The most common causes of lateral hip pain are gluteal tendinopathy and/or hip bursitis.

Learn what the symptoms of these two conditions are, and why they are often in cahoots with causing lateral hip pain.

🌟Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the physio team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ Related videos:

➡️ Our full collection of videos on gluteal tendinopathy

➡️ Gluteal Tendinopathy & Hip Bursitis Sleeping Tips

➡️ How to Sit with Gluteal Tendinopathy

➡️ How To Use Pain To Guide Gluteal Tendinopathy Rehab

➡️ Gluteal Tendinopathy Exercises

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📚Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:17 Anatomy overview

00:05:39 Symptoms of gluteal tendinopathy and hip bursitis

00:10:50 Basic rehab principles

00:13:19 How we can help

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The effectiveness of platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections for Achilles tendonitis varies wildly.

Fortunately, we know which factors influence this, and there's a lot you can do - before and after the injection - to increase the chance that it will work for your injury.

Sports physio Maryke explains.

🌟 Need help with an Achilles-related injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the physio team at Treat My Achilles via video call for an assessment and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ My colleague Ali explains how to judge how much rehab activity your injured tendon can tolerate.

... and these are all our videos on various injections for Achilles injuries.

🧾 More detail about the progressive rehab plan that I talk about in the video.

🔎 Want to dig deeper? Here's our library with a wealth of resources on Achilles tendonitis and tendinopathy.

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🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription.

📚 Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:49 How PRP works

00:02:10 Does it work for Achilles tendonitis?

00:04:03 When to have PRP

00:05:15 Pre-injection factors

00:08:24 The quality of the procedure

00:10:11 Post-injection factors

00:16:30 How we can help

There's no one-size-fits-all treatment for gluteal tendinopathy - it depends on which of the three classic stages of a tendinopathy your injury is in.

Sports physio Maryke explains how to figure out which stage you are in, what the best treatment approach is in each case, and why plunging headlong into a set of rehab exercises you got off the Internet is usually a bad idea.

🌟Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the physio team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ Related videos:

➡️ Our full collection of videos on gluteal tendinopathy

➡️ Relative rest for gluteal tendinopathy

➡️ Gluteal tendinopathy treatment overview

🔎 Want to dig deeper? Here's our library on all things gluteal tendinopathy

👉 Attention physios! Are you looking for a rehab exercise library? Join Wibbi - which we’ve been using for more than 10 years - via this link to get a free trial and a discount if you subscribe.

🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription.

📚Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:45 Reactive stage

00:04:37 Dysrepair stage

00:07:11 Degenerative stage

00:09:26 How to interpret your pain

00:13:30 How we can help

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If someone tells you that you have calcification in the Achilles tendon, your response should be: "What type?"

This group of conditions is often treated as one, but there are actually three distinct types, and they require different treatment approaches.

Sports physio Maryke explains how to deal with each.

🌟 Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the physio team at TMA via video call for an assessment of your Achilles injury and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ Useful videos mentioned in this one:

➡️ Our collection of videos on the treatment of Achilles tendonitis/tendinopathy

➡️ Best & Worst Shoes for Achilles Tendonitis

➡️ Why Relative Rest is Important for Achilles Tendinopathy Treatment

➡️ Shockwave Therapy For Achilles Tendonitis

➡️ Top Tips for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy

🔎 Want to dig deeper? Here's our library with a wealth of resources on Achilles tendonitis and tendinopathy.

👉 Attention physios! Are you looking for a rehab exercise library? Join Wibbi - which we’ve been using for more than 10 years - via this link to get a free trial and a discount if you subscribe.

🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription

📚 Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:01 Hard calcifications

00:06:03 Soft calcifications

00:20:27 Bony spurs

00:26:20 How we can help

It can be tricky to maintain your cardio fitness while recovering from gluteal tendinopathy without flaring up your tendon pain.

Sports physio Maryke explains how to figure out whether activities like running, swimming, and cycling are good for your gluteal tendinopathy, and discusses some gym machines to avoid for now.

🌟 Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at Sports Injury Physio via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ Other videos mentioned in this one:

➡️ Why Avoid Glute Stretches?

➡️ Can I Run With Gluteal Tendinopathy?

📽️ Our full collection of videos on gluteal tendinopathy.

🔎 Want to dig deeper? Here's our online library with a wealth of information on gluteal tendinopathy.

👉 Attention physios! Are you looking for a rehab exercise library? Join Wibbi - which we’ve been using for more than 10 years - via this link to get a free trial and a discount if you subscribe.

🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription.

📚Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:17 Picking an activity

00:03:45 How to avoid flare-ups

00:13:05 Swimming

00:14:31 Cycling

00:16:17 Elliptical / cross-trainer

00:17:02 Walking

00:20:18 Running

00:21:27 Activities to avoid ... for now

00:22:46 How we can help

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Sports physio Maryke explains how physios use a three-step diagnosis process to tell whether your Achilles pain is caused by a partial tear or whether it might be something else, like a complete rupture or a tendinopathy.

