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Originally Posted by chassis
Thanks. I agree the posterior muscles seem involved in my hip pain.
My hip pain became intolerable after 9 years of running 2-5 miles per week, plus some cycling, walking and hiking. For sure not an overuse situation and my view is the muscles were not unusually weak, because of the frequent running. I stopped running in 2017.
My main thought is poor running form (I was an extreme heel striker) led to excessive impact in the hip joint leading to trochanteric bursitis. This is my DIY diagnosis, I have not seen a medical professional for this.
In the past 18 months I have increased yardage in the pool and mileage on the bike, and my hips have never felt better. I have done a couple of 1/2 mile test runs, going slowly and focusing on mid- and forefoot striking and my hips felt ok.
I want to try a 1 mile test run but haven’t decided yet. Comments?
ps. My wife has run 58 marathons and managed plantar fasciitis for years during her peak period of 4 marathons per year. Stretching was her #1 therapy. There are a number of exercises for this and also a therapeutic sock that allows stretching of the plantar area.
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That’s good info, and it seems like you are figuring it out. Brother, strength training. I started my Bulgarian Split squats and Bulgarian RDLs with 10 pound dumbbells. I forgot to include the band work. I am doing two minutes each of double banded (one above the knee and one mid-calf) lateral walks and two minutes of monster walks.
But I am not diagnosing you. My recommendation for you is a sports centered Physical Therapist.