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About Rusty Ford
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I can answer questions about most types of arthritis and the drugs and procedures used to treat them.

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Topic: Rheumatology (including Arthritis)


Expert: Rusty Ford
Date: 5/14/2008
Subject: spurs on hip

Question
would a doctor use a shot of steroid for bone spur (bursitis)

Answer
Jim,

Steroid shots are one of the main treatments for pain associated with bone spurs. Steroids remove inflammation and there by reduce the pain. Of course this does nothing for the bone spur itself. There are just two ways of treating a bone spur. Treat the symptoms it causes or surgically remove the spur.

Rusty
http://arthritis-symptom.com/bone-spur/index.htm

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