hip pain

Get another ultrasound of your hip to see if you still have bursitis—mine took three months to go away completely. You said x-rays were “all ok,” but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t an identifiable cause—ask if the x-ray showed “degenerative changes” in the hip joint. (If so, welcome to the osteoarthritis club, and ask whether you are a candidate yet for hip replacement). Another explanation might be a slipped ligament, tendon or IT band. Maybe try an MRI for a clearer picture of the state of the cartilage in your hip joint, or hidden soft tissue injury. My bursitis turned out to be a defensive reaction to protect a tear of my gluteus medius (which I got from shoveling snow and then walking 1/2 mi. on uneven snowdrifty sidewalks the next day), which is why it took so long to resolve. Lidocaine patches, sprays & roll-ons are all OTC now (and cheaper than topical NSAIDs like Voltaren gel or Flector patches, and unlike pain reliever pills are easier on your gut, kidneys & liver). Even menthol roll-ons and arnica gel (Traumeel or Boiron) helped a bit.