Hip pain?

[Catrin]

It doesn't help that I've a cranky knee, reverse lunges are dodgy these days because of that. I've that kneecap problem that comes with arthritic changes to the cartlidge underneath the knee. I AM ignoring this one, but it means I can't run more than a few minutes without knee-cap pain anymore so that door is closed for now Thankfully kettlebell lifting is as much a cardiovascular endurance activity as it is endurance and strength so I just keep on keeping on while avoiding those things that cause my knee to hurt - and am very careful to focus on lifting properly and allowing my body to get the rest it needs. I don't need a KB-related over-use injury if I've anything to say about it. Eventually I will allow them to look at that knee more closely, but I don't think there is much that can be done about it. I don't THINK it is a ligament or tendon problem. I CAN still row, though sometimes that also gets my knee fired up. I had an ill-advised unofficial 5-K trail run in June - it was fun but it keeps on giving.

Pretty amazing what I CAN do, given my less than perfect bits and pieces, and I am very thankful for that :-) I may never compete at a high level, but I am doing it more for the fun of it and the social interaction than anything else. May all of our cranky bits and pieces work well this week and pain stay away for all of us! I wish that I had an option to try a standing desk at work, but they won't spring for that and I am not about to - unsure that would work with my job anyway. Have a good week all!

[OakLeaf]

Just a thought since you mentioned a standing desk, have you ever tried a kneeling chair? Loved mine, honestly I should probably dig it back out of storage.

[Catrin]

No, I think I've looked into it but it was a budget breaker at the time. Hadn't reconsidered it, but it is worth researching it again, I can always save up for it if it looks like a good idea. I do have to swing back and forth between computers, I wonder if can you easily do that with those?

[OakLeaf]

As long as I had a good hard chair pad so the casters won't catch in the carpet, it wasn't a problem for me to turn 60-ish degrees from facing my computer to facing my client. But with a cranky low back/hip, it might be more problematic. At very least you'd need to be conscientious about alternating which foot you use to push off. It is worth spending a bit of extra money just so you don't get a rickety one that you're constantly having to tighten the bolts, and it's been a while since I looked at them, so no idea what they might cost these days.

[Sky King]

Soaking up knowledge I know for me, with squats and anytype of side to side lunge I have to remember to focus on using my glutes, and hinging from the hip first. I tend to want to overload my quad and that causes my knee to cave in. My mantra is "stick your butt out first" and it seems to help. I can't step to the side at all when I am in any sort of squat, admire those who can.

[Catrin]

Sadly it's returned, but at a much lower intensity. So much lower that I can tell there is also groin pain at the same time. The Mayo Clinic website says that pain on the outside of the hip is usually muscular in nature while problems with the actual hip tends to present with inner thigh/groin pain. Interesting information. My coach is going to test a few things tonight to see if we can narrow things down a bit. It is encouraging that the pain intensity is several degrees lower, so I must be doing something right! Still hoping hip and knee issues are connected. Meanwhile I am saving in case I wind up having to get some kind of imagery done...

[ridebikeme]

My athletic training professor in college always stressed that we look "above" and "below" the injury, quite often the problem is another area of the body. And if it isn't, it's certainly connected. Of course, that was a thousand years ago, but still a very valid point.