I've got bi-lateral OA from impingement. I'm a 41 year old male and my blood pressure has slowly increased in the last 5 years, which is consistent with the slow increase in pain over the last 5 years. I was pre-hypertensive prior to finding out about this problem about a year ago. Doc labelled it esssential hypertention. Ok, I can sort of buy that. I don't really feel stressed out all the time, though. Now, every so often, I'll be in the hypertensive zone (>140/>90). Certainly there are many other factors that add to one's BP. For several weeks, after a cortizone shot I felt like I was high all the time. High on life, I felt great. I should have checked my BP during that period, didn't. I was thinking it was probably lower simply because of the reduced pain. I think I'm a fairly pain-tolerant individual, but maybe constant small doses of pain from tying shoes, getting in and out of the car, walking up stairs, bending over,... is adding up.
Granted, reduced pain will indirectly reduce BP. On the flip side, FAI or pain in your hips will reduce exercise, thereby increasing BP. Throw in a little depression with coming to terms that you will need news hips at the ripe old age of 41 and,... yeah, I know. It's probably all related and it seems quite possible that my hypertension is indirectly related to FAI and pain.
Anyone out there notice a decent sustained drop in BP after getting new hips/RS?