Subject: RE: Hip Pain During/After Long Runs. WaterDog66 - 2008-09-29 11:13 AM If it is just aches on the same level as the rest of the body aches that come along with the Long Run, try doing some post-run stretches that open up your hips. (Just sit with your legs crossed for a few minutes if you don't feel like stretching) If that makes you feel better, it is probably just an ache.
Because it affects your running, it may (Or May Not) be something more depending on where the pain is.
If it is truely in your hip (On your side at the top of your quad) and not in your glute, it could either be Bursitis or ITBS. (Yea, the ITB runs up to your hip and can affect it also)
If it is more towards your glutes (Right under your back pocket) it could be your Piriformis. This is sometimes problematic because the Sciatic Nerve is affected by the Piriformis in some people and can radiate pain down the back of the legs and even into the feet.
I am lucky in that when my Piriformis is unhappy, it does not radiate Good questions. It IS my hip. And I would also rank it in the same amount of soreness that the rest of my body feels after a long run. But the reason I bring it up, is that the right leg doesn't get it as bad (it's not equal amounts of ache). However, the right hamstring/glute usually feel tighter than the left! And it seems consistent during every long run - Left hip, right hamstring and glute feel more sore than the rest of the body. Up to 10 miles, not a problem. Over that, it start to come on. I think it just due to over two hours of pounding and something I wouldn't worry too much. But I worry if at 12-15 miles it's aching, what's going to happen when I hit 20-25 during a race... I don't want to do any damage. |