Why is PRP the Best Knee Pain Treatment Alternative?
Regenerative medicine, specifically platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment, is gaining recognition in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine for its ability to
Have you been treating your hip pain with NSAIDs and steroids for a long time?
Bursae is a small fluid-filled sac that cushion and lubricate the bones, tendons, and muscles around your joints to help in smooth movement with reduced friction. Hip bursae are located between the hip bone and glutei muscle attachments. Hip bursitis is defined as the inflammation of the bursa that affects the hip joint due to its repetitive overuse. Hence, the hip movement becomes restricted and painful.
Hip bursitis can be caused by incorrect posture, muscle weakness, direct hip injury, bone spurs in the hip, uneven leg lengths, irritation due to rubbing of hip muscles/tendons with bursa, spine problems like scoliosis, diseases including gout, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, thyroid disorder, etc., and hip replacement/surgery.
A sharp pain followed by a dull aching pain is the primary hip bursitis symptom which will slowly migrate to other regions such as buttock, thigh and legs. You will feel hip pain while performing the following activities:
Other hip bursitis symptoms include swelling, tenderness, warmth around the affected area, and the intermittent redness of the skin around inflamed bursae.
People visit the clinic for hip bursitis treatment. But do they really have bursitis? Bursitis causes intolerable pain, where it is impossible to touch the skin over the inflamed hip area. But if the affected part can be palpated by putting extra pressure, the patient may not have bursitis. At times, tendonitis (inflammation of tendons) and tendinopathy (degenerated tendon) are often misdiagnosed as bursitis. A research study revealed that patients with trochanteric pain often had bursitis. Similarly, most of the patients with bursitis had tendinopathy [3]. Hence it is mandatory to check whether the diagnosis is right or wrong.
Thanks to non-surgical regenerative orthopaedic options, including cellular treatments and Enhanced PRP (Enhanced Platelet Rich Plasma) therapy, we now can repair the affected soft tissue, resolve the associated pain, and regenerate your hip by providing long-term relief. Regenerative treatment is a minimally invasive procedure with minimal downtime and minimal recovery time.
Regenerative cellular therapies for hip bursitis use cells from your own body to stimulate the regenerative ability and accelerate the healing process effectively. In Enhanced PRP therapy, platelets collected from your body release growth factors that stimulate the healing of the affected part. The hip bursitis recovery time will be between 4-12 weeks after the treatment. But the patients could see the improvement in 1-2 weeks. The follow-up appointment will be scheduled after 8-12 weeks to evaluate the recovery process. In the meantime, the patient should avoid consuming anti-inflammatory drugs and doing strenuous activities.
An AAOS research study titled, ‘Enhanced Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) More Effective than Cortisone for Severe Chronic Hip Bursitis’ revealed that PRP injections are significantly more effective and durable than cortisone injections for treating severe chronic hip bursitis [5]. Another research study showed significant improvement during the first three months after PRP injections. PRP therapy has beneficial and long-lasting effects in bursitis treatment [6].
So, do not let your hip pain restrict your movements. Lead a pain-free life by opting for Regenerative medicine – The best hip bursitis treatment in UK & Ireland
If you feel you may benefit from regenerative therapies, you can contact us at our London clinic on 020 8 168 2000 or our Ireland clinic on 01 298 8000 to book a consultation or request a call back today!
References
Goel K,Riley LP. Enhanced Enhanced Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)treatment more effective than cortisone for severe hip bursitis. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. (2014, March
14)http://www.aaosannualmeetingpresskit.org/2014/news_briefs/downloads/PRP-HipBursitis.pdf
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Medica Stem Cells Clinics offer expertise in pain management.
Unlike surgery, the recovery time after the Regenerative treatment is a lot shorter. Many of our patients choose Regenerative Medicine treatment for hip and knee pains to avoid lengthy rehabilitation time and hip replacement and knee replacement surgery complications.
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