I've been having a lot of hip flexor problems myself this year and
since stretching just doesn't seem to do it, I've found a foam roller
to be really helpful. You can get one for about $15 at CitySports,
and You'll know when you're on the right spot b/c it'll hurt like
someone's pushing on a pressure point hold it until you feel the
muscle release (or can't take it anymore). Doing this regularly has
helped me a lot.

I think stregthening the lower abdominals is supposed to help with
hip flexor problems too. Another thing Yoga will probably help with!

--- In BostonLUNAchix@yahoogroups.com, Allison Metzler
<allison.metzler@g...> wrote:
> Thanks Carla, that's great advice. I've been wanting to start yoga
for a
> long time - so here's my big opportunity.
> But stretching & crosstraining seem to be the big common
denominators, so
> I've learned a valuable lesson.
> Time to hit the mat ;-)
>
> On 10/5/05, Carla Tishler <ctishler@h...> wrote:
> >
> > Allison--bummer about the hip flexor! I did have some issues
there at
> > one point, and stretching did help, but in my case, it cleared up
over
> > time as I cut back on running. It was during a winter timeframe,
so I
> > was running less anyway so it kind of healed itself naturally.
Yoga is
> > helpful too, since it's all about stretching--do you do any of
that?
> >
> > Re tonight: Roz and Emma, can you be hostesses tonight? We're
down to
> > four of us not on the DL!
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BostonLUNAchix@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:BostonLUNAchix@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Allison
Metzler
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 11:10 AM
> > To: BostonLUNAchix@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [BostonLUNAchix] Good Link for Runner Injuries
> >
> > Found this link when looking for some insight into a minor injury
I
> > have and was having trouble finding a way to describe it to my
doctor.
> > I know there are plenty of sites/resources out there - but this
> > provided a simple, distilled down list of Common Runner Injuries.
Just
> > thought I'd share:
> >
> > http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/sportsmedicine/a/runninginjury.htm
> >
> > That being said, I'll have to pass sadly on this evening's run as
I'm
> > trying to rest this funky hip thing prior to Monday. Has anyone
else
> > experienced tweaks from time to time in this area - hip flexor?
> >
> > As many have said in this forum - stretching is SO important!
> > Hope you find this helpful,
> > Allison
> >
> >
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