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

Thu Jun 22, 2023, 07:38 AM

Jun 2023

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

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i pulled a muscle in my butt a few days ago, [View all] mopinko Jun 2023 OP

Ouch! redwitch Jun 2023 #1

worst part is i can barely do my yoga. mopinko Jun 2023 #2

I pulled a butt muscle just the other day EYESORE 9001 Jun 2023 #3

i've had a half doz broken ribs. mopinko Jun 2023 #6

I didn't know you could pull muscles in your butt. murielm99 Jun 2023 #4

it actually starts in my butt mopinko Jun 2023 #8

Mo, pain going down your leg like that sounds like sciatica. See this highplainsdem Jun 2023 #19

i've had sciatica. this isnt it. mopinko Jun 2023 #25

Ow! Marthe48 Jun 2023 #5

ibuprofen and very, very gentle stretching. heat. mopinko Jun 2023 #7

Be nice to yourself! Marthe48 Jun 2023 #12

i do need to ice it. mopinko Jun 2023 #13

Put a few dry towels in the freezer to chill Marthe48 Jun 2023 #14

great idea. mopinko Jun 2023 #15

Physical Therapists Generally Advise... ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #24

yeah, ice mostly for 1st 48 hrs or so does the most good. mopinko Jun 2023 #26

i dont even know what i did. mopinko Jun 2023 #10

Be very gentle with yourself. niyad Jun 2023 #11

There is a topical analgesic that I like Alice Kramden Jun 2023 #16

ya know, i tried that 1. mopinko Jun 2023 #17

Sorry it didn't help you - hope you are better soon Alice Kramden Jun 2023 #27

Stand in door way GreenWave Jun 2023 #18

i do yoga, and i do a pretty good stork. mopinko Jun 2023 #21

I have glute and SI problems. Niagara Jun 2023 #20

have you tried stretching it out? Chakaconcarne Jun 2023 #22

i did a light yoga workout yesterday. mopinko Jun 2023 #23