dancing in the gray started this discussion ·
Hey ladies, On occasion, when I am in a straddle stretch, I get a pain in my glutes near the outside where your thigh meets your butt essentially. Anyone know how to remedy this?
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Wanda G ·
Not too sure what you mean but I get pain in my butt when I sit on a hard surface...maybe you need more padding? I hope ur warmed up every time you stretch and that you are not over doing it. You should feel a stretch and not pain.
Are you foam rolling? I also have had a few "shooting pains" in my glute on one side when doing side splits and Veena suggested more foam rolling the leg muscles, specifically the glutes, IT band, and inner thigh I believe.
I am not foam rolling, but I will try it. It's not really my butt. I have a hard time explaining this location... so when you lift your extended leg to the side, in a 90 degree angle (like you would for middle splits), I get a pain in the part on the outside, where your thigh and hip meet and bend.
yep that is right where mine happens too...on the outside, but I think tight muscles in different parts of the leg can cause this. I need to roll stretch and then if it starts happening, roll some more and hopefully it will help. I look forward to following this thread and seeing if there are any other suggestions as well.
Yes, try foam rolling!! Sounds like your talking about the the area where the glutes meet the external rotators. You could have a knot or an adhesion - or just a shortenng of the muscles or tendons form even your posture when you try to stretch in the area which is causing the pain . Put as much pressure as you can tolerate w the roller and roll back and forth in small movements- depending on how tender it is for you, try 30- 60 seconds. It will eventually release and realign and give you more range of motion here.-If its just tightness causing the problem. Warm up before you do your stretches in that position (or any for that matter) then gradually increase the range of motion in your stretch where you are meeting the resistance. It might take you some exra work- but it will be worth it! Is it bilateral sides your feeling the pain or just one and may be possible you pulled a muscle? BE careful and listen to your body.. and let us know how it works out! - veen a has foam roller lessons on this area as well...
