maybe if specifically prescribed by your medical provider for this purpose. i caution you against any self-treatment with steroids if this was your intent. i was given a direct injection in my bursae of cortisone which is quite different that taking it orally. if you look up definition of bursitis symptoms and treatment this is one of the recommended treatments. i recently had a fractured femur and am post operative three months and overdid my activity and got this pain i never have had before but with researching bursitis it was like a checklist item. thank goodness i had a follow up post surgical appointment and told my orthopedic doctor he did x-rays of my hip femoral head and the bump swelling i got on the side of my leg definitely follows the symptoms of bursitis. the doctor did not say "you have bursitis" but gave me a cortisone injection quickly after seeing the "bursae bump" as i call it. that is the only thing i fault him for but am glad i came here and coming from the medical field knew it had to be a bursae as it did not feel like muscle or nerve although i did have sharp sudden pain when it first started. i had been gardening as i was feeling better but think i over did it so i am "resting" the area but doing the band exercise gently as recommended by my doctor to strengthen my muscles around my surgical site. so i get to add this incident to now knowing what bursitis feels like. hope this helps someone else get help and evaluated by their doctor.
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