Can Acupuncture Help You Find Relief from Sciatica?
If you’re living with chronic sciatic pain, and particularly if it comes from a herniated disc, extensive research shows that acupuncture can help.
What Is Causing Your Nagging Hip Pain?
Pain in any joint can make your life harder. When you experience pain in a major joint such as your hip, it tends to impact your life in a significant way. Nagging hip pain makes even little movements unwelcome. You might put off going to the bathroom or getting up for a glass of water.
Fortunately, Dr. Halina Snowball can help. She specializes in hip pain, which means she can both diagnose and treat your nagging discomfort. Visit her at Integrated Pain Solutions in Stamford, Connecticut. She can help you figure out what’s behind that persistent pain in your hip.
Conditions that cause persistent hip pain
Some hip pain heals on its own. However, if your hip continues to hurt beyond a couple of weeks, you probably need medical intervention. That nagging hip pain might come from:
Injury, particularly overuse injury
Sometimes, you fall and hurt your hip. You might bruise yourself or even fracture a bone. Other times, the injury doesn’t result from a sudden incident. Instead, overuse can slowly take a toll.
Take labral tears as an example. Your labrum is a cartilage ring that lines your hip joint, stabilizing it. Repetitive motions can cause your labrum to tear. Similarly, when the tendons in your hip get overused, they can also get inflamed. This is known as tendonitis.
The problem with overuse injuries is that they usually require rest to heal. The injured area doesn’t get the attention it needs if you just keep pushing through.
Arthritis
Arthritis, or joint inflammation, can cause nagging hip pain. That’s particularly true of osteoarthritis, the kind of arthritis that develops because of wear-and-tear.
Bursitis
Your bursae are small, fluid-filled sacs that help cushion your joints. When they get inflamed, they cause pain in the area of the inflammation — in this case, your hip. Overuse can contribute to hip bursitis.
Treating your nagging hip pain
The most effective hip‑pain treatment is one that targets the specific cause. Dr. Snowball works with you to identify the source of your discomfort. That means physically examining your hip and talking about your symptoms.
With a labral tear, for example, you might feel a catching sensation as you move your hip. Bursitis often feels like pain along the outside edge of your hip.
Some hip pain — especially when it’s from overuse — responds to a conservative treatment program that includes:
- Rest
- Activity modification (e.g., avoiding high-impact exercise)
- Medication (e.g., anti-inflammatory medication)
- Physical therapy
If your nagging hip pain doesn't improve, Dr. Snowball has additional tools to deploy, including:
- Acupuncture
- Therapeutic massage
- Extracorporeal pulse activation technology (EPAT®)
- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy
- Stem cell therapy
- Placental matrix therapy
In short, lots of resources are available to address persistent hip pain. To get started with your own personalized treatment program, call our team at 475-244-7341 to request an appointment or book one online today.
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