# 172: Lateral Hip Pain: Stop Blaming the Bursa (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)

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Published: 2026-06-10T09:00:00+00:00
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🎙 Lateral Hip Pain: Stop Blaming the Bursa (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau) Til and Whitney unpack why the old “trochanteric bursitis” diagnosis is almost always wrong—and what that means for your hands-on treatment. ✨ Topics discussed include:• The shift from bursitis to tendinopathy: only about 8% of lateral hip cases involve true bursitis; the majority are gluteus medius/minimus tendinopathies compressed under the IT band• Why women are affected at a 4:1 ratio—declining estrogen, wider pelvis geometry, and IT band bowstringing• Why direct deep pressure on the greater trochanter can backfire—neural sprouting, pain prediction, and the GPR83 pathway• Smarter treatment: targeting gluteus maximus and TFL to reduce IT band compression, rather than trying to “loosen” the band itself• Simple assessment tools: the 30-second single leg stance, the shoelace test, and the bilateral night pain pattern• Stretching caution: why aggressive IT band stretching increases the very compression you’re trying to relieve 🌱 Sponsor Offers:• Jane App — Practice management built for health and wellness practitioners. Thinking Practitioner listeners get a free first month; enter code THINKING1MO at checkout: https://a-t.tv/jane• Deep Roots Massage & Bodywork — Carefully crafted, small hands-on CE workshops in Keene, NH. Save 10% with code THINKING: https://deeprootsmb.com• ABMP — Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals. Thinking Practitioner listeners save at https://www.abmp.com/thinking• Books of Discovery — Explore their collection at https://www.booksofdiscovery.com and save 15% with code THINKING• Advanced-Trainings — Try one month free of Til Luchau’s A-T Subscription with code THINKING: https://a-t.tv/subscriptions/• Academy of Clinical Massage — Grab Whitney’s free Asse…

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