Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is most common in people ages 40 to 60 who were assigned female at birth. It affects as many as 1.8 per 1,000 adults per year.

Disantis AE, et al. (2022). Classification based treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) with integration of the movement system.

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 "ball-a… ...

When that outside hip bursa gets inflamed, you have trochanteric bursitis, also known as greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). It's a common condition, which is easily treatable. What Causes ...

Ferrer-Peña R, Muñoz-García D, Calvo-Lobo C, Fernández-Carnero J. Pain expansion and severity reflect central sensitization in primary care patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome ...

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 ...

In fact, trochanteric bursitis and IT band syndrome are part of what many medical researchers view collectively as greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). IT band syndrome may begin as mild ...

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is usually managed conservatively with rest, physiotherapy, anti-inflammatory medication and corticosteroid injections (often combined with local anaesthesia). In ...

Consensus opinions of orthopaedic physicians and sports medicine specialists have recently suggested that trochanteric bursitis should be better known as greater trochanter pain syndrome. 1 It is ...

Trochanteric bursitis or greater trochanteric pain syndrome gets its name because it affects an area of bone called the trochanter. The trochanter is located in a specific area of the hip, at the ...

1 Guidance. 1.1 Evidence on the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for refractory greater trochanteric pain syndrome is limited in quality and quantity. Therefore this ...

Introduction Effective treatment of hip pain leads to improved quality of life and population health. This is dependent on accurate differential diagnosis. While hip osteoarthritis (OA) diagnosis is ...