Good for you, Kathi! (Funny to write out my own name, properly spelled, but addressed to someone else!) Finding the right help is such a relief! I'm still looking.

I *have* been very lucky the past couple of years to have a cycling BF who is also trained in massage therapy. For years my main problem area was my shoulder/neck/arms from too much lousy posture at the computer. Got myself totally jammed up with trigger points and general tightness. He has slowly worked out many of the major kinks. And now I'm starting---finally---to lift weights to build up my almost-non-existent upper body strength. Long overdue. I'm appalled by how weak I am!

Sooo, it's been especially frustrating to have this new problem develop in the LOWER half of the body!

Yesterday I tried KnottedYet's 'soft shotgun' exercise 3x during the day. It's hard to believe that something so subtle might be so powerful, but I *think* I noticed a bit of relaxation around my SI when I went to bed last night. (Yay!) I'm going to keep at it for at least a couple of weeks and see what happens.

Any other tips, suggestions, biomechanical explanations would be welcomed!