Multidisciplinary
Sydney Pain

This procedure is generally offered if you are experiencing pain in your hip and the pain is likely to be related to inflammation of the Trochanteric bursa which is referred to as “trochanteric bursitis”. This often causes local tenderness as well as having difficulty to sleep on the affected hip and trouble walking upstairs due to the pain. Please remember this condition can and often does coexist with gait disturbance and hip arthritis or sacroiliac joint arthritis.

You will be informed where and when to report for the procedure.  You may be asked not to eat or drink after midnight the night before.  You will be examined by your doctor and asked to rate your pain.

Once the informed consent has been obtained, your specialist anaesthetist will insert an intravenous (IV) catheter in your hand or arm, and you shall be placed in supine position which means laying on your back throughout the procedure.

​After this, your specialist anaesthetist is going to provide anaesthetics to produce a twilight or sedation experience to ensure you are comfortable and safe. After preparing the skin with antiseptic solution and under the Xray guidance or by using the ultrasound scan, your pain specialist is going to insert a needle through the hip skin to reach the target area before injecting of local anaesthetic with or without steroid.

You will go to the recovery room to be monitored and your IV will be discontinued, and you will be discharged home

• Bleeding

• Infection

• Failure to respond to therapy

You may be requested to keep a pain diary to help you keep track of your pain.  You will receive further instructions from your doctor.