One of the really neat things about being a bipedal mammal is that our largest joints, the hips, have a spectacular range of motion. Within the hip are a variety of muscles, tendons and bones that all ...

Bursitis is a condition in which the joints become tender and painful. It occurs when bursae, small sacs filled with fluid that cushion the joints, become inflamed. Studies have found that ...

MANCHESTER — Bursal inflammation has been thought to be related to trochanteric bursitis. However, in an award-wining study presented at the British Orthopaedic Association Congress here, researchers ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year old woman with longstanding trochanteric bursitis. I am always offered cortisone injections, and most of them have not worked. When they did, they were short-lasting.

Question: I have lateral hip pain. Is there a name for this and what’s causing it? Answer: Greater trochanteric bursitis is an inflammation of the hip bursa. The greater trochanter bursa is located on ...

Tammy, a 35-year-old woman, gradually developed an aching pain in her right lateral hip. Her hip pain worsens when lying on the right side; however, she has no pain in the groin. The hip, a ...

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is a disorder that affects the (lateral) side of the hip or hips. Greater trochanteric pain may be associated with inflammation of the trochanteric bursa (also known ...

Hip Bursitis Patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome may have altered conditioned pain modulation, as well as a high number of pain locations associated with negative conditioned pain ...

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is a disorder that affects the (lateral) side of the hip or hips. Greater trochanteric pain may be associated with inflammation of the trochanteric bursa (also known ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year old woman with longstanding trochanteric ...

A 62-year-old woman presents convinced that she is suffering – as her mother did – from osteoarthritis of the hip. She has been experiencing persistent pain over her right lateral thigh for a few ...