To reduce friction and improve the slipping of the muscles with respect to the hip bones around the joints is located bursa or synovial bag. It is filled with a small amount of liquid and serves as a kind of shock absorber. Inflammation of the synovial membrane provokes bursitis of the hip joint - the symptoms of this disease occur almost immediately after the onset of progression of the pathology, easily diagnosed.
Symptoms of sciatic, iliac crest and vertebral bursitis of the hip joint
The main symptoms are the same for all types of disease:
- Painful sensations, which eventually become dull;
- swelling in the hip joint zone;
- hyperemia of the skin;
- increase in temperature , up to 40 degrees;
- swelling of soft tissues;
- malaise;
- decreased mobility of the damaged joint.
There are also specific signs for each type of disease.
When the bursitis of the sciatic synovial bag is characterized by acute pain, which is intensified during flexion of the hip.
In case of inflammation of the iliac crista bursa, the pain syndrome is localized just below the inguinal ligament, on the front inner surface of the thigh. There is also swelling, worsening of the condition when the joint is unbent.
Vertical bursitis is characterized by pain in the point of the outer projection of the femur (a large spit).
Over time, the listed symptoms spread - the painful syndrome covers the entire outer surface of the thigh, gives back. In addition, nighttime bouts of pain increase, the patient can not sleep on his side with the affected joint.
How to treat bursitis of the hip joint?
Standard therapy of the considered disease includes the following measures:
- Restriction of motor activity. It is desirable to observe almost bed rest, for walking use auxiliary
Devices, for example, cane. - Admission of anti-inflammatory drugs . As a rule, non-steroid medicines are used. Less commonly prescribed funds from the group of glucocorticosteroid hormones.
- Exercise. After the removal of inflammation, a special gym complex helps to restore.
Surgical treatment of bursitis of the hip joint is very rarely prescribed, only if the conservative approach is ineffective and the symptoms of the pathology increase.