I know that Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease which can increase overall inflammation in the body. So does the systemic effects of Hashimoto's contribute to issues like hip bursitis in some individuals? I am very active and was exercising daily. I was lifting weights three times a week, biking, walking, and stretching/yoga. All of a sudden I started having deep aching pain in my left hip. I went to the ortho doctor and he took an x-ray. He diagnosed me with great trochanter hip bursitis and I was given a cortisone injection, some exercise stretches to do three times a day, and told to use diclofenac gel to the area at least twice a day. I am 48 hours post cortisone injection and I'm still having a lot of deep aching pain mainly at night. Hoping it improves in time. Do any of you have experience with Hashimoto's and getting a cortisone injection for bursitis pain? Is there something special I should be doing for my recovery? I am so bummed because I can't get out and exercise like I did daily. I know I was probably overdoing it in the past and I plan to scale back in the future giving my body more rest days.
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Hashimoto's & Hip Bursitis
I too have Hashimotos and had hip bursitis, which I seemed to develop post covid. The steroid injection really helped me, although I did take a couple of weeks to feel the full effect- so hang in there! Also, gentle hip stretches given by the physio,helped get me back to my usual activity level (after a couple of months). I found turmeric (with ginger and black pepper) helped reduce inflammation, so maybe try this for a couple of months.
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I have both conditions and have currently added ITB issues - OUCH !
I find Osmo Patches helpful - on-line....
My very expensive physio/trainer advised me against cortisone injections. Honestly I think my hip bursitis is because of the more general ‘inflammation’ in my body. I admit I have a horror of anything not deemed a ‘natural’ intervention.
The reason he advised against was that he was often left with patients post-cortisone injections to help put right. Some no improvement and some in a lot more pain. Obviously he was seeing the worst cases. If the injections worked he never saw those patients!
Unfortunately though my hip bursitis is now going on 14 years or more. Sometimes it flares up (change of meds/overdoing it) but it is always there when walking. I still live in hope that correct thyroid medication will help!
I would not get another Cortisone shot again even if it did work. I know it is not good to get too many of them. Over time they can cause more problems. I was just in so much deep aching pain that I had to have some kind of relief. I do think that once you have hip bursitis you tend to always have it flare up occasionally. It never goes completely away. Also had bursitis in their right hip that tends to flare up at times. My right hip seems to be a little bit on the tighter side even though all the stretching I do. I think for me, it is about finding the right balance with my exercise and not overdoing it, which I tend to do. I noticed having Hashimoto's, my body seems to overreact to everything.
And ice packs. Forgot to mention those. Life savers.
I use ice packs a lot after each stretching session. They also told me to use diclofenac gel two to three times a day. Seems to already be improving a bit. But after the shot itself for the first 48 hours it was more irritated. It always just seems to get achy when I'm trying to sleep at night. I think it's because there's no movement and I tighten up.
At night (for me) I always wonder if it’s relaxation which does it for me. My muscles can’t support the area of bursitis so it gets overstretched leading to pain. This morning I woke up to muscles ‘jumping’ around as if they had been overworked - even although I had (for once) been sound asleep! This hypo business is a pain in every way.
Hashimoto's is one of those diseases that disrupts many body systems. I can blame a lot of stuff that is wrong with me on my Hashimoto's.
I’m waiting atm for a platelet rich plasma injection from the NHS for my left hip tendinopathy. The steroid injection didn’t work long term, and if anything made it worse, so I’m hoping this injection will prove more helpful. The problem has been going on several years, and it’s very difficult to get the right balance of rest and exercise. When it’s bad I find taking stairs one at a time helps, and not lifting or walking with anything too heavy, not crossing my legs and not sleeping on that side and not sitting too long, (and not doing the exercises the physio gave me!). Literally a complete pain in the butt. I’m quite fed up with it.
You'll have to let us know how the plasma injection works. Good luck.
I haven't suffered from hip bursitis but i did have a corticosteroid injection in my foot to treat Morton's neuroma. Worst thing I ever did. I couldn't put my foot down flat on the floor for about 3 weeks. When I could walk properly again, all the weird sensations from the neuroma were still there.My feet improved after being on Levo for a while but have been bothering me again since my GP messed with my dosage a while ago. I'm convinced that my feet issues are related to un-optimally (is that a real word?) treatment of hypo.
So far 6 days post cortisone injection shot with just slight relief. I don't think it's going to be as effective. I'm still getting a good amount of aching pain at night when I'm trying to sleep. I started thinking that maybe this was related to the mildly displaced fracture of the posterior left iliac that happened in 2021 from a bicycle accident when I was sideswiped by a car. I'm thinking that it's a good possibility that I've developed scar tissue in the area because it is always been a little bit more tender to touch there. I think that contributed to my left hip bursitis problems. I just picked up a red light infrared light therapy belt. I've heard those are really good for improving circulation, breaking up scar tissue, and healing inflammation. I plan on using it daily for 20 minutes sessions. I'm also doing a lot of stretching twice a day to help keep the hips open and loose. Just wondering if anybody has had experience with using red light therapy for hip pain?
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