03-26-16, 11:03 AM | |
Join Date: May 2006
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Sounds like your hip flexors (most likely) or quads/sartorious. Might help to take a short break from any painful stretching then start back more gently. Foam rolling or tiger tailing the fronts of the thighs (not at the very top of the thigh where it hurts but in the denser portion) can loosen the muscles up so they stretch instead of strain. Foam rolling requires core strength/strong back so tiger tail or massage therapy might be a safer start. Gentle psoas massage/release techniques can help (there are a million youtube demos). Epsom salts soaks can also help if appropriate (not for folks with low blood pressure etc).
If you continue to have problems with tightness/tender points (especially in more than one region), consider stepping back to see if something global might be contributing. Low vitamin B & D and low magnesium levels can contribute to this (your doctor can actually test levels as warranted). High sugar intake, emotional stress, lack of sleep or anything else that regularly triggers stress hormone release can contribute to chronic muscle tension/reduced flexibility. HTH.
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03-26-16, 12:12 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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Sara, I've had the same pain for a few years now. I've been to PT twice and it's still there. When I stretch the hip flexors the pain gets unbearable. Lately my leg gives out after I stretch it. I've given up stretching it for awhile to concentrate on strengthening. I don't know if it will work but at least it doesn't increase the pain.
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03-26-16, 12:53 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Arkansas
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I thought it interesting that Missy Park, founder of Title Nine, made a comment on the following page about stretching: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014...80872376208662. If you scroll down, you'll see the following:
-------- "Anti-Stretch Philosophy 'I've never stretched my entire life. I can't touch my toes—I dangle at least 12-inches above them. But I've also never pulled a muscle or had a muscular injury. I think a dynamic warm-up like a light jog or hopping on the ElliptiGO is more effective than a static stretch.'" -------- It sounds like she doesn't stretch after a workout either.
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