Help, pulled a muscle, not even sure which muscle it is...

[ChicagoJen]

Hi there educated crowd,

Well, I pulled a muscle and in my rear, no less! LOL! How did this happen? I have no idea. It is the very top portion of my cheek (hate to be graphic) and it is somewhat painful when I place all of my weight on that leg. (No Jeannie hops for me )

Does anyone no of any good stretchs for this? Am I the only person who pulls muscles in my behind when doing Cathe videos? And I was so looking forward to doing Boot Camp today. Oh well, SH chest and back it is.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the hard work everyone!

Jen

 

[hounddogs]

Jen:

Does the pain radiate across the hip and down the leg? If so, you might have a disc problem. Did some specific action cause the pain? Did it come on like DOMS a while after working out?

Try the stretch where you lie on your back and hug your knees. Also try the one where you lie on your back, cross one ankle over the other knee and pull the bottom leg toward you while pushing the top knee away. The stretch will be felt in the hip of the top leg.

Ice 20 minutes on, twenty minutes off and anti-inflammatories. Rest.
Call your doc if the pain is shooting down your leg. Good luck.

--Ann

 

[ChicagoJen]

RE: Help, pulled a muscle, not even sure which muscle i...

Hi Ann,

Thanks so much for your response. I tried the stretchs that you recommended last night and they seem to have helped a bit. The muscle is definitely not as sore, thank goodness. Regarding any shooting pains down my leg, I haven't experienced any of that. Perhaps it was my body telling me that I need to warm up / stretch a little bit more for attacking Imax. If hte pain continues, I'll give it the ice treatment today.

Take care and keep up the hard work!

Jen

 

[FitnessGoddess]

RE: Help, pulled a muscle, not even sure which muscle i...

Hi Jen,

Another great exercise for those "upper-lower back" muscles is to lie on the floor with your knees bent as though you were going to do crunches. Drop your knees to one side, hold for 10 seconds & repeat on the other side. Do this 10 times on each side, 3 sets. Also, stretch your hamstrings by putting your legs in a number 4 looking position & reach for your toes. Both of these exercises, combined with what Ann told you will really help you out.

 

[Alexandra]

Jen,

The same thing happened to me about 4 months ago. After doing a fast paced, heavy, lowerbody weight workout, followed by a run one Sunday morning, I felt this shooting pain on the upper part of my left glute everytime I shifted my weight to the left side. I was actually out of commision (no workouts) for about a week, because any fast, sudden movement would cause this awful shooting pain. I had to really ease myself back into working out. I did alot of stretching, particulary, the one already mentioned (lying on your back and crossing your ankle over knee). Make sure you allow yourself to recover - ease back into working out. Good luck.

Alexandra