Why 73% of Menopausal Women With Hip Pain Will Need Surgery Within 5 Years
Can't sleep on your side? Struggle with stairs? Feel that deep hip ache doctors dismiss as 'arthritis'? Discover the answers from the Halsten Institute.
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Can't sleep on your side? Struggle with stairs? Feel that deep hip ache doctors dismiss as 'arthritis'? Discover the answers from the Halsten Institute.
Learn moreThe X-ray showed nothing. The MRI showed nothing. But the stabbing pain in Margaret's hip was destroying her life.
That's when I knew she'd been misdiagnosed — like 70% of menopausal women with hip pain.
She was 54, had been active her whole life, and now could barely make it up her front steps without gripping the railing.
'Three doctors told me it's just arthritis,' she said. 'They think I'm making it up.'
I knew exactly what was happening. And it had nothing to do with arthritis.
Margaret was suffering from Gluteal Tendinopathy — the hidden epidemic affecting 1 in 4 women after menopause.
A groundbreaking 2023 study from the Journal of Women's Health found that the majority of menopausal women diagnosed with hip arthritis actually have gluteal tendinopathy — a completely different condition requiring completely different treatment.
Left untreated, gluteal tendinopathy leads to complete tendon rupture requiring emergency surgery, permanent mobility loss, and hip replacement surgery that could have been avoided.
Arthritis involves joint inflammation and shows on X-rays, while gluteal tendinopathy is tendon degeneration, invisible on X-rays, with pain on the outer hip radiating down the thigh.
Here's what 15 years of research has taught me about menopausal hip pain...
When estrogen drops during menopause, it triggers a cascade of damage: collagen production drops, tendons lose elasticity, and the gluteal tendons begin to fray and degenerate.
Without intervention, this degeneration accelerates, leading to tendon tears, chronic disability, and eventually surgical intervention.
Learn how Halsten Stride can help you avoid surgery and regain your mobility.
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