Is this a symptom of a hamstring pull?

GB said:

I have had a pain for about 3 weeks that I think is centered in my upper
left butt cheek, and the pain shoots down my leg. I feel the pain primarily
after sitting in my chair at work and after I get up in the morning. I get
up and limp for a while and the pain begins to subside. If I run, bike, or
do a full body workout at the gym, the pain will go away as I exercise and
will not return sometimes until the next day. Any ideas on what this could
be? Thanks for any advice! I will be soon going to the doctor if this does
not go away, but wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this type of
injury.

Is the pain shooting down the outer part of your leg? If so it could be
sciatica. I developed sciatica when I carried my son around on my hip as
a baby and forgot to stop when he got big :-) Now it comes back mostly
when I sit for too long.

You should see your doctor right away for any injury or pain, especially
if you want to keep running.

Donna

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I have had a pain for about 3 weeks that I think is centered in my upper
left butt cheek, and the pain shoots down my leg. I feel the pain primarily
after sitting in my chair at work and after I get up in the morning. I get
up and limp for a while and the pain begins to subside. If I run, bike, or
do a full body workout at the gym, the pain will go away as I exercise and
will not return sometimes until the next day. Any ideas on what this could
be? Thanks for any advice! I will be soon going to the doctor if this does
not go away, but wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this type of
injury.

Probably a piece of this pain is that fact that as you sit, you slouch
which means the pelvis rolls back so you're sitting more on your
tailbone than sitz bones. That pelvis tilting back allows the
hanstrings to shorten.

Try this.
Sit on the edge of your chair.
Sit in your normal slouch, pelvis rolls back position
Let your left or right leg straighten(only one leg)
The leg is straight and the heel rests on the ground
Keep the leg straight and lift it up
Now sit up straight
Again keeping the leg straight, lift it up
You'll notice that sitting straight the leg is more difficult to lift
Sitting up straight keeps the pelvis aligned and the hamstring is
not relaxed as in the slouch.

Get two baseballs or start with two tennis balls and put them in a sock
and tie it at the end. You can sit on them under your hamstrings.
Later you can put them right in front of the sitz bones to work loose
some of the connective tissue that developed because of the slouching.

Here's one way to play with your posture called: Pump Up The Body
http://www.mindfulness.com/of4.asp

In health and on the run,
Ozzie Gontang
Director, San Diego Marathon Clinic, est. 1975
Maintainer - rec.running FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/
Mindful Running:
http://www.mindfulness.com/mr.asp

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GB said:

I have had a pain for about 3 weeks that I think is centered in my upper
left butt cheek, and the pain shoots down my leg. I feel the pain

primarily

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after sitting in my chair at work and after I get up in the morning. I

get

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up and limp for a while and the pain begins to subside. If I run, bike,

or

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do a full body workout at the gym, the pain will go away as I exercise

and

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will not return sometimes until the next day. Any ideas on what this

could

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be? Thanks for any advice! I will be soon going to the doctor if this

does

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not go away, but wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this type

of

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injury.

Is the pain shooting down the outer part of your leg? If so it could be
sciatica. I developed sciatica when I carried my son around on my hip as
a baby and forgot to stop when he got big :-) Now it comes back mostly
when I sit for too long.

You should see your doctor right away for any injury or pain, especially
if you want to keep running.

Donna

Thanks for the info Donna!

I read up on sciatica and it could be what is causing the pain I feel. The
only thing is I have no pain in my back. I think I will go ahead and visit a
doctor regardless! Thanks for your input!

"Ozzie Gontang" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>, GB

Quoted message said:

I have had a pain for about 3 weeks that I think is centered in my upper
left butt cheek, and the pain shoots down my leg. I feel the pain

primarily

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

after sitting in my chair at work and after I get up in the morning. I

get

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

up and limp for a while and the pain begins to subside. If I run, bike,

or

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

do a full body workout at the gym, the pain will go away as I exercise

and

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

will not return sometimes until the next day. Any ideas on what this

could

Quoted message said:

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be? Thanks for any advice! I will be soon going to the doctor if this

does

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

not go away, but wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this type

of

Quoted message said:

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injury.

Probably a piece of this pain is that fact that as you sit, you slouch
which means the pelvis rolls back so you're sitting more on your
tailbone than sitz bones. That pelvis tilting back allows the
hanstrings to shorten.

Try this.
Sit on the edge of your chair.
Sit in your normal slouch, pelvis rolls back position
Let your left or right leg straighten(only one leg)
The leg is straight and the heel rests on the ground
Keep the leg straight and lift it up
Now sit up straight
Again keeping the leg straight, lift it up
You'll notice that sitting straight the leg is more difficult to lift
Sitting up straight keeps the pelvis aligned and the hamstring is
not relaxed as in the slouch.

Get two baseballs or start with two tennis balls and put them in a sock
and tie it at the end. You can sit on them under your hamstrings.
Later you can put them right in front of the sitz bones to work loose
some of the connective tissue that developed because of the slouching.

Here's one way to play with your posture called: Pump Up The Body
http://www.mindfulness.com/of4.asp

In health and on the run,
Ozzie Gontang
Director, San Diego Marathon Clinic, est. 1975
Maintainer - rec.running FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/
Mindful Running:
http://www.mindfulness.com/mr.asp

Thanks Ozzie, all you say is true. I will try your recommendation!