Hip Bursitis

[Wahine]

Bursitis is always a symptom of something else. Always, always, always.

Bursae don't spontaneously inflame.

You can treat the bursa all you like, and they will feel better. But if you don't address the cause of your bursitis it will always come back. Always, always, always.

Sometimes the cause is chronic, and you just have to look at it as a regular chore like brushing your teeth. "I must always stretch and strengthen these things."

Sometimes it's transient, and you just have to work on it once. "I learned how to support my pelvis and hips properly, and it's been gone ever since."

And sometimes it's some funky structural thing that requires funky structural adaptations like orthotics or shoe lifts.

And for some really lucky folks, it's all of the above!

But everyone I've worked with has found cycling to be a good thing, and sometimes even a very helpful thing.

(including me)

+1 and I'd like to add that in a lot of women the problem is not stabilizing in the frontal plane (think motion side to side relative to the body) during weight bearing while running. So side planks are often helpful and if you're not recruiting your glute max at push off during your gait cycle you'll have problems with stabilizing as well. One of the sneaky factors that affect this is how far back your big toe can bend. Ideal is 90 degrees... less than that negatively affects your running form.