popping in buttock

[fitfairy]

I have had this before and really felt it during bulgarians this morning on the right side. As I got to the deepest portion of the move I would feel this pop in my buttock. Right in the middle of the buttock. It feels like it's a tendon or muscle sliding over the bone. I hope that makes sense. It doesn't hurt per se, but feels really weird. Can someone tell me what that think this sounds like and what I may need to do for it?? Thanks!!

[Mon]

I have the same problem, but my popping is in my right hip whenever I do leg kicks on the floor or other things. It does not really happen standing up though. Most of the time when I do one legged RDL's (with no weight) or one legged squat with the left leg,, I hear a little popping sound in my knee and even when I walk too (mostly the left). For the one legged RDL, I hear the little popping in both knees. There's no pain though, just a sound. I know theres something called "snapping hip syndrome" and maybe "knee snapping syndrome", but I don't know if theres something called "snapping butt syndrome". I think its just because certain muscles are tight and need some foam rolling and stretching. I have felt popping in my shoulders too before and especially the upper back and also my butt before. When I am laying down on my back, I hear popping sounds in my back automatically like my upper back is moving around or something. No pain though. I am just hoping nothing comes out of alignment and I don't feel like anything has. I also have anterior tilt, so maybe when I lay down on my back my body goes to the normal tilt or whatever. I don't know for sure. All I know is I hear popping sometimes depending on how I am moving and the positions I am in and that I have no pain anywhere. My right leg is also longer than the left, so that may cause the left knee to click when I walk or my right hip to pop on certain movements.

[UConnJulie]

Originally Posted by fitfairy

I have had this before and really felt it during bulgarians this morning on the right side. As I got to the deepest portion of the move I would feel this pop in my buttock. Right in the middle of the buttock. It feels like it's a tendon or muscle sliding over the bone. I hope that makes sense. It doesn't hurt per se, but feels really weird. Can someone tell me what that think this sounds like and what I may need to do for it?? Thanks!!

Probably is what you think it is ... if it doesn't hurt you probably don't need to worry too much. Might indicate that your hip flexor (iliopsoas) is tight/restricted on that side (assuming you are talking about the rear leg). If it is the weightbearing leg, then it could be your ITB. How's your flexibility?

[fitfairy]

Originally Posted by UConnJulie

Probably is what you think it is ... if it doesn't hurt you probably don't need to worry too much. Might indicate that your hip flexor (iliopsoas) is tight/restricted on that side (assuming you are talking about the rear leg). If it is the weightbearing leg, then it could be your ITB. How's your flexibility?

Flexibility stinks. Been working on that for years it and it seems like I get no where. It was the weight bearing leg. I never thought about it being the ITB. I was doing some rolling and have stopped. Guess I should start back again.

thanks!
Catherine

[Mon]

My flexibility has not improved either and I don't do static stretching anymore because of that reason. I do PNF now and my flexibility is actually improving. I use either my own bodyweight, the wall, or the floor. I use some object to put all my weight on for a certain muscle for the isometric stretching part. For the passive stretching part, I would do the same kind of stretch pose I would do for static. I do passive stretching for 15 sec followed by isometric stretching for 15 seconds, followed by passive stretching again for 15 seconds for one muscle. Then I go to the next muscle. Example - I do the glute stretch, then I do the pigion (all I do is flip over), then I do the glute stretch again. Then I switch legs.

What may work for me may not work for you. PNF stretching - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia are all the different options on PNF. There are 5 ways you can do PNF. For exact directions on how to do it, go there.