The PET Project: Patient Education Tool for Home Exercise

Inclusion Criteria: * Over 18 years old * The ability to perform at least 5 of the 10 total exercises, as cleared by the physiatrist * The willingness to comply with the study criteria for its 12-week duration * The written informed consent of the participant * Sufficient English comprehension to understand the questionnaires * Sufficient English comprehension to consent to the study * Chronic lower back pain: o A history of lower back pain exceeding 3 months * Greater trochanter pain syndrome: * A history of lateral hip pain exceeding 3 months * Pain in at least three of the following tests: palpation of the greater trochanter, FABER test, resisted external de-rotation test, modified resisted external de-rotation test Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Condition that makes the exercising ill advisable, as determined by the physiatrist * Chronic lower back pain: * Known lumbar disc herniation * Acute phase of lumbar disc protrusion * Known vertebral fractures * Known infectious, inflammatory, or malignant diseases of the vertebrae * Known presence of severe spinal deformity * Greater trochanter pain syndrome: * Acute hip pathology such as fracture, dislocation, infection, etc. * Known diagnosis moderate to severe hip osteoarthritis causing significant range of motion restriction