anyone experience this?

[lovebeingfit]

I have been having some discomfort at the top of my thigh, bottom of my buttock area. It isn't my hamstring, and it isn't my groin...I can stretch both with no pain. I think it is where muscles attach to my pelvis or "butt" bone on the Ischial Tuberosity. I feel some stiffness when walking, and am most bothered by sitting for long periods. I can run and work out, but running fast seems to aggervate it most. I have read several things on-line, and it sounds like this sort of injury can take year to heal that that nothing really helps. Has anyone experienced this type of pain, and had success in healing?

 

[Swimmer]

It might be high hamstring tendonitis. It's often mistaken for piriformis syndrome. Trying putting a tennis ball under your leg/glute where it hurts and sitting on it (the ball), massage it around a little.

 

[cyprusave]

I do know that pain! It hit me during the middle of my Xtrain rotation program. I had to really cut down on certain exercises, especially any involving the upper hamstring and glute stretching - lunges, deadlifts, squats. So many of the LB workouts in Xtrain and LIS bothered me after awhile. It hurt to sit, it hurt to stand. I had irriated my piriformus a couple of years back, but this is not it. It is a muscle strain, almost like a tear. Stretching will help some, but you must rest from those exercises. The foam roller helped some. I did some icing. I am totally out of the loop right now. It was such a blow after doing so well on the rotation. All I can advise is to rest and take it real slow.

 

[Jenniferlove]

I'm a firm believer in Ice, Rest, and foam rolling - the front of the hip as well as the IT band and the glutes might be something to try as.
Isolating the spot with a tennis ball, as Swimmer said, is a really good idea.
I also was wondering if it could be sciatica... sounds a bit similar. That would be ice and no impact and gentle stretching.
I hope you feel better soon!

 

[lovebeingfit]

Thank you for your responses! I looked it up on runners world, and the high hamstring tendonitis sounds exactly like what I have. They recommend massage with a roller or a ball as well as some exercises. I had been working out every morning, including lower body weight work outs at least once per week, and also doing some speed training during the day, so I was working out twice per day almost every day of the week. I think I overdid it!