THAT SHARP, BURNING PAIN ON THE OUTER SIDE OF YOUR HIP THAT MAKES LYING ON YOUR SIDE AT NIGHT OR CLIMBING STAIRS ABSOLUTE TORTURE ISN’T JUST ARTHRITIS—IT IS LATERAL HIP BURSITIS AND GLUTEAL TENDINOPATHY.

actually driven by tendon overload. While anti-inflammatory measures help acute flare-ups, long-term relief requires strengthening the hip abductors and correcting pelvic mechanics.

💡 The Takeaway

That outer hip pain isn’t just a passing bruise—it’s mechanical friction and tendon overload over your trochanter. Strengthening your glute medius and unoading the compressed side resolves the pain.