Injections and other non-surgical treatments for hip osteoarthritis
Typically before someone diagnosed with hip osteoarthritis is recommended to surgery, they will be offered various injections that may help them delay or prolong the need for the replacement surgery. The reasons for delaying hip replacements are many. You have to work, you are a primary caregiver, you are waiting until you retire, you simply do not want the surgery. For the people with hip pain there are choices. In the following recent research we will examine comparisons between routinely administered hip osteoarthritis injections. Discussed in this article: Cortisone injection Hyaluronic acid injections Platelet rich plasma Botox injections Cooled radiofrequency