Scar tissue

[Catrin]

From Wikipedia :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_point:

Trigger points or trigger sites are described as hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle that are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers. [1] Trigger point practitioners believe that palpable nodules are small contraction knots[ambiguous] and a common cause of pain.

The description of your scar tissue as rough or bumpy may be similar to my "crunchy" area. If it is scar tissue, I guess I don't understand exactly how it forms.

Mine was the consequence of a strained/pulled hamstring - I think that often causes micro-tears - so that makes sense to me but I am no specialist. There seemed no doubt in his mind what he felt.

It makes sense that both scar tissue and little contraction knots would cause pain in a muscle... Perhaps if Knotted or one of our other PT members happens to see this that she can educate us?

[KnottedYet]

Mine was the consequence of a strained/pulled hamstring - I think that often causes micro-tears - so that makes sense to me but I am no specialist.

Nup. MACRO tears.

But I still think your problem originated in your lumbar spine.

You still doing those lumbar extensions ten times every 2 hours?

Didja tell your PT that I don't think he deserves his Cert. MDT when he misses such a dramatic posterior lumbar derangement sign as you presented? Send him over, I'll beat some sense into him. (Knot pounds fist into palm, and looks as fierce as it is possible for an overweight middle-aged gray-haired woman to look.)
Remind him I'm watching his a$$ and he'd better treat you right and fix you up good!!!!!!

[Catrin]

Nup. MACRO tears.

But I still think your problem originated in your lumbar spine.

You still doing those lumbar extensions ten times every 2 hours?

Didja tell your PT that I don't think he deserves his Cert. MDT when he misses such a dramatic posterior lumbar derangement sign as you presented? Send him over, I'll beat some sense into him. (Knot pounds fist into palm, and looks as fierce as it is possible for an overweight middle-aged gray-haired woman to look.)
Remind him I'm watching his a$$ and he'd better treat you right and fix you up good!!!!!!

I just saw this Yes, I AM doing the lumbar extensions 10xs ever two hours. You know, when I started doing those my back would pop in the most interesting of places, but it has stopped doing that which is probably a good thing.

Regardless of what is doing it, I am finally getting relief No real pain in my hips for over a week now, though sometimes it aches a little sometimes. Hip flexors, or whatever it is, are a little more stubborn but that is decreasing as well. I will remind him that you are watching his Argentinean a$$