Apparently discussing it here in this thread has driven the problem away, not a peep out of it since I brought it up :-) My coach (40+ years of experience, also a LMT) wonders if I might have something hidden going on and he is starting to do some things that is designed to helps us determine if I really do have a problem with my lumbar spine or hip that should be looked at further. He is very conservative and strongly believes that the most important facet of his job is "to do no harm", so I trust his guidance. I am very thankful to be working with someone with his level of experience who specializes with working with the "aging athlete" population. Even with his experience he doesn't assume that he knows everything and is always working to expand his knowledge.

For sure my job doesn't help things as I spend most of my time seated in the office, and THEN, after being tied to two computers all day, I go see him and expect my body to actually do some work and be all flexible and stuff. He has given me some things to do with my hips during the day to help with that. It is quite possible that this is the heart of the problem, at least that is my hope! I am also doing more work in the evening with my toys to help loosen the tight hip flexors.