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galapogos · 09-02-2007, 12:49 AM

Hi,
As part of my hip injury, one of the pain triggers when I externally rotate my right leg while my foot is unsupported, sorta like a clamshell. It's no problem if I do a regular clamshell where the foot is supported though. For example, if I lie supine on the floor and flex my knees up in a situp position, lift my right foot up then try to rotate it so that my knees tough the ground, the pain will occur when my knee starts coming close to the ground.

I can't pinpoint exactly where the pain is, because it feels rather deep in the right side of the hip, can't even tell if it's anterior or posterior. It doesn't feel like a muscular pain though, more like some joint/ligament/tendon/connecti ve tissue pain. I got some myofascial release from a physical therapist a few days ago...I believe he worked mostly on the iliacus, psoas and QL, and the pain was reduced almost completely(but only temporarily).

My question is, are there any exercises or SMFR that I can perform myself to speed up the recovery?

09-02-2007, 12:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
galapogos Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 90 My Profile	Pain when externally rotating hip with feet unsupported Hi, As part of my hip injury, one of the pain triggers when I externally rotate my right leg while my foot is unsupported, sorta like a clamshell. It's no problem if I do a regular clamshell where the foot is supported though. For example, if I lie supine on the floor and flex my knees up in a situp position, lift my right foot up then try to rotate it so that my knees tough the ground, the pain will occur when my knee starts coming close to the ground. I can't pinpoint exactly where the pain is, because it feels rather deep in the right side of the hip, can't even tell if it's anterior or posterior. It doesn't feel like a muscular pain though, more like some joint/ligament/tendon/connecti ve tissue pain. I got some myofascial release from a physical therapist a few days ago...I believe he worked mostly on the iliacus, psoas and QL, and the pain was reduced almost completely(but only temporarily). My question is, are there any exercises or SMFR that I can perform myself to speed up the recovery?