hip pain

[monkeygirl]

Even though it has gone away it could return. From my experience it just returns bigger and badder.

 

I thought my hip pain had finally "gone away"...apparently it was just on vacation. It popped THREE times in one stretch last night. Sickening pops, too, not the kind I actually WANT to happen (and yes, there are times when I WANT it to pop).

 

Now that it's NOT hurting, you may actually be able to walk from the car to the doctor's office...take advantage of this and get it checked out. Better safe than sorry, right?

[KickChick]

Monkeygirl I am going to suggest to you to take a look at my post in H&F regarding "pelvic alignment" http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2318&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=pelvic%20alignment

 

Flexing the hip to excess unwinds the capsular ligaments of the hip (including the pubofemoral ligament which tends to resist this excessive abduction). Spreading the legs out without these additional movements, twist and tightens the ligaments of the hips and jams the neck of the thigh bones against brim of the joint cavity of your pelvis.

 

Flexing the hip (tilting the pelvis forward or moving the thigh to the front) relaxes the ligament. To achieve a super side split you need to stretch the hamstring of the front leg and the muscles of the lower back so that you can tilt the pelvis forward while keeping your torso upright.

 

There are some good stretches in the thread above to work on (from Kurz's Stretching Scientifically)

 

Now as far as aes's hip pain .... yes I do suggest you go to a doctor because although you aren't experiencing anymore pain, believe me.... if you continue with ma training you most certainly will be confronted by that same condition again.

 

A snapping pain in your hip is almost always due to the iliotibial band snapping back and forth over the point of the hip. As you stretch the band out, this pain will disappear. The fibrous band running down the outside of the thigh is called the iliotibial band. It provides lateral stability to the hip so that it can't move too far to the outside. In some people, particularly martial artists and runners, the band overdevelops, tightens, and saws across the hip bone. Each time you flex and bend the knee, the band rubs against bone, causing pain. Although this condition often causes knee pain, it may also cause pain over the point of the hip.

[aes]

You could be right about going to the doc, but I spent 1 hole hour practicing my kicks, some in a Kata some on a bag and no pain today. Just sore muscles on my feet and thighs from the exercise.

 

My hips don’t pop btw, but my knees and ankles have always done this. It has never cause me any real discomfort other than when it grosses out the odd person that hears it.

 

LOL you should have seen the face on a Sensei when he tried to correct my posture and my knee popped… he thought he had just broken something but this is just the norm for me.

 

Al