Sounds like you are a determined person and can out run the pain. Just had an injection in my left knee and can barely walk. It is sore and stiff and worse than when I had the injection. but I will hang in there and hope to be walking normally in a few days.
I realize your durolane injection posts were from 5 years ago but I’m going to ask a few questions anyway. I can’t find what your original diagnosis was? OA, Impingement? Labral tear? I had my first durolane injection today. I’m a 46 yr old runner in Calgary, used to live in lotus land. I have a right hip early OA, CAM impingement that is reaping havoc with my running. I used to run long distance re: marathons etc, then triathlons, now I’m lucky if I can run twice a week for 25-30 mins. Can I ask how your hip is now? My sport med dr said as long as I keep running I’m doing more damage but he said the durolane could give me some relief. I’m also a Physio so I get that but I’m stubborn and would rather enjoy running now and suffer the consequences later.
Thanks, Rhonda
Hi Rhonda!
I was diagnosed with early OA. I had the two injections — which were all my medical at the time would cover — and have not had another. I found I didn’t have the same degree of success with the second injection so the prospect of shelling out nearly $500 for a third injection had me looking for other options. I switched my focus to strengthening my core and the muscles around the joint (clamshells and sideways leg raises every morning before getting out of bed became routine) and I think it helped as much or more than the injections. I did a lot more trail running which I found also helped strengthen the hips and core. Limiting hard workouts on the track may have put less stress on the joint as well. I sometimes wonder if I just lucked out and the joint has worn in a way that is conducive to running or that I may have subconsciously adjusted my stride to accommodate the hip. Who knows? Whatever the reason, since the original injections, I have been running as much as ever, I’ve completed many more marathons (12 in just the past two years) and even two 100-milers. I have plenty of other aches and pains that command my attention, but my hips rarely give me trouble anymore.
Thanks for your reply. I think trail running can be so beneficial to joint problems of many kinds. And I prefer it. It makes you stronger overall especially in stabilizer muscles etc.
You’ve given me some motivation to continue doing clam shells, glut med stuff, single leg squats and hope for improvement in the long run.
I had the injection this morning and it’s pretty sore now but I guess it takes about 2-4 weeks before you can tell if it’s working. 1 Cortisone injection took the pain away for 6 weeks but that was just to see if the durolane would likely help as you probably know.
Can I ask how old you are? I’m wondering because of your hip and because you might know some guys I know from Vancouver. Maybe not.
Good plan. Work on strengthening the joint and don’t give in.
I found some discomfort from the actual injection, but it passed quickly. You should feel something right away, though I know I spent a lot of time wondering if I was just imagining that I was feeling less pain.
Don’t tell anyone but I am 46. 😉
I only had a bit of bruising from the injection site but since yesterday(day 1 after injection) my original groin and thigh pain radiating from my hip has been pretty bad. Worse than prior to the corisone. I’m thinking it will subside in a few days, hoping. I tried spinning a bit on my road bike(on the trainer) today to see if it would help but after 30 mins I got off an it was the same. Some people don’t feel the effectiveness until 2 weeks and I know it depends on how each persons joint looks inside. I think I’ll try swimming tomorrow if it’s still the same.
Do you happen to know Kent Williams?
PS I’m also wondering if I am feeling more pain because I overdid it with my running after the cortisone made it pain free. Now that the cortisone has worn off I’m paying for it. Who knows.
The name sounds familiar but I don’t think I know Kent.
I don’t have any experience with Cortisone, but it sounds plausible that overdoing it while it numbed the pain could result in lingering discomfort once the effects wear off.
Has the pain from the Durolane injection decreased? I recall being told that if there was lasting or increasing pain from the actual injection that I should contact my doctor.
Hi again, wow what a delay in getting back to you. In the end the Durolane did nothing for me. If anything I’m getting more symptoms but I’m sure that’s related to stupidly sprinting around some bases playing ball with my son a few weeks before the durolane injection.
