What is hip bursitis?

Hip bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae (small sacs) of synovial fluid in the hip. The bursae rest at the points where internal functionaries, such as muscles and tendons, slide across bone causing pain and making movement difficult.

How do members experience hip bursitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hip bursitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hip bursitis*

Who has hip bursitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 6
30s 30
40s 119
50s 213
60s 217
70+ 112

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 57
Female 637

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What is hip bursitis?

Hip bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae (small sacs) of synovial fluid in the hip. The bursae rest at the points where internal functionaries, such as muscles and tendons, slide across bone causing pain and making movement difficult.



Common symptoms reported by people with hip bursitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for hip bursitis

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Compare treatments taken by people with hip bursitis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have hip bursitis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with hip bursitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has hip bursitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 3 new patients joined this month
  • 154 say hip bursitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 6
30s 30
40s 119
50s 213
60s 217
70+ 112
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 20
20-29 years 44
30-39 years 90
40-49 years 92
50-59 years 57
60-69 years 19
70+ years 4

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 57
Female 637

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 399
Not Diagnosed 15

These charts show data from hip bursitis patients who have completed their condition history
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