Greater Trochanteric syndrome

Oh yes!

I feel your pain.

A doctor told me it was sciatica, I had sciatica in the past and knew this was different.

I went from being very fit and active ( hiking is my hobby)I ended up using s stick to walk, a good physio eventually diagnosed GTPS.

I did all the prescribed exercises, had a few good massages and if I could get into the jacuzzi at the gym the jets gave me such relief.

It went eventually and has never retuned.
I am hiking again.
I would say it was 6 months before I was out of pain and fully mobile.

I think the cause was heaving boxes and furniture up two flights of stairs when we were setting up a holiday let!

Never again.

The Physio attached to my GP surgery diagnosed me with this about 18 months ago.
I had gone with pain in my right knee, I have had the left knee and hip replaced .
When I told her about the pain in my knee and the fact that on standing for even a short length of time my leg from hip to knee just goes dead, she identified two problems with my hip area.
I had an injection in my knee which gave a lot of relief and referred me for physio for the other things.
I didn’t take her up on that for several, personal reasons .
My leg still goes dead and the pain in my hip area still troubles me occasionally but as I seldom need to walk far and use a mobility scooter I am just carrying on.

Are you talking about GTPS?
Had this.
Would say I might still have a bit.

Was told by physio that I might need to redo the exercises from time to time, after I had finished them and was discharged.

I did keep the instructions.
Have managed not to have to redo them, but have them on standby.

Suffer a bit at night sometimes, but minor in the great scheme of things.

I believe it's what used to be known as bursitis. I've had it and received physio, which did work - eventually. Sometimes it returns if I sit on a hard seat for too long, which means long-distance journeys can be a nightmare.

I know it's name changed. But not sure it was from that.

I was told the name had changed , as the medical profession now knows more, and had incorrectly thought GTPS was caused by a slightly different part of the body.

From AI

Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS) used to be most commonly called trochanteric bursitis. It was historically thought that lateral hip pain was caused by inflammation of the bursa (fluid-filled sac) on the outside of the hip.However, medical research and advanced imaging have revealed that the primary source of the pain is usually damage or small tears in the gluteal muscles and tendons, rather than the bursa itself. You might also hear it referred to historically as gluteal tendinopathy or gluteal tendonitis.

Thankyou for your responses. I'm seeing my physio for a Pilates session today.

Physios do Pilates?

fancythat

Physios do Pilates?

I've seen two NHS physios in the last year or so. Both of them are also Pilates teachers and the exercises they've given me to do are heavily Pilates-based. I also do Pilates classes and I recognise many of the poses.

The physio I saw for the GTPS, she said some of the exercises are Pilates based.
I have had to have physio for various things[5 times in last about 20 years], that a. I am now recognised there! and b. she said I would benefit from during Pilates.

I have a few friends who would go with me, but around here anyway, classes dont seem to be until at least 5pm, which is not suiting some.

Since your post, I am now wondering if I ring the Physio dept and see if they know of NHS physios doing classes.
Though I suppose they would be after 5pm too.

Yes my physio does run Pilates classes. Today she could assess my movements during the class and we set a full integrative appointment for next week. I was told to rest the affected part- I love being told to rest.
Pilates run by a physio is likely to be more expensive. This is £11 per session held on Tuesday morning. Our session is also followed by Chair Pilates.

I'm a member of my local leisure centre, which costs £43 a month. I do a number of classes and use the pool and gym, including three Pilates classes a week - Monday at 11am, Thursday at 5.20pm and Saturday 10.30am. I think it's a bargain. Do you have anything similar?

I have been googling since my last post.
Found a couple of options, but they are either literally miles away, or on a date/time that does not suit.

I did look up the leisure centre a while back.
I will relook thanks.

I may be getting somewhere.
Tried the Leisure Centre two towns away.
Times and days are much better.
I dont know yet if it is a NHS Physio, but hopefully wont matter too much.