Lateral hip pain?😩
🦵🏻Pain on outside of the hip joint, on side pocket area is called Lateral hip pain
💁♀️Age- 40 onwards, mostly females affected more than men
💡It is also called Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS)
It comprises of
- Bursitis- Soft tissue sac gets inflamed and causes pain on the bone greater trochanter.
- Tendonitis- inflammation in tendon from age, loading, injury/trauma
- Repetitive stresses on all of the above structures related to compensations from lower back or other areas.
🧐Causes-
It can be because of load on the tendons, from exercises such as running, sitting cross legged, degeneration/ overuse of tendons or injury/trauma, low back pain , hip arthritis , or hormonal changes.
🤔Symptoms-
- Pain on cross legged sitting
- Pains on lying down on that side particularly at night
- Activity related pains- Running, walking, stairs, one legged activities , carrying baby on the hip
- Getting in and out of car or bath
🕵️♀️Investigation –
- Tender spot on the outside of your hip
- Ultrasound scan can confirm bursitis
- Physical assessment by physiotherapist/healthcare professionals
🩺Treatment –
🧊Ice packs 10-15 mins 2-3/day
💊Ibuprofen gel 2-3/day every 3-4 hours
😴Sleep on good side with pillow between your legs
❌Do not sit cross legged
💪🏼Tendon loading exercises- Single leg squats, side leg lifts in side lying are great initial phase exercises
⚙️Trial Shockwave therapy, for tendinopathy, occasionally 💉injections can help with pains
❤️🩹Recovery times can take 18-16 weeks and occasionally 1-2 years to improve
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