40 Years of Hip Pain

A 61 year-old woman who came into our office with right hip pain that had plagued her since the age of 19 following a traumatic skiing. She said the pain was low grade for most of life, but in the past four years it began to get progressively worse. She then went on to visit an orthopedic specialist where an MRI of the hip was ordered and revealed moderately advanced osteoarthritis of the right hip, severe atrophy of the right gluteus minimus, and osteoarthritis of the left hip.

She was subsequently treated with a synvisc injection into her right hip, and given percocet and oxycontin, with some improvement in pain.

When she visited us at the Darrow Sports & Wellness Institute she described her right hip pain as constant, aggravated with prolonged sitting, and driving, and also worsened at night- preventing her from getting a good night’s sleep.

Given the patient’s history of right hip pain and osteoarthritis patient was an appropriate candidate for prolotherapy.

She received her first treatment on 5-13-2010 into the right hip joint, anterior and lateral.

On 5-20-2010 patient returned for her second treatment and reported that since her first treatment, she was able to drive and walk without pain. She quantified that her pain had been improved by 50% after her first injection.

On 5-27-2010 patient presented for her 3rd prolotherapy session, where she reported being completely pain free in the right hip since her second treatme