People touch the fullness of the hip, right in the middle of their buttock, and say, I get pain here.” Often, they describe a tight low back that extends toward their buttock. The back pain is usually not part of their initial complaint. However, it distinguishes this pattern from other buttock pain. When this is […]
Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. People reach back to touch the crest of their hip and say, “My low back hurts here.” Sometimes they trace up their low back and complain of tightness all the way up to be base of their ribs. When this
People tend to run a hand up and down their hip and complain of stiffness. Then, they focus on their buttock and say that it focuses on that spot. Often they complain of a stiff low back and included that area in their demonstration. Their low back is noticeably stiff to the touch between the
Here, you will find self-care for relief from sharp pain across the top of your hips. I probably give this post to more clients than any other to help with low back pain. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the pattern, see an example and review activities that aggravate it take
Here you will find ways to get relief on your own for pain along one side of the low back. These are reliable self-care strategies that I use in my practice every week. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the problem and activities that aggravate it read this other post. Avoid
Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. The patient with this pain runs their hand up and down along one side of their low back and says that it hurts there. They often say that they have pain along one side of the low back when they get
Groin and abdominal pain can be an indicator of serious internal organ problems. See your doctor and be gentle with anything you do for self-care. Here, you will find how to get relief on your own when your back hurts but the pain is in the front fold of the hip. If you’d like to
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Here, you will find strategies for relief through self-care for that sharp pain between your shoulder blades. If you’d like to read more about how people describe this pain pattern or the things you do to create it, look at this other post. Self-care for this type of sharp, upper back pain can be quick
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People have pain in their calf or groin with a stiff hip. Pain is usually the greater concern. And, one of the two complaints usually dominates: Specific Pain Groin pain that feels like a hernia should be checked by your doctorbefore seeking relief through bodywork. Vague Stiff Hip With either of these, they often have
Overview This is one of several posts about a stiff, fragile low back. This particular pattern also involves pain in the lower buttock. A stiff low back is usually a combination of a binding intervertebral joint with more than one muscle involved. If you have a stiff low back, you should compare these posts. These people
