolerance and light walking.
The time of recovery varies from patient to patient, after your rehab session you will feel comfortable while you are sleeping or functioning. Not only Rehab, but your surgeon will recommend you post rehab when you have hip replacement surgery. From beginning to walk to getting active your PT will guide you with exercises to get you back to your best.
Your PT will depend upon your particular case/ surgical procedure during the rehab. PT will teach you to correctly put weight on the affected leg with an assistive device. PT will advise and teach you to bend your hip more than angle of 90 and How to cross your legs etc.
Physical Therapy will continue for a number of weeks even if you are discharged. Many patients need no home care after rehab but depend upon your overall situation of health. When you recover properly means when you need no help or guidance your outpatient physical therapy will continue to work on your range of motion, conditioning.
Consider this also: -
When you are selecting a Physical therapist or a surgeon in case of surgery in near location you should properly investigate for experiences of healthcare. The Physical Therapist must treat the patients with certified orthopedic in total hip replacement. You can consider Physical therapy is also not helping in pain in some typical patients. This happens when you keep on delaying your hip replacement or you are not attending your PT sessions on a proper schedule. For more than 4-6 months you should continue outpatient Physical Therapy when you are dealing with pain like degenerative arthritis. For some cases when you spent years in delay with pain and not tried physical therapy or surgery. One more reason when physical therapy is beneficial for the time when you join Physical therapy but no longer it will hip you if your hip has accelerated to a point of severe degeneration.
Alternatives you can use –
Some injections are beneficial in the case of degenerative organs. Rather than taking the first step towards hip replacement you can choose these alternatives with physical therapy as injections will keep on working and physical therapy will make that effort in momentum.
Prolotherapy- Injections- Those who experience joint and back pain, prolotherapy procedure works for them. In this procedure natural irritants are injected into the soft tissue that trigger the body’s healing, such as chronic pain.
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How to Avoid Back Pain during Gardening Season?

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Warming up of weather and occasional glimpses of yellow orb in the sky excites most of us to get out in our gardens and make preparations for the spring time. Gardening is an excellent and vigorous outdoor and therapeutic activity but it also sends many of us to the doctors and physical therapists. Back Pain is the most common symptom among the people with gardening habits.

Gardening can be compared to athletic activities which involve lot of twisting, lifting and bending. So before getting your hands into plants warm-up properly, follow these easy quick tips and get ready for the day in dirt:

  • Warm up with light movements and go for a brisk walk to increase your flexibility.
  • Do not bend repeatedly. Try to do your work by kneeling or sitting.
  • Lift the gardening tools and equipments carefully. Instead of putting pressure on your back and hips, let your arms, leg and thighs carry the load by bending properly at your knees.
  • Make use of long-handled tools for proper grip and to eliminate back strain.
  • Practice proper and good body mechanics i.e. do not work in the similar position or posture for long time.
  • Keep your back in the proper alignment to reduce unnecessary strain.
  • Use stools and upside down buckets to sit comfortably and use pad to kneel to avoid knee pain.
  • Take frequent breaks, Stand up and walk around in-between the gardening activities.
  • Never bend and twist your back at the same time.
  • Stand up like you are getting out of the chair, i.e. keeping your back straight.
  • If you feel pain in certain area, apply ice or cold pack to the affected area and do not resume the activity till the pain subsides.
  • Concentrate on your legs and core while lifting heavy bags of soil, digging with a shovel and carrying water hoses.
  • To lift heavy items like; dirt bags, garden tools or planting material, use garden cart or wheel barrel
  • Use joint friendly tools so that you can stand straighter and can easily grip the handles as well

Contact Alliance Physical Therapy for the expert diagnosis and state of art treatment of your pain and injuries. Our diligent team of physical therapists use patient-proven techniques and state-of-art technologies to make you as healthy and fit as before.