Not smonster, Steph, but I sometimes have to deal with a pinchy hip as well. Rolling on a tennis ball or whatevs is indeed painful but it DOES work. Something about massaging the fascia so that they can relax and start to heal. Also recommend stretching all those gluteus muscles if that's what you think is causing it.
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Burrell - Sep 25, 2011 9:26:49 am PDT #223 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ginger - Sep 25, 2011 9:42:32 am PDT #224 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I was too optimistic about the state of my ears. I now have a great deal of empathy for babies pulling at their affected ears. I have used Mucinex, neti pot, steam and most variations of OTC cold medicine, and one ear is still horribly stuffed up and painful. I can't use the excess energy from the prednisone because leaning over makes me dizzy. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Hil R. - Sep 25, 2011 9:46:10 am PDT #225 of 30001
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I was too optimistic about the state of my ears. I now have a great deal of empathy for babies pulling at their affected ears. I have used Mucinex, neti pot, steam and most variations of OTC cold medicine, and one ear is still horribly stuffed up and painful. I can't use the excess energy from the prednisone because leaning over makes me dizzy. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Advil or Motrin. Sometimes, the sinus passages are too swollen to allow the fluid to escape, and Advil brings down the swelling.
Dana - Sep 25, 2011 9:51:47 am PDT #226 of 30001
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Sometimes, the sinus passages are too swollen to allow the fluid to escape, and Advil brings down the swelling.
If that's the culprit, Afrin will bring more immediate relief. I love Afrin. I wish I could marry it. Ibuprofen can be the best man.
Steph L. - Sep 25, 2011 10:29:48 am PDT #227 of 30001
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I was going to suggest Afrin. My doctor says that, despite the label (and conventional wisdom) saying you can only use it for 3 days due to risk of rebound congestion, for a really bad cold with ear involvement, you can use it for 5-7 days.
Not smonster, Steph, but I sometimes have to deal with a pinchy hip as well. Rolling on a tennis ball or whatevs is indeed painful but it DOES work. Something about massaging the fascia so that they can relax and start to heal. Also recommend stretching all those gluteus muscles if that's what you think is causing it.
I've been using tennis balls, and when they didn't seem to help, switched to that evil foam roller (not in the same day). And I guess I need to find some stretches for the glutes/hip area. Cranky evil muscles.
Burrell - Sep 25, 2011 11:27:09 am PDT #228 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I am trying to think of a way to describe some of the streches I do, but they are all weird and hard to explain. Like there's one where you sit on the ground with one leg folded in front of you, so your heel is close to your crotch. That's the working leg. The other is folded knee in front, foot to the back. Leaning back on your arms, raise the hip of the working leg foreward to stretch it. You can slowly start to lean back as far as you can, even lying on the ground, to deepen the stretch.
lisah - Sep 25, 2011 11:33:02 am PDT #229 of 30001
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Pigeon is a great hip stretch. Actually here is a set of good hip stretches from yoga journal:
I know a good IT band stretch but am having trouble figuring out how to describe it. Will think on it!
Stephanie - Sep 25, 2011 11:43:49 am PDT #230 of 30001
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The stretch Burrell mentioned is awesome.
Burrell - Sep 25, 2011 12:11:19 pm PDT #231 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh yeah, that Happy Baby pose is a good one for relaxing the hips and back too. Bound Angle looks good too, I know I do that one a lot when my body is feeling fidgety. Thanks for the link, lisah.
smonster - Sep 25, 2011 4:42:57 pm PDT #232 of 30001
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Ginger, I hope you find something that works for you. Stopped up ears are so miserable.
smonster, I've been meaning to ask you -- are you getting any relief from your hip pain? (Or is it your IT band? Or are they connected?)
No, not really. I just kind of ignore it until it keeps me from sleeping, and then lie on a series of balls. It's my glutes, and IT band, and psoas, and hamstrings, and goodness knows what else. The pigeon pose kind of helps. What I probably need to do is to relax all the fascia, and then try to get my SI back into joint, and then put my hip belt thingy on to keep it in place. But I haven't been able to manage that.
I hope the stretches help some, Steph.
So for once my poor memory for dates worked for me - the slides are due tomorrow, which means I can do them tomorrow evening while doing laundry, and then practice pitching on Tuesday. I may work on them a bit tonight, so I can bounce them back to my partner.
I ended up meeting up with StW to watch the 2nd half of the game (GEAUX SAINTS!) and then we had an early dinner and watched an episode of Justified. He's back out at a coffee shop working again. Craziness.