Bursitis of the Greater Trochanter
March 7, 2011 by Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D.
Filed under Hip Pain
Discussions From the Marc Darrow, M.D.,J.D. Radio Show:
Caller: I have been having pain in my right hip joint, and it gets worse when I walk a long distance or when I exercise, what can I do for that?
Dr. Darrow: First of all let’s try to localize what you call your right hip joint, is it next to your groin in the front or is it on the side of your side or in your back.
Caller: It is on the side.
Dr. Darrow: Typically it is not the hip joint that causes that type of problem, it is more of what we call a bursitis of the Greater Trochanter which is a piece of the thigh bone or the femur which juts out a little bit.
A bursa, which is a little, fluid filled sac, sits on top of that and protects the muscles from rubbing on the bone, and people who walk a lot, get a little inflammation there.
There are several things that can be done, there are studies that show that B-12 injections daily, a very small amount can help.
It is a fairly conservative way to go because B-12 is excreted through the urine if there is too much.
Some people take anti-inflammatories medications, I am not a believer in them because I like to see the body restructure and heal itself rather than just “put the flame out.”
What I like to do with that area is use Prolotherapy which is the stimulation, naturally to produce more collagen and bring the tissue back to its pre-injury state and rejuvenate it.
