I had a "weird hip/hamstring/ piriformis thing" beginning back in
August, which turned out to be "proximal high-hamstring
tendinopathy" . The diagnosis is an uncommon, but it is a very
stubborn overuse injury where muscle strain causes the tendons around
where the hamstring attaches to the "butt bone" to develop dense
fibrosis (like scar tissue) that can entrap components of the sciatic
nerve. It aggravates both the piriformis & upper hamstring muscle
surrounding the tendons. Might want to look it up on the internet to
see whether it looks like the symptoms you guys are having. Hope you
guys have a very successful marathon!!
--- In WomenRunMemphis@ yahoogroups. com, dogjog04@... wrote:
>
> The Power Walkers have feverishly been training for the St Jude
Full and Half.
>
> We will be a group of 5 "girls" powerwalking the full marathon,
expecting to
> finish in 7 hours. There will be 3 ladies walking the half and one
the 5k.
>
> There has been a bunch of illness going on, like sinus infections
with
> headaches and fever and then a weird hip/hamstring/ piriformis thing
bothereing some
> of us. It has sure put a damper on training and enthusiasm. But we
are
> there....the time is here, we are as ready as we can be and are
getting extremely
> excited.
>
> Can`t wait.....can` t wait !!!!!!!
>
> Hilde
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