Trochanteric bursitis affects about 5 of every 1,000 adults. It often occurs in women and middle-aged or older people, though people of any age may get the condition.

The head of the femur is connected to the greater trochanter, which is the portion of bone that juts out the side of your hip and serves as an important anchor for many important muscles.

It originates at the lowest portion of the spine known as the sacrum. This triangle-shaped muscle attaches at the top of the femur (greater trochanter), so the piriformis crosses the sacroiliac joint.

Introduction Gluteal tendinopathy (GT) is a prevalent, debilitating musculoskeletal disease characterised by lateral hip pain at or around the region of the greater trochanter. The condition involves ...

So it wasn’t greater trochanteric pain syndrome; what else could it be? The mother mentioned that there was an abnormality in one of the blood tests done when the pain first started.

The gluteus muscles work with forceful extension of the hip, such as stair or hill climbing; or powerful cycling, such as sprinting or hill climbing. All of these can worsen your condition.

Background Effective treatment of hip pain improves population health and quality of life. Accurate differential diagnosis is fundamental to effective treatment. The diagnostic criteria for one common ...

It originates at the lowest portion of the spine known as the sacrum. This triangle-shaped muscle attaches at the top of the femur (greater trochanter), so the piriformis crosses the sacroiliac joint.