DENNIS A. CARDONE, D.O., C.A.Q.S.M. Joint injection of the hip and knee regions is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the family physician. In this article, the injection procedure for the ...

May 19, 2011 — Corticosteroid injections are effective for greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) managed in primary care, according to the results of a pragmatic, multicenter, open-label, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PRP injections yielded similar outcomes as placebo injections for patients with greater trochanteric pain ...

December 22, 2009 — A peritendinous ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection may be an effective treatment for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome associated with gluteus medius ...

Tammy, a 35-year-old woman, gradually developed an aching pain in her right lateral hip. Her hip pain worsens when lying on the right side; however, she has no pain in the groin. The hip, a ...

Dry needling may be a viable treatment alternative to cortisone injection for patients with chronic, intermittent pain and tenderness on the outside of the hip, thus avoiding the potentially harmful ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ultrasound was successful in identifying gluteus tendinitis in more than half of patients with greater ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year old woman with longstanding trochanteric bursitis. I am always offered cortisone injections, and most of them have not worked. When they did, they were short-lasting.

Bursitis is a condition in which the joints become tender and painful. It occurs when bursae, small sacs filled with fluid that cushion the joints, become inflamed. Studies have found that ...