Depressed: still can't run

[roadie gal]

I love the way Jocelyn replied. Very appropriate.

On the more practical side of things... has any one looked at what is happening with your back. The people I see with chronic TFL pain often have one or a combination of these other factors:

Restriction or irritation at the L4-5 vetebral motion segement
Sacroiliac joint movement dydsfunction
Multifidus weakness as well as the typical imbalances seen with TFL problems (glute and deep abdomenal weakness)
And movement dysfunction at the foot like weak muscles in the arch and/or flat feet.

Have you had your running stride analyzed? If you are crossing over the mid line before initial contact during your stride, that's a huge contributing factor that needs to be addressed.

Hope that helps a bit.

I have an imbalance between my right and left sides that I'm sure contributed to this. So, at 49 1/2 years old I'm relearning to walk. feh

[jfogy]

Roadie Gal,

I've got the exact same thing, except for I've had mine since February.

What started out as TFL now has been diagnosed as Gluteus Minimus. MRI came back clean. I've been through therapy with no results. The only thing that seems to be helping even a little is I've started doing major ab workouts. For some reason it seems to be working. In my case it may be related to an ab weakness? Who knows. Hang in there.