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There are three main types of calcification that can form in the tendons around the hip, and each requires slightly different treatment. Read on to understand what type you might have and what the best treatment choices are.

In this article we’ll discuss the most common causes of groin pain in runners and give you some tips on how to get it better.

Will a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection into your injured tendon speed up healing? The answer is not straightforward. It depends on some factors that you can control and others that you can’t. It also depends on which tendon we’re talking about. Here’s what we can learn from the latest research.

It can be tricky to find effective ways to maintain your fitness while recovering from gluteal tendinopathy. In this article, we've ranked activities from the ones least likely to flare you up to the most problematic and explained how you can adapt them.

Recovering from gluteal tendinopathy can feel frustratingly slow, especially when everyday activities like walking, sitting, or sleeping keep aggravating the pain. The good news is that most cases improve with the right combination of rest, exercise, and avoiding things that irritate the injured tendon. In this guide, we explain which treatments are backed by research, which ones might help in certain situations, which approaches are best avoided, and how long recovery might

If you've been diagnosed with gluteal tendinopathy and you're a runner, one of the first questions you're likely to ask is whether you need to stop running altogether. The good news is that many runners don't have to – but you will almost certainly need to make some adjustments. This article explains how to modify your running to keep moving while giving your gluteal tendons the chance to recover.

Women are more likely to develop tendonitis during the perimenopause and beyond. Learn why this is, what the most effective treatments are, and how to prevent it from happening or recurring.

Learn why women are more prone to developing gluteal tendinopathy during any stage of the menopause, how to avoid this, and what the best treatment approach for gluteal tendinopathy is if you're currently in the peri-menopause or beyond.

How the drop in oestrogen during the menopause can negatively affect a woman’s musculoskeletal system, and what runners can do about it.

To choose the right exercises for your specific case of gluteal tendinopathy, you first have to understand what causes it, what happens to the tendons, and what type of exercises are best suited to correct it.

Discover four easy tests you can do at home to check whether your legs are strong enough for running. These are the same tests we use in our clinic when creating bespoke injury prevention plans for our patients, and they can quickly highlight areas that might benefit from a bit of extra work. I also share the best exercises to help you improve.

Position sense (proprioception) plays a bigger role in injury prevention than most runners realise. It affects how well your brain controls your legs while you run – and when it's not working as it should, it can increase your risk of sprains, strains, and other common running injuries. The good news? It's easy to train, and a few simple exercises can make a real difference.

"Is ice or heat better for a pulled muscle?" This must be one of the most common questions that I’ve been asked in my years of practising as a physiotherapist. Whether you use ice or heat will depend on what phase of healing your injured muscle is in.

Whether ice or heat is better for your tendon pain depends on whether there is inflammation. Sports physiotherapist Maryke Louw explains how you can tell whether this is the case and how to safely apply ice and heat so that it doesn't interfere with your recovery.

Five things that newly injured people do wrong can easily be remembered with the phrase “Do no HARMS”: Heat, Alcohol, Running (or other sport), Massage, and Stretching.

If you have gluteal tendinopathy or hip bursitis, sleep can become frustrating and painful – especially if your hip hurts regardless of which side you’re lying on! Here are a few simple sleeping tips you can try to make nights more comfortable while you continue your rehab.

If you have gluteal tendinopathy or hip bursitis, you might notice that sitting and even relaxed standing positions can quietly aggravate your symptoms. In this article, I’ll explain why this is and show you a few simple posture tweaks you can try right away to make sitting and standing more comfortably and to help calm things down while you continue your rehab.

We explain the anatomy of gluteal tendinopathy, what happens inside the tendon, the most common causes and symptoms, and how clinicians diagnose gluteal tendinopathy – including other conditions that can mimic it.

If shockwave treatment is used correctly for a tendinopathy or plantar fasciitis, it can help to speed up the healing process. However, it not a silver bullet. Learn how shockwave therapy works, how NOT to use it, and what else you need to do to get your tendinopathy or plantar fasciitis to recover fully.

I’ve previously discussed in detail how you can continue running with proximal (high) hamstring tendinopathy. In this article, I’ll share some additional cardio cross-training options and explain how you can safely experiment with and adapt them to suit your situation.