The symptoms are pain in the hip region on walking, and tenderness over the upper part of the femur, which may result in the inability to lie in comfort on the affected side.
[citation needed] More often the lateral hip pain is caused by disease of the gluteal tendons that secondarily inflames the bursa.
Other causes of trochanteric bursitis include uneven leg length, iliotibial band syndrome, and weakness of the hip abductor muscles.
Palpating the hip and leg may reveal the location of the pain, and range-of-motion tests can help to identify its source.
[citation needed] Strength in the core and legs is also important to posture, so physical training also helps to prevent GTPS.
[5] Conservative treatments have a 90% success rate and can include any or a combination of the following: pain relief medication, NSAIDs, physiotherapy, shockwave therapy (SWT) and corticosteroid injection.
Surgery is usually for cases that are non-respondent to conservative treatments and is often a combination of bursectomy, iliotibial band (ITB) release, trochanteric reduction osteotomy or gluteal tendon repair.
[8] In extreme cases, where the pain does not improve after physical therapy, cortisone shots, and anti-inflammatory medication, the inflamed bursa can be removed surgically.