weird hip pain. I'm always getting hurt : (

vamp79 started this discussion · 3/4/2011

I went to a class at the studio on tuesday and we did some deep stretching with partners. It felt amazing but of course I was sore the next day. Well.....all the soreness went away by yesterday except I still feel pain in the area where my hip meets the upper outer leg (don't know the real name). Its even sore to the touch and I also noticed that the area is bruised. Could this be from the stretching?

4 replies

minicoopergrl · 3/4/2011
Im having a hip issue as well. Mines on the outside as well. I just keep stretching it out but mine isnt bruised though. I just think its a tight muscle that needs to get worked out.
stoneycook · 3/5/2011
Maybe you are talking about your IT band. It's a pretty thick band of fibrous tendon tissue that runs down the outside of the leg. It begins at the hip, runs over the greater trochanter and extends to the out side of the tibia, shin, just below the knee joint. You can certainly overload it. You can stretch it in a few ways 1) Lie on your back with the effected leg pointing up at the ceiling. Reach your far hand across and gently pull the leg across the midline of the body, while the injured leg remains extended. 2) The yoga pose named the Revolved Triangle Pose 3) A foam roller works well.
vamp79 · 3/5/2011
minicoopergrl- if I ididn't have a bruise I would think it was a tight muscle too but i do have a faint bruise in the area where its the most tender. Very odd. Stoneycook - I just looked up IT band issues and it does sound like it might be it. Thanks for the stretches, I will start on those right away!
EVamp83 · 3/8/2011
Thank you for those stretches! I recently developed that same pain after stretching for middle splits.