🌟 Need help with an Achilles-related injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the physio team at Treat My Achilles via video call for an assessment and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ Other videos mentioned in this episode:

➡️ How Partially Torn Achilles Tendons Heal

➡️ Best Treatment for Partial Achilles Tears/Ruptures

➡️ Shoes for Partial and Complete Achilles Tears

🔎 Want to dig deeper? Here's our library with a wealth of information on Achilles tears.

👉 Attention physios! Are you looking for a rehab exercise library? Join Wibbi - which we’ve been using for more than 10 years - via this link to get a free trial and a discount if you subscribe.

🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription.

📚 Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:45 A three-step process

00:02:48 Step 1: The conversation

00:10:57 Step 2: Movement tests

00:14:44 Step 3: Scans

00:15:37 How we can help

Perimenopause or menopause is an often-overlooked cause of gluteal tendinopathy - typically experienced as pain over the outside of the hip.

In this episode, physiotherapist Alison Gould clarifies how this happens and explains how women can continue to lead active lives with the correct treatment approach.

🌟Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at Sports Injury Physio via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ Here's our full collection of videos on gluteal tendinopathy.

🔎 Want to dig deeper? Here's our library with a wealth of information on gluteal tendinopathy.

🧾 ... and the article about tendon repair supplements that Alison mentions in the video.

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🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription.

📚Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:52 Quick recap on gluteal tendinopathy

00:02:51 The link with menopause

00:05:40 Treatment with menopause in mind

00:11:38 Supplements

00:12:08 HRT

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Sports physio Maryke explains the most common causes of groin pain in runners, which include hip joint impingement, stress fractures, adductor tendonitis, and osteitis pubis.

She also shares a five-step process for treating groin injuries.

🌟 Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at Sports Injury Physio via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ Here's our collection of videos on specific types of groin pain. ... And here's that video about the single-leg squat that I mentioned. ... And the run-walk plan to ease back into running after an injury.

🔎 Want to dig deeper? Find our more about various types of groin injury:

🧾 Adductor tendinopathy

🧾 Abdominal tendinopathy

📽️ Osteitis pubis

📽️ Hip osteoarthritis - Tips for runners

🧾 Stress fractures in runners

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🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription.

📚Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:52 Step 1 - Identify the cause

00:03:57 Adductor tendon injuries

00:08:55 Hip flexor tendinopathy

00:14:17 Abdominal tendinopathy

00:17:06 Osteitis pubis

00:19:44 Hip impingement

00:23:14 Hip joint injuries

00:27:03 Bone stress injuries

00:30:08 Step 2 - Relative rest

00:36:19 Step 3 - Strength and control

00:38:58 Step 4 - Progress to match your goal

00:40:28 Step 5 - Ease back into running

00:43:05 How we can help

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This one is for runners with gluteal tendinopathy who are eager to get back out on the road or trails.

Sports physio Maryke gives practical, easy-to-follow guidelines to help you decide whether you can go for a run with your gluteal tendinopathy, and also some running style tips to make things easier on your injured tendon.

🌟 Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at Sports Injury Physio via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ Check out our other videos on gluteal tendinopathy.

🧾 Other cardio options if you can't run with gluteal tendinopathy.🔎 Want to dig deeper? Here is our library with a wealth of information on gluteal tendinopathy.

👉 Attention physios! Are you looking for a rehab exercise library? Join Wibbi - which we’ve been using for more than 10 years - via this link to get a free trial and a discount if you subscribe.

🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription.

📚Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:03 Figuring out tendon capacity

00:02:29 Using symptoms to tailor workouts

00:05:26 Elements to experiment with

00:07:46 Running form

00:12:51 Pre-run test

00:16:02 How we can help

Achilles tendonitis shortly before running that important marathon?

Sports physio Alison gives advice on what to do and what NOT to do, based on two runners training for a marathon with Achilles tendonitis. One ran a personal best ... the other had to bail out before the finish line.

🌟 Need help with an Achilles-related injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the physio team at Treat My Achilles via video call for an assessment and a tailored treatment plan.

📽️ Our other videos and articles mentioned here:

➡️ How to Use Pain To Guide Achilles Tendonitis Recovery

➡️ How Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Cause Achilles Tendonitis and Achilles Tears

🧾 Achilles tendonitis stretching exercises – When to avoid them and why

🔎 Want to dig deeper? Here's our library with a wealth of resources on Achilles tendonitis and tendinopathy.

📽️ And here's our Playlist with more videos about running and Achilles tendonitis.

👉 Attention physios! Are you looking for a rehab exercise library? Join Wibbi - which we’ve been using for more than 10 years - via this link to get a free trial and a discount if you subscribe.

🏆 Here’s why Wibbi is our top choice for exercise prescription.

📚 Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:07 Achilles Tendon vs. The Marathon

00:02:46 Why me? What caused my Achilles pain?

00:07:21 Should I be worried about my scan results?

00:08:52 How to treat Achilles pain during marathon training

00:17:02 "I think my shoes caused it"

00:17:59 Is it OK to stretch?

00:19:44 What is the risk of rupture?

00:23:04 How we can help