Agreed, if it were an injury then using it would hurt. Just gotta figure out the correct movement pattern so that whatever is cranky will calm down.
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Agreed, if it were an injury then using it would hurt. Just gotta figure out the correct movement pattern so that whatever is cranky will calm down.
My chiro figured it out in about 3.2 seconds this morning :-) Apparently my lateral core stability is bad enough that lots of weird trigger points have developed, and my upper body has been doing all of the work in my high-volume competition training. While I DO have a bit of hip arthritis, he doesn't think it has anything to do with this. Apparently this can cause the intermittent & inconsistent cross-body symptoms that I've been experiencing. So he gave me some rather odd, and difficult, breathing exercises, and I will be meeting with him for a couple of sessions for some ART. He said things will calm as we release those trigger points and as I work on my lateral core stability. I had no idea!!!
He remembers how bad my left shoulder used to be, and while it will never be perfect, he is amazed at how functional it now is and how far I've come. All due to my current coach :-)
Yay for progress! Good luck with the rest of the treatment.
Care to share the breathing exercises? My diaphragm and intracostals are implicated in a lot of my issues, and I've actually wondered if it's more my sternum than my clavicles that is displaced.
Ryan told me that the nature of my problem does impact my clavicles, as well as many other little bits and pieces.
Hopefully I can describe this well:
Lay on your back in the "deadbug" position, legs bent at 90 degrees. Press both of your hands into your sides, just beneath your ribs. Breath...but NOT with your chest, only in/with your stomach. It sounds simple but, for me at least, it is difficult. At first I am only to do this for 5-6 repetitions.
Does that make sense?
Pilates really helps with my hip issues. In fact, I haven't had any hip issues since it made Pilates an almost-everyday thing. I recommend you find a classical Pilates teacher who understands modifications. Pilates improves strength, flexibility and posture and is very balancing. You might want to consider dropping your heavy workouts in favor of going to a classical Pilates studio. No need for one-on-one instruction, although that's nice . Mat classes are very effective. Just stay away from pseudo-Pilates, Pilates-inspired or, heaven forbid, "yogates." Most "Pilates" classes taught in gyms are useless at best and harmful at worst.
Well, something good is happening :cool: Pretty much as soon as I started the breathing exercises my chiropractor and the lateral core exercises my coach gave me, my hip symptoms have almost disappeared. Time will tell if this has "solved" it, but there seems a connection.
In other fronts, we've settled on my first competition date in February! I HAD been planning on early December (in New Jersey), but that is a bit too soon. I've come a long way, but I won't be quite ready for December. I ALSO want my first competition to be in driving distance, not a very expensive trip to the east coast! My two training partners will be coming with me, so all three of us will debut at the kettlebell competition platform party at the same time :D They are both much younger than I, so they help me stay humble on my progress. I've come a long way, but it does take a bit longer at 55 than 25.
you can find stretching and using a foam roller on the IT band helpsQuote:
Originally Posted by Sky King
yep, I foam roll every day and lots of "fun" stretching My injuries of youth are just catching up to me:)
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Originally Posted by emy99
For me I've found working on hip mobility has worked much better on my IT Band and hammies than rolling ever did, but that's just been my experience recently.