i pulled a muscle in my butt a few days ago,

[mopinko]

and it’s making me cray.
it hurts every time i cough.
i have a chronic cough.

some pity, please?

[redwitch]

1. Ouch!

I’m sorry your butt hurts!

[mopinko]

2. worst part is i can barely do my yoga.

gingerly is my new operative word.
+ side- sitting on a heating pad.

[EYESORE 9001]

3. I pulled a butt muscle just the other day

It wasn’t mine

SRSLY, I can sympathize. I was in a car accident years ago and cracked three ribs. It wasn’t just coughing but laughing or even taking a deep breath.

[mopinko]

6. i've had a half doz broken ribs.

1 event the doc looked at the xray and said- well i see at least 3 broken. they were the last 1s and just smashed. this was 2 weeks later, cuz i k now there’s nothing to be done. but as they started to heal they made the most ghastly popping noises. doc said that was them settling into a slightly diff arrangement, and the cartilage was objecting.

they most def do suck.

[murielm99]

4. I didn't know you could pull muscles in your butt.

Move carefully.

[mopinko]

8. it actually starts in my butt

and runs down the back of my leg.
1 good thing about being a klutz all your life is learning to live w sprains.
which is to say- knowing when to vent, and when to just put your head down.

[highplainsdem]

19. Mo, pain going down your leg like that sounds like sciatica. See this

Mayo Clinic article:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sciatica/symptoms-causes/syc-20377435

I'm familiar with that because of a sacroiliac injury from a bad fall on black ice long ago. Had to have cortisone injected into the joint, though that didn't help much.

Because sciatica can cause numbness in the affected leg (I had partial paralysis for a while, could not climb stairs safely), it makes the risk of falls greater because your foot may not be lifting as high as normal when you walk.

See a doctor soon if this doesn't get better quickly, or if it worsens, and please be very careful in the meantime.

[mopinko]

25. i've had sciatica. this isnt it.

it’s a bit weird, actually. sciatica goes down the middle of the leg, but this is more down the side. sore spot in the lower back, too. think it’s muscle, not nerve. sadly have much experience.

[Marthe48]

5. Ow!

What are you doing to ease the pain? To heal? My friend hurt herself around her sciatica and ended up getting physical therapy and dry acupuncture. She tried steroids, but had side effects. She is better, but she was in a lot of pain for a couple of weeks. She is around 80 and has decided to quit kick-boxing

[mopinko]

7. ibuprofen and very, very gentle stretching. heat.

i’m pretty used to pain, have fibro. but this is sticking out cuz fibro has been good for a while and i’m getting used to not hurting all.the.damn.time.
i resent the backslide.

[Marthe48]

12. Be nice to yourself!

I keep an ice pack in the freezer. It helps when I get a little achy.
Hope you heal quick.

[mopinko]

13. i do need to ice it.

sorta large area, but i think icing the top of the thing will help.
slept like shit last night, so i will take it as easy as poss today. le sigh.

[Marthe48]

14. Put a few dry towels in the freezer to chill

They won't stay cold long, but you can see if icing a big area helps. If it does, freeze a couple wet washcloths in plastic bags. Easy to carry around.

Oh yeah-muscle rub!

[mopinko]

15. great idea.

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Physical Therapists Generally Advise...

...alternating heat & cold is ideal for muscle injuries.
When I played sports, that wasn't conventional wisdom. That a big reason why slight muscle strains took so darned long to heal. We were doing it wrong. It was heat, heat & heat, back then.

[mopinko]

26. yeah, ice mostly for 1st 48 hrs or so does the most good.

helping a lot today, tho.

[niyad]

9. Ouch! That smarts! Sending vibes for swift healing. I did that once,.

hugggggggs.

[mopinko]

10. i dont even know what i did.

must have been something in my yoga routine. been going very well, and i pushed something a little too hard. i’m good at that. there’s about 4 postures that now hurt like heck.

[niyad]

11. Be very gentle with yourself.

[Alice Kramden]

16. There is a topical analgesic that I like

Ted's Pain Cream - not affiliated with it, just recommend

[mopinko]

17. ya know, i tried that 1.

for fibro pain, and got blowback pain instead. i’d use some bengay, but it’s close to, um, sensitive areas.

[Alice Kramden]

27. Sorry it didn't help you - hope you are better soon

Sounds like you have a good regimen and are doing all the correct things

[GreenWave]

18. Stand in door way

Lift legs (one at a time I hope!) backwards. Try a few times each leg for equilibrium. Increase daily.

Not only will your butt restrengthen itself but those dearly departed butt cheeks will once again rise to the occasion.

[mopinko]

21. i do yoga, and i do a pretty good stork.

i’ve done yoga off and on most of my life. very helpful, tho exhausting, for fibro flairs. but i’ve had a pretty good for about a year now, and it’s starting to pay off. the balance stuff alone is worth it’s weight at my age.

but i’ve always had a nice ass.

[Niagara]

20. I have glute and SI problems.

One wonderful stretch that I recommend is to sit in a chair. Cross your legs like a man, right ankle to left knee. Lean forward slowly and attempt to place your nose straight ahead. Hold this stretch, even if you can't get your nose straight ahead. Lean back and relax. Attempt another stretch.



Switch legs, left ankle to right knee, lean forward and attempt to place your nose in the center, hold this stretch. Lean back and relax. Try it again and hold.



Sending healing vibes to you, mopinko.

[Chakaconcarne]

22. have you tried stretching it out?

Lay on your back and pull your knee toward your chest. Rotate/roll your knee (if possible) slightly inward and outward to stretch the whole muscle.

[mopinko]

23. i did a light yoga workout yesterday.

tried to focus on the opposing muscles. today i’m just takin the day off.
been icing, and that’s helping. messed up not doing that 3 days ago.