Pain on the outside of your hip, especially when lying on that side at night or climbing stairs? It may be GTPS (Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome), once called trochanteric bursitis. It affects women around four times more often than men, usually after 50. Worthing Clinical Massage Therapist Kim Noyce explains what GTPS is, why women are more vulnerable, the gluteus medius connection, and practical steps to ease your hip pain.

Pain has a volume control, and it isn't only set by your tissues. If you've ever had a scan that didn't explain your pain, or a scan that showed "wear and tear" when you felt fine, you're not alone. A 2026 review by pain researcher Lester Jones, published in PAIN Research, pulls together decades of evidence on something I work with every day: pain is a whole-person experience, not just a tissue problem. Pain doesn't match damage very well The review highlights some striking f