Standardisation of Physiotherapy secondary care pathway for managing adults with greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS)
Date First Published:
March 27, 2026
Last Updated:
March 27, 2026
Report by:
Oliver Percival, Physiotherapist (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)
Search checked by:
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust library, Library team
Three-Part Question:
In a patient with greater trochanteric pain syndrome Physiotherapy vs injection vs shockwave therapy Improvement in patient outcomes following interventions in part 2, with appropriate use of outcome measures.
Clinical Scenario:
Development of a blueprint for standardised care pathway for chronic MSK conditions such as GTPS in secondary care, to imrpove clinical outcomes for this cohort.
Search Strategy:
Key words:
GTPS OR greater trochanteric pain syndrome in adults
AND/OR assessment
AND/OR treatment
AND/OR Physiotherapy OR Physical therapy OR rehabilitation
AND/OR outcome measures for GTPS
Include studies with folllowing interventions: Physiotherapy, steroid injections, and shockwave therapy.
Exclude studies with: Surgical interventions
GTPS OR greater trochanteric pain syndrome in adults
AND/OR assessment
AND/OR treatment
AND/OR Physiotherapy OR Physical therapy OR rehabilitation
AND/OR outcome measures for GTPS
Include studies with folllowing interventions: Physiotherapy, steroid injections, and shockwave therapy.
Exclude studies with: Surgical interventions
Search Details:
Use following databases: MEDLINE, Cochrane, Pubmed, Embase
Only include papers written in English
Published over last 5-10 years.
Only include papers written in English
Published over last 5-10 years.
Outcome:
Should be published by the library search.