Yes. I actually have gotten a bruise from my adductor being so tight
after a long run. I think you are right that balance can help.

Keep us posted on your progress!

Melanie

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:57 AM, arhafner83 <arhafner@...> wrote:
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> If you've worked on strengthening your glutes, stretching your TFL, etc. and
> still are having trouble keeping ITBS away or are still feeling like your
> form is "lopsided", check for trigger points in your inner thigh muscles
> (adductors). The reason I say this is that despite all the work I was doing
> on the above, working on my running form etc. I still have been feeling that
> the glute medius on the left (problem side) just wasn't working as well as
> the one on the right when walking or running and that the hip just didn't
> feel quite right. On Saturday, I had some random pain that I had
> occasionally had before and realized that in my trigger point book I had
> seen something that could cause similar pain, so I looked it up and went
> poking around that muscle (adductor magnus). OUCH!!! After working on the
> area, walking felt more normal. My conclusion is that the tight adductor, by
> pulling the femur inward, is throwing off the alignment of the hip and
> making it hard for the glutes to work right (because of being in a constant
> tug-of-war with the adductor and because of the altered position). Time will
> tell if this is correct, but now I am wondering if that adductor trigger
> point might have been what STARTED the whole thing! Thinking back, I know I
> had it before getting ITBS. Anyone else had an experience like this?
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