NON-ARTHRITIC HIP INJURIES: BURSITIS

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Maggie Gebhardt, PT, DPT, OCS,
FAAOMPT

If the outside of your hip hurts to touch or it is painful to
lay on, then you may have trochanteric bursitis. Trochanteric bursitis is
inflammation of the bursa (fluid-filled ouch) that lies between the IT band and
a boney outcropping on your femur. Sometimes you may even see swelling or a
“puffiness” on the outside of your hip from the inflammation. If the IT band is
too tight, it can rub on the bursa ...

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