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There is no cure for Arthritis, so treatment usually consists of pain management exersise of the muscles surounding the affected joint anti inflamatory treatment and weight control. If all else fails a replacement of the affected hip joint with a prosthesis may be necessary and has become a common way of dealing with this problem
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere are number of ways.
1. Use an anti-inflammatory medication such as an NSAID. Common ones are ibuprofen, Naprosyn, Celebrex. etc.
2. Get a corticosteroid injection into the hip, typically by xray guidance.
3. Get an injection of joint lubricant into the hip (Orthovisc, Simvisc, ect), again by xray guidance.
4. For severe pain, a narcotic such as vicodin or percocet may help.
5. Finally, surgery entails replacing the hip, called total hip arthroplasty.
6. See an orthopedic surgeon.
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∙ 12y agoIn order to treat hip pain it would be best if you went to your doctor to have him/her look at it. If its bad enough they will give you certain medications to deal with the pain.
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∙ 8y agoYou do not have any single cause for hip and leg pains. The cause has to be found if possible before you treat the condition. The treatment is given accordingly.
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What causes you to have pain below your left hip it feels like a dull pain?
what causes you to have pain below your left hip
How do you ease arthritic hip?
Either take a simple analgesic which is simply a pain killer or if there is evidence of inflammation an inflammatory of some kind.
Diagnosis code for left hip pain?
719.45
What can cause low leftside by hip bone. Why does it hurt sometimes?
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What is the code for degenerative joint disease of hip arthritic?
722.10
Where do you feel pain if you need a hip replacement?
left side of my butt and in the groin
Where do you feel pain if you need hip replacement?
left side of my butt and in the groin
Hip and groin pain after fall 5 weeks ago?
i fell five weeks ago in our driveway and bruised my left leg and hip bruse has gone away but it still hurts to walk, pain in my hip
What causes pain on the lower left abdomen that also spread along the left thigh to the left knee?
A pinched nerve in the hip.
How can you prevent serious hip pain when running?
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What is wrong if there is pain in a left hip?
I had pain in my hip...it turned out to be a blister on the bone...very very very very ..painful..get an x ray and find out if u got one too
What cause pain in left side near hip when wealth change?
The body is readjusting to the sudden change of the wallets weight.
