Gluteal tendinopathy

June 05, 2018 by Sian Smale

As the term lateral hip pain has evolved from greater trochanteric pain syndrome and trochanteric bursitis, to gluteal tendinopathy, we too have seen a growing amount of clinic trials published sharing what is known about this condition and evaluating the effectiveness of our current treatment methods.

I was thrilled to see a paper recently released in the BMJ by a powerhouse group of researchers on the effectiveness of three different treatment approaches for this condition. Mellor, Bennell, Grimaldi et al (2018) conducted the first RCT to evaluate the effect of: education about tendon loading & exercises specific to stage of tendon pathology, versus a single CSI, versus a wait and see approach, on pain and functional outcomes with gluteal tendinopathy.

Muscle Synergies of the Hip and Pelvis

July 04, 2014 by Sian Smale

Grimaldi and colleagues have published several articles which outline the muscle synergies around the hip and the changes in muscle function associated with hip joint pathology. A previous blog has outlined the changes associated with osteoarthritis. This blog goes into further detail about these muscle synergies.

Motor control impairments associated with hip osteoarthritis

January 24, 2014 by Sian Smale

During the disease process of hip osteoarthritis muscle weakness is often observed. But not all muscles surrounding the hip are affected equally. This blog outlines the research by Grimaldi and colleagues that investigates which muscle atrophy and which remain unaffected during the stages from early to late osteoarthritis.