Lateral Hip & Buttock Pain

Lateral hip and particularly buttock pain can often present diagnostic dilemmas and management challenges. This course examines the various joint-related, soft tissue-related and nerve-related conditions associated with lateral hip and buttock pain, their mechanisms, clinical diagnostic tests and management approaches.

Duration: 6 Hrs

This course aims to

• Clarify definitions and diagnoses of lateral hip and buttock pain
• Explore factors which may influence loads across the lateral hip and buttock and predispose to intra or extra-articular impingement, such as:
  • morphological variants (e.g. bony structure, soft tissue – neural relationships)
  • adverse soft tissue loading associated with kinematics and neuromotor function (focus on hip abductors and short external rotators).
• Provide an overview of key load management and therapeutic exercise strategies for lateral hip and buttock pain, particular to the patient presentation and associated difficulties with mechanical load transfer.
• Provide an update on scientific evidence for underlying diagnostic and management approaches.