A hip injection is a shot of medicine into the hip joint. The medicine helps relieve pain and inflammation. It can also help diagnose the source of hip pain.
Description
For this procedure, a health care provider inserts a needle in the hip and injects medicine into the joint. The provider uses a real-time x-ray (fluoroscopy) to see where to place the needle in the joint.
You may be given medicine to help you relax.
For the procedure:
- You will lie on the x-ray table, and your hip area will be cleaned.
- A numbing medicine will be applied to the injection site.
