Well, it seems the problem is with the external rotators, causing gait issues and trochanter soreness in the process.
Both external rotator attachments are sore across the lower butt. I do the PT, feels fine, take a walk, do some gardening, then that night get real sore and can’t sleep. The DPT keeps scaling back homework. I’ve taken a methyl prednisone pack—worked for a few days. I take tramadol PRN at night, in addition to NSAIDs, and it stays sore, making sleep difficult. Soreness lasts a couple days. Rinse and repeat.
I know how it started: 2 hour plane flight the day after Mother’s Day, stretched to 5 hours, looseness since surgery, and accidental overuse due to a mental error, in the gym while doing deadlifts.
Nagging concern about implant infection being at the root of this.
May also be due to poor recovery and poor sleep, from Parkinson’s and aging related low testosterone. I intend to ask the Sportsmed about this when I see him at the end of the month.