Symptoms

• Symptoms of hip effusion include joint stiffness, warmth and swelling of the joint and a deep, achy pain.
  
  

Healthy Choices

• Making healthy lifestyle choices like eating healthy foods and exercising can help ease swollen joints. Strengthening muscles provides joint support, while losing weight can ease the pain in the hip.
  
  

NSAIDs

• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are helpful for swollen joints cause by osteoarthritis (OA) and injury. Also, applying moist heat or ice can help reduce pain and swelling.
  
  

Steroids

• Steroids that are taken orally can reduce the pain and swelling of the hip joint. Steroids block the body from producing inflammatory chemicals.
  
  

Combinations

• Sometimes a combination of treatments is best to provide relief from effusion. Treatment may include a combination of medications like NSAIDs, steroids and drugs that affect the immune system.