[Storypole17]

I have the exact same problem! I never can feel a stretch in my legs while in a straddle – only in my lower back. It’s almost impossible for me to rotate my pelvis so I can go forward. I always sit on a rolled up blanket when I do the straddle stretch and only then can I feel the stretch in my legs. I do not think this is a hamstring problem for me bc I can get all the way down with a flat back in the pike position. I really think its a back issue for me. If I sit up straight in a straddle (with no blanket), my back immediately begins to tire from the work required. I had a really bad case of shingles a few years back and ever since then, my back muscles are all sorts of messed up! Thinking of seeing a chiropractor…but I’m nervous about going :-). I constantly foam roll my back, which seems to help before I do the straddle stretch.