I’ve seen the sport med dr again and asked for a referral to a surgeon here who is the only one in western canada to do periosteotomies. Just to see if I qualify. I’m basically not running, any amount hurts for days after. I’ve figured out that stairs don’t aggravate it as much so I did the grouse grind a few times while I was in Vancouver the past few weeks. Being a physio it makes sense because on stairs you don’t extend through your hip joint from midline as much as walking or running.
I’ll see what the surgeon has to say. For now I’m cycling a bit but even that is aggravating it now. Trying to swim more, gym, core, etc..
Rhonda
Sorry to hear the injection didn’t work for you Rhonda. Hopefully your doc can find another solution. I am glad to hear you can still do the Grind. Stairs and steep climbing are usually the last thing I want to do when I’m injured but my long-injured friend Tim basically Grinded his way back to health. After a string of debilitating injuries, he went from thinking he’d never be able to run again three years ago to routinely hitting the age group podium at local trail races the past two years. As an added bonus from doing all those Grinds, he now goes uphill faster than ever.
That’s hopeful news about your friend. I have some great news: I separated my left shoulder(grade 3 separation) mountain biking down a single track hill in July. I know it doesn’t sound great and it was very painful, still is but less. So that took swimming out of the picture for a few months.
The upside to that happening was I decided to go see a physio I used to work with about my hip. (you might recall I’m a Physio as well) I think it’s the combination of the new glut med exercise she gave me, doing advanced pilates a few times a week and staying off my bike… my hip pain and referred pain to my thigh has been absent for about a month. I can’t believe it. And the best part is I’ve slowly worked up to running 2 times a week for 30-40mins at a time with a few 1 min walk breaks. I’d almost given up on running again so I’m over the moon. I’m now pretty sure the hip pain was more from the impingement(thus aggravated by the road cycling position) and less from the OA and dysplasia. My right hip is still very stiff into external rotation but no pain! Anyway I just thought I’d share the good news. Rhonda
Sounds like you are a determined person and can out run the pain. Just had an injection in my left knee and can barely walk. It is sore and stiff and worse than when I had the injection. but I will hang in there and hope to be walking normally in a few days.
I realize your durolane injection posts were from 5 years ago but I’m going to ask a few questions anyway. I can’t find what your original diagnosis was? OA, Impingement? Labral tear? I had my first durolane injection today. I’m a 46 yr old runner in Calgary, used to live in lotus land. I have a right hip early OA, CAM impingement that is reaping havoc with my running. I used to run long distance re: marathons etc, then triathlons, now I’m lucky if I can run twice a week for 25-30 mins. Can I ask how your hip is now? My sport med dr said as long as I keep running I’m doing more damage but he said the durolane could give me some relief. I’m also a Physio so I get that but I’m stubborn and would rather enjoy running now and suffer the consequences later.
Thanks, Rhonda
Hi Rhonda!
I was diagnosed with early OA. I had the two injections — which were all my medical at the time would cover — and have not had another. I found I didn’t have the same degree of success with the second injection so the prospect of shelling out nearly $500 for a third injection had me looking for other options. I switched my focus to strengthening my core and the muscles around the joint (clamshells and sideways leg raises every morning before getting out of bed became routine) and I think it helped as much or more than the injections. I did a lot more trail running which I found also helped strengthen the hips and core. Limiting hard workouts on the track may have put less stress on the joint as well. I sometimes wonder if I just lucked out and the joint has worn in a way that is conducive to running or that I may have subconsciously adjusted my stride to accommodate the hip. Who knows? Whatever the reason, since the original injections, I have been running as much as ever, I’ve completed many more marathons (12 in just the past two years) and even two 100-milers. I have plenty of other aches and pains that command my attention, but my hips rarely give me trouble anymore.
Thanks for your reply. I think trail running can be so beneficial to joint problems of many kinds. And I prefer it. It makes you stronger overall especially in stabilizer muscles etc.
