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Gluteal Tendinopathy: A Review of Mechanisms, Assessment and Management

Overview of attention for article published in Sports Medicine, May 2015
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Title
Gluteal Tendinopathy: A Review of Mechanisms, Assessment and Management
Published in
Sports Medicine, May 2015
DOI 10.1007/s40279-015-0336-5
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Authors

Alison Grimaldi, Rebecca Mellor, Paul Hodges, Kim Bennell, Henry Wajswelner, Bill Vicenzino

Abstract

Tendinopathy of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus tendons is now recognized as a primary local source of lateral hip pain. The condition mostly occurs in mid-life both in athletes and in subjects who do not regularly exercise. Females are afflicted more than males. This condition interferes with sleep (side lying) and common weight-bearing tasks, which makes it a debilitating musculoskeletal condition with a significant impact. Mechanical loading drives the biological processes within a tendon and determines its structural form and load-bearing capacity. The combination of excessive compression and high tensile loads within tendons are thought to be most damaging. The available evidence suggests that joint position (particularly excessive hip adduction), together with muscle and bone elements, are key factors in gluteal tendinopathy. These factors provide a basis for a clinical reasoning process in the assessment and management of a patient presenting with localized lateral hip pain from gluteal tendinopathy. Currently, there is a lack of consensus as to which clinical examination tests provide best diagnostic utility. On the basis of the few diagnostic utility studies and the current understanding of the pathomechanics of gluteal tendinopathy, we propose that a battery of clinical tests utilizing a combination of provocative compressive and tensile loads is currently best practice in its assessment. Management of this condition commonly involves corticosteroid injection, exercise or shock wave therapy, with surgery reserved for recalcitrant cases. There is a dearth of evidence for any treatments, so the approach we recommend involves managing the load on the tendons through exercise and education on the underlying pathomechanics.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 2 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
New Zealand 1 <1%
Japan 1 <1%
Unknown 668 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 122 18%
Student > Bachelor 100 15%
Other 69 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 45 7%
Researcher 41 6%
Other 110 16%
Unknown 188 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 188 28%
Nursing and Health Professions 169 25%
Sports and Recreations 57 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 15 2%
Neuroscience 7 1%
Other 23 3%
Unknown 216 32%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 171. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 December 2022.
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#246,430
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Outputs from Sports Medicine
#224
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#2,485
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Outputs of similar age from Sports Medicine
#4
of 23 outputs
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