Gluteal tendinopathy, often felt as pain on the outside of the hip, is the most common cause of lateral hip pain. It can make lying on your side, climbing stairs and walking uncomfortable, and it responds well to the right loading program while often being made worse by the wrong one. At our Melbourne CBD clinic we accurately diagnose the problem and guide a progressive, evidence based plan to settle your symptoms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Gluteal tendinopathy is an irritation and change in the tendons of the gluteal muscles where they attach to the outside of the hip. It typically causes pain on the outer hip that is worse with lying on that side, climbing stairs, and prolonged standing on one leg. It is more common in women and around menopause, and compressive positions such as sitting with crossed legs or standing with the hip dropped can aggravate it, which is why specific advice and loading matter.
Frequently Asked Questions
We begin with a comprehensive subjective and objective physical assessment to confirm the diagnosis and rule out other sources of lateral hip pain. We then utilise our state of the art facility, encompassing Keiser pneumatic equipment, Kineo intelligent load machines and VALD technology, to objectively measure hip strength and guide a progressive loading program. The foundation of recovery is graded strengthening of the gluteal muscles combined with specific advice to avoid aggravating compressive positions, supported by hands on treatment and education, and progressed using objective testing.
Your hip and groin rehabilitation is managed by physiotherapists with genuine expertise in this area:
Mia is experienced in hip, groin and lower limb rehabilitation, grounded in current evidence and objective strength testing.
Sam brings particular experience in football, soft tissue and hip and groin injuries from his work in elite sport, grounded in current evidence and objective strength testing.
Our team look forward to working with you to help achieve your goals
Many people see meaningful improvement over a number of weeks to a few months with a consistent loading program and the right advice. We track your strength objectively to guide progress and confirm you are on the right path.
Aggressive stretching across the outside of the hip can compress the gluteal tendons and aggravate the problem. Progressive strengthening, rather than stretching, is the more effective approach, which we guide using objective strength testing.
Many people see meaningful improvement over a number of weeks to a few months with a consistent loading program and the right advice. We track your strength objectively to guide progress and confirm you are on the right path.
No. You can book directly with our physiotherapists without a doctor’s referral. If imaging or a medical review is needed, we can arrange this with our on site sports and exercise medicine doctors.