You’ve given me some motivation to continue doing clam shells, glut med stuff, single leg squats and hope for improvement in the long run.
I had the injection this morning and it’s pretty sore now but I guess it takes about 2-4 weeks before you can tell if it’s working. 1 Cortisone injection took the pain away for 6 weeks but that was just to see if the durolane would likely help as you probably know.
Can I ask how old you are? I’m wondering because of your hip and because you might know some guys I know from Vancouver. Maybe not.
Good plan. Work on strengthening the joint and don’t give in.
I found some discomfort from the actual injection, but it passed quickly. You should feel something right away, though I know I spent a lot of time wondering if I was just imagining that I was feeling less pain.
Don’t tell anyone but I am 46. 😉
I only had a bit of bruising from the injection site but since yesterday(day 1 after injection) my original groin and thigh pain radiating from my hip has been pretty bad. Worse than prior to the corisone. I’m thinking it will subside in a few days, hoping. I tried spinning a bit on my road bike(on the trainer) today to see if it would help but after 30 mins I got off an it was the same. Some people don’t feel the effectiveness until 2 weeks and I know it depends on how each persons joint looks inside. I think I’ll try swimming tomorrow if it’s still the same.
Do you happen to know Kent Williams?
PS I’m also wondering if I am feeling more pain because I overdid it with my running after the cortisone made it pain free. Now that the cortisone has worn off I’m paying for it. Who knows.
The name sounds familiar but I don’t think I know Kent.
I don’t have any experience with Cortisone, but it sounds plausible that overdoing it while it numbed the pain could result in lingering discomfort once the effects wear off.
Has the pain from the Durolane injection decreased? I recall being told that if there was lasting or increasing pain from the actual injection that I should contact my doctor.
Hi again, wow what a delay in getting back to you. In the end the Durolane did nothing for me. If anything I’m getting more symptoms but I’m sure that’s related to stupidly sprinting around some bases playing ball with my son a few weeks before the durolane injection.
I’ve seen the sport med dr again and asked for a referral to a surgeon here who is the only one in western canada to do periosteotomies. Just to see if I qualify. I’m basically not running, any amount hurts for days after. I’ve figured out that stairs don’t aggravate it as much so I did the grouse grind a few times while I was in Vancouver the past few weeks. Being a physio it makes sense because on stairs you don’t extend through your hip joint from midline as much as walking or running.
I’ll see what the surgeon has to say. For now I’m cycling a bit but even that is aggravating it now. Trying to swim more, gym, core, etc..
Rhonda
Sorry to hear the injection didn’t work for you Rhonda. Hopefully your doc can find another solution. I am glad to hear you can still do the Grind. Stairs and steep climbing are usually the last thing I want to do when I’m injured but my long-injured friend Tim basically Grinded his way back to health. After a string of debilitating injuries, he went from thinking he’d never be able to run again three years ago to routinely hitting the age group podium at local trail races the past two years. As an added bonus from doing all those Grinds, he now goes uphill faster than ever.
That’s hopeful news about your friend. I have some great news: I separated my left shoulder(grade 3 separation) mountain biking down a single track hill in July. I know it doesn’t sound great and it was very painful, still is but less. So that took swimming out of the picture for a few months.
The upside to that happening was I decided to go see a physio I used to work with about my hip. (you might recall I’m a Physio as well) I think it’s the combination of the new glut med exercise she gave me, doing advanced pilates a few times a week and staying off my bike… my hip pain and referred pain to my thigh has been absent for about a month. I can’t believe it. And the best part is I’ve slowly worked up to running 2 times a week for 30-40mins at a time with a few 1 min walk breaks. I’d almost given up on running again so I’m over the moon. I’m now pretty sure the hip pain was more from the impingement(thus aggravated by the road cycling position) and less from the OA and dysplasia. My right hip is still very stiff into external rotation but no pain! Anyway I just thought I’d share the good news. Rhonda