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bluebirdbiker posted 2 years ago.
How 'bout the mattrass of the bad. That may be contributing?
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mlbucey posted 2 years ago.
oh man i hope its not the mattress ...we just spent tooooooooooooooooooooooooo much on a brand new bed in August. NO problems until now.
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kona_expat posted 2 years ago.
Buy the book The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Clair Davies. Invaluable to have in your self-diagnosis/treatment arsenal. About $20.
The area you are describing could be your QL (quadratus lumborum) or glute medius. Try sitting on the floor and put a tennis ball under your butt and roll around on it. Odds are you will find other tender-ish spots in there. Keep rolling around, do this twice a day.
Check out http://www.tpmassageball.com. You might find some help there, too.
One of our obligations as an athlete that abuses their bodies is that we acquire some knowledge of how to take care of ourselves. My next trifuel.com article will address this.
You aren't dying--you probably just have a few messed up muscles, and you need to find out which ones and fix them. If you get massage, have them poke around, too.
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vanjames posted 2 years ago.
What does the pain feel like? Is it like a toothache? Or a sharp pain like a needle prick? Many lower back injuries are sciatic nerve issues. Strengthening your core and lower back will help as well as some targeting stretching. Check with your physio first to be sure.
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mlbucey posted 2 years ago.
it is def. a sharp pain that intensifies when I walk. It does not hurt to touch the area with my hands.
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brittda posted 2 years ago.
could also be your piraformis which or siatic (like vanjames said)... low back pain which is referring down.That was my problem. Stretching, and icing help a lot. Also frequent massage.
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bigdogtwo posted 2 years ago.
Could be siatic nerve.
Could be Sacral-Iliac Joint Syndrome (read about that)
Could be Piriformis
Try this stretch: Lay flat on your back. Bring your left (injured leg) knee up to your chest, grab your knee with your left hand. Grab your right foot with your right hand. Pull your entire leg up and across your chest. Hold for 30 seconds. Repeat 3 times.
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mlbucey posted 2 years ago.
how much time should I take off if it is in fact piraformis?
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mlbucey posted 2 years ago.
kona_expat: thanks for the suggestion on the book: Buy the book The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Clair Davies. I went ahead and bought it because it is on sale at Amazon.com for $13.57. It sounded like a great buy. Thanks
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annietrick posted 2 years ago.
so has the pain gone away yet? i hope so.
if not, is it worse when you stand on one leg? what about transitional movements, like getting up from sitting? and to get a little more personal... is it about time for your monthly visit? i ask because your ligaments, etc. can change with the hormonal changes during your cycle, and you may be more prone to something like a SI shift during your period. i get a pain in my left low back/upper glute (ie. SI joint region) every month, more so when i'm playing volleyball. what helps me is stretching, ibuprofen, and sleeping with a pillow between my knees. after about a week, the pain is gone. hope this helps a little and hope you're feeling better!
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mlbucey posted 2 years ago.
The pain is mostly gone, however, i still notice a twitch here and there. I have been icing three times a day, massage w/ tennis ball, and doing some stretches. I have not run since the pain was at its worse, but I have been swimming and did some biking yesterday. I stil have a feeling if I run it will go back to where it was.
The pain did get worse when i stood on one leg or did transitional movements. I'm convinced its piriformis syndrome though I didn't go to the doctors.
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kona_expat posted 2 years ago.
Email me (link on my profile), and I'll send you a set of stretches and some other info that helped me fix piriformis syndrome.
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mlbucey posted 2 years ago.
Kona-expat,
I could not link through your email so I sent you a privite message. Let me know if that works
thanks
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trimedic posted 2 years ago.
I am voting for siatica too. Sounds like that might be right on the money. If you can't get it worked out yourself there are massage therapists who specialist in deep tissue that can help. Most of them understand sports and their effect on the body if they are doing deep tissue. You might get a bit of a lecture about the abuse you are putting on your body but it's work it for the massage...and sometimes you walk away with some new knowledge.
On monday I noticed a pain in my very lower back/my upper butt (left side). I took three days off and used alternating ice/heat treatments and took some anti-inflamitories. I went for a run today and the pain is back. Does anybody have any idea what it might be and how I should take care of it? The one thing I'm sure of is that I need some more rest, but i would like to now what I'm dealing with.
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