Does anyone have hip problems?

[Mrs.Beagle]

I have problems with my iliosacral joint (the part where your hips meet the base of your spine, I think?)

Normally it's just annoying, but we went bowling on Friday and did a lot of standing on Saturday and now I can barely move.

I've been to multiple doctors, and it looks like I need intensive PT, but I don't have the time or the money for it. So here I sit.

There was really no point to this post except to find someone to poor poodle me.

[Deleted]

Instead of doing PT at a Dr's office, look up exercises/stretches/yoga poses online. That helped me when I was in my car accident and injured the same area.

[Mrs.Beagle]

Sept 3, 2012 16:01:47 GMT -5 skippingstones said:

Instead of doing PT at a Dr's office, look up exercises/stretches/yoga poses online. That helped me when I was in my car accident and injured the same area.

That's a good idea. I do see a chiro, who helps immensely, but I know it's only temporary.

I would also like to try yoga, but again, the time/cost issue.

[dcannie]

i had a lot of problems/pain in that area after an accident. after it healed (the tip fractured, but there is really nothing to be done but rest it, ice it, etc.) i went to a chiro and it helped immensely.

eta: also doing some stretches at home. a lot of hip openers, child's pose, downward dog.

[Deleted]

I do my yoga at home. I use YouTube a LOT for it and google. I also have a beginners DVD. Even light stretching helped me, like sitting down and bending to the left, the right then to the front slowly.

And light squats to just stretch out. I dunno, it helped me!

[Mrs.Beagle]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to google some things, and hopefully find stuff that will relive the pain somewhat.

[Deleted]

Good luck. I hope it heals fast. Pain of any kind is a SOB.

[Deleted]

Sept 3, 2012 16:03:53 GMT -5 Mrs.Beagle said:

Sept 3, 2012 16:01:47 GMT -5 skippingstones said:

Instead of doing PT at a Dr's office, look up exercises/stretches/yoga poses online. That helped me when I was in my car accident and injured the same area.

That's a good idea. I do see a chiro, who helps immensely, but I know it's only temporary.

I would also like to try yoga, but again, the time/cost issue.

. Doesn't your chiro give you exercises? Are there muscle energy techniques he/she could teach you to correct the rotation(I'm assuming you have a rotation)? You can see a PT. and discuss treatment options and explain your financial/time constraints. Maybe they can work out a schedule that wouldn't be so demanding. I have patients tell me all the time they can't afford it and set them up with a home program to try themselves. The ultimate goal of the PT is to help you manage independently eventually.