More on the Running Front
@jillybean1222 (6406)
March 3, 2016 9:03am CST
I wrote the other day about my running setback due to shin splints. Well, I'm feeling more discouraged. Two nights in a row I attempted to run again. Immediately, I felt a new pain in my hip/leg joint. Not sure where it came from, what caused it, what to do about it.
I haven't had much time to research what it could be. It only hurts when I run. Not when I walk. Not when I sit. Not when I do yoga.
The only thing I can think to attribute it to is that I started weight training again. I was attempting to push myself to heavier weights. So perhaps I pulled something then.
Soooo.... now I feel like, perhaps I should back off on those weights too.
I'm really discouraged by all the aches and pains. I'm only 46. I've always been fairly active and healthy. Even during the too-busy-having-babies stage, I was active just chasing them around playgrounds and stuff. And yes, I'm a little overweight, but I'm not a lot overweight. So I just don't understand.
Anyway, I'm off to the gym in about 30 minutes to do yoga. I'll also attempt to run again & see what happens. In the meanwhile, I need to research what the heck I could do to help that odd ache.
Anyone a big runner or weight trainer on here? Anyone have a clue as to what this ache could be that I'm experiencing?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Mar 16
It sort of sounds like a stress injury to a muscle or ligament in the hip. That yoga stretch where you prop your foot on your knee (lying on your back) and pull the opposite leg toward the body helps a pain I get in my hip at times.
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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4 Mar 16
yes, i'll try that one. my husband said, "Sounds like you aren't stretching enough." And I'm saying, "I do yoga EVERY day! How can I not be stretching enough?" :-)
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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4 Mar 16
@JamesHxstatic I despise pigeon pose! Don't get me wrong. I do it nearly every day, but OUCH. I hate the way it feels. I have friends who LOVE it. I dread it. I figure my body must really need it since it hates it so much. ha ha.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Mar 16
@jillybean1222 The Pigeon pose is another really good hip stretch. It is best to get both hips on the floor if possible.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Mar 16
@jillybean1222
I would think that would be the thing to do at least for a while in hopes it heals as it does get expensive to go to the doctor.
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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4 Mar 16
well, i'm going to just lay off the running. hope it heals. i can't really afford to go to the dr again. just went the other day!
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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5 Mar 16
ah how i remember taking for granted NO aches and pains!
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 16
I am not a runner. but maybe you are right about that you pulled a muscle or something. My brother does gym regularly and he has had pulled his muscle while changing weights and such.
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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4 Mar 16
yes, i feel pretty certain it must have been the weights. darn it.
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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19 Apr 16
@enlightenedpsych2 a little better. i'm not running religiously, but getting to at least once a week. i'm not ready for the 5K, but i'm still doing it. i have increased my cardio though. so i do cardio at least 3 or 4 times a week on top of at least 6 days of yoga. so i know i'm improving.... just not enough time in the day to do all i would like to
@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
3 Mar 16
sorry can't offer any advice as to what might be causing your pain. Maybe you should just stick to your walking & yoga for the time being and see if not running for a few days eases the pain
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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4 Mar 16
i'm guessing the weight machine based on the ache.
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