Buttock pain is common in runners and active people. It has many causes, including referred pain from the spine, sacroiliac joint arthritis, and sciatica. One cause is deep gluteal syndrome. How do we diagnose deep gluteal pain syndrome, and what treatments are available? Deep gluteal syndrome is one of several causes of deep buttock [...]
How to Use This Hip Pain Location Diagram Pain location is a valuable starting point, but it is only one piece of the diagnostic picture. Several other factors help your doctor reach the correct diagnosis. The onset matters — whether the pain came on suddenly following a specific incident, or gradually over weeks of [...]
Osteonecrosis of the hip — also called avascular necrosis, or AVN — occurs when the blood supply to the head of the femur (the ball of the ball-and-socket joint) is interrupted. Starved of nutrients and oxygen, the bone dies. So what causes hip osteonecrosis, and what can we do about it? What causes [...]
Hip Pain from Running: Common Injuries Explained Running loads the hip hard, and hip pain from running can come from the muscles, tendons, joints, or bones. What are the common causes of hip pain when running? Why does running trigger them, and how do we reach a diagnosis quickly? This guide focuses on the [...]
Groin pain occurs where the lower abdominal wall and pelvis meet the leg. In men, a muscle strain is the most common acute cause, but many other conditions cause pain here, some musculoskeletal and some not. Getting the right diagnosis is what makes treatment work. So what causes groin pain in men, and how [...]
Bone marrow oedema is swelling or fluid build-up within the bone marrow. It's usually detected on imaging, particularly MRI. So what is subchondral bone marrow oedema, what causes it, and how should you manage it? What is subchondral bone marrow oedema? The bone marrow is the spongy part at the centre of the bone, [...]
The gluteal tendons attach the buttock muscles to the outer hip and can tear, causing pain and weakness on the outside of the hip. Because the symptoms overlap with gluteal tendinopathy and trochanteric bursitis, a gluteal tendon tear is often missed. So how do we diagnose a tear in the tendon of the hip, [...]
Buttock pain is complex, with many causes — sciatica, sacroiliac joint arthritis, piriformis syndrome, and hamstring tendonitis among them. A less common cause is ischiofemoral impingement, where abnormal contact between the thigh bone (femur) and the pelvic bone pinches the muscle between them, causing buttock pain. So what is ischiofemoral impingement, what are its [...]
Hip pain is common in active runners. Pain on the outside of the hip is usually blamed on trochanteric bursitis or gluteus medius tendinopathy — but a tensor fasciae latae (TFL) injury is also reasonably common, and easily missed. This condition is called TFL pain, or proximal ITB syndrome. So what is tensor fasciae [...]
Snapping hip syndrome causes a snap or pop in the hip with everyday movement. Sometimes it's painful, but often it's just annoying. So what is snapping hip syndrome, how do we diagnose it, and how do we treat clicking hip syndrome? What is snapping hip syndrome? Snapping or popping in the hip can [...]
