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[RC] Hip Problem - jpascuMickey;
It sounds to me like you are overworking your quadratus lumborum muscle. I'll let you look it up on the web, to determine what it does. When you post you use this muscle to flex the lower back, which is part of what we are doing when we post.
The fact that you are right handed means that you spend more time on your left leg. We do this shift in weight to "free" up our using hand. It is an evolutionary hold over.
The other possibility is that you have a side bend in the lumbar spine with a rotation to the same side. I would suspect that this would be irritated more than you report.
It is important to distinguish pain from and injury from soreness from over use.
Try stretching more before and after you ride.
I hope this helps.
jim
Author of Equine Structural Integration: Myofascial Release Manual
From: "Mickey Womack" <Mickey.Womack@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC] Hip problem.......... I have started riding more........and posting more ........to build up my legs for an endurance vacation in June. In the last two weeks I started experiencing some hip pain in my left hip (I am right handed if that makes a difference). Its at the very top of my hip bone towards my back. It feels like when you get a deep bruise and hurts the most when I get out of bed or stand up after setting for a while. Any clues what might be going on? Mickey
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