Hip Pain and Cycling - Need some advice

[KathiCville]

SalsaMTB....Did the massage therapist who helped you mention IT band? 'Cause it sounds like her approach to massaging and stretching your hip is pretty much what my BF recommended to me to cure my hip ache. (See post above yours.) BF has been massaging the area for me for the past month, and then I've been doing stretches on my own.

The foam roller gizmo in your post caught my eye, too! A friend of my BF purchased a similar gadget recently and has been shouting from rooftops about the good it's done for stretching out his tight IT band. In fact, he says it's almost addictive once you get past the initial pain using it, LOL! I'm planning to nab one for myself........