What is the best exercise for trochanteric bursitis?

What is the best exercise for trochanteric bursitis?

Lie on your side, with your affected leg on top and your head propped on a pillow. Keep your feet and knees together and your knees bent. Raise your top knee, but keep your feet together. Do not let your hips roll back. Hold for 6 seconds. Slowly lower your knee back down. Repeat 8 to 12 times.

Is physical therapy good for trochanteric bursitis?

Physical therapy can help with trochanteric bursitis by strengthening the muscles of the hip and improving alignment of the pelvis to decrease irritation and inflammation that can occur at the lateral hip and underlying bursae from muscle strength and flexibility imbalances.

What exercises should be avoided with hip bursitis?

Running. This exercise is terrific for lots of people, but not for someone with hip bursitis. Bicycling. The body’s position when riding a bicycle places most of the weight directly onto the hip. Deep Squats. Leg Lifts. Cardio Machines. Sideways Exercises. Any Activity for Too Long.