I’ve been diagnosed with hip bursitis and advised by my GP not to ride my bike.
I’ve got an appointment with my physio tomorrow morning so will see what they advise.
Has anyone ever had this? Did you keep riding?
Maybe just cutting back the intensity?
I’m due to start Traditional Base Mid Volume 1 tomorrow.
TIA
My wife had a hip bursitis whilst training for a marathon. This was somewhat complicated by a background chronic inflammatory condition.
She was given a steroid injection which helped with the pain and allowed her to get through her event but this option is only ever short term and does nothing really to deal with the main issue.
Ultimately rest is the only real solution. You can try icing it and taking anti-inflammatories as well.
I would second this. I was told I had a bursa issue and it turned out to be disc related, impinging on nerves causing symptoms which were similiar to bursitis. I’m wondering what a GP did to say it was bursa related, unless you have done a bunch of testing to narrow that down.
Not being skeptical but there are just some bad (or not as good) doctors. There is nothing worse than hunting for root cause, some medical professionals are far better than others. You can always ask for an ultrasound to ensure it is in fact bursa related. Once you know root cause of what the issue is treating the root cause is so much easier than guess and test. Not that I am advocating rushing to imaging as first step, but if you find that things are not progressing its always good to get confirmation through testing and imaging. I wasted 18mths guessing and testing to learn I had disc issues. As soon as that was confirmed I was immediately confirmed for surgery and pain free within 90 days.
The actual name of what I have been diagnosed with is “Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome”.
Previously known as trochanteric bursitis. I thought calling it Hip Bursitis would be easier lol. Pehaps not.
It affects about 1 in 300 people each year so it is pretty common.
Thanks for the information it is appreciated.
Did the physio give you any useful advice?
Looking for any new experiences with this type of injury. I’m 72.
After my lower back MRI which revealed the normal shrinking of the spaces between vertebrae. Some arthritis, nothing popped up that would suggest pressure on a nerve. Trochanteric bursitis along with some Gluteal tendinitis was the diagnosis. A cortisone injection in the bersa sac was done yesterday. Today the pain has changed. Went from a searing pain while getting up from a sitting position to more of a soreness like a bruise. My guess is the long intervals of the TT program with a reduced hip angle was the cause. But who knows.
Doctor suggests no bike for the next 2 weeks. Stretching and some strength work is fine.
Anyone have this happen, and any tips on what worked for you?
Also a timeline for getting back on the bike?