I get this same pain, and I am a runner as well as yoga enthusiast. It is likely that your hips are out of alignment, or that you overpronate on one or both of your feet. I over pronate on my right foot, and I over compensate for it...it's a chain reaction. I have found that stretching my Quadratus lumborum greatly helps. google it, and you will see that it's a trigger muscle for the one that is aching in your hip. I wake up with this dull ache 2 to 3 times a week. I keep a tennis ball next to my bed, and just leaning against that in my hip socket seems to relieve that ache and I fall back to sleep. I take no painkillers, as regular stretching has done wonders. If you do yoga, these poses work wonders: triangle pose (for the quadratus loumborum and deep hip muscles, side angle pose, pigeon pose, lotus pose, and if you are not very experienced, childs pose and happy baby pose are easy and helpful. good luck!
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I get this same pain, and I am a runner as well as yoga enthusiast. It is likely that your hips are out of alignment, or that you overpronate on one or both of your feet. I over pronate on my right foot, and I over compensate for it...it's a chain reaction. I have found that stretching my Quadratus lumborum greatly helps. google it, and you will see that it's a trigger muscle for the one that is aching in your hip. I wake up with this dull ache 2 to 3 times a week. I keep a tennis ball next to my bed, and just leaning against that in my hip socket seems to relieve that ache and I fall back to sleep. I take no painkillers, as regular stretching has done wonders. If you do yoga, these poses work wonders: triangle pose (for the quadratus loumborum and deep hip muscles, side angle pose, pigeon pose, lotus pose, and if you are not very experienced, childs pose and happy baby pose are easy and helpful. good luck!
January 24, 2011 - 10:20amThis Comment
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