I had the same kind of pain off and on in my left hip. I went to the Doctor over and over for two years until I finally found a Doctor that sent me to a pshyical therepist. It took him two seconds to figure out that my hip bone had rotated forward out of place. I had always worked long hours on my feet and did alot of heavy lefting and bending. The Doctor said it was due to the type of work I was doing but that anyones hips can rotate forward out of place. I suggest you go to a pshyical therepist as soon as possible. I was also put on Glucosamine. It's fantastic. It takes several weeks before the body absorbs all of the dosage but keep taking it. Let me know what you find out. Good Luck ! The lunges you are doing will only make the problem worse in the long run.

What happened two weeks ago when the pain started--new exercise, new shoes, new walk to work, more intensity? Something...

Then--there are a lot of yoga stretches that will help the overall hip area. If I don't do them regularly, I can be crippled.

Variations on the reclining twist: Lay flat, bend one leg, stay flat, stretch bent leg to ground over straight leg. Stop when it hurts, stay there and then relax. Repeat on the other side.

Then do something similar with a straight leg. It will hurt more.

Then there's a sitting stretch--cross your legs "Indian style", lean forward gently. Likely will hurt like the devil. Don't go too far, release, change legs, repeat.

Works for me.

Did you use any weights when running? I used to use ankle weights when running or walking or tae bo, and Built pointed out to me that any kind of swinging motion with weights is bad on joints, I believe that's how she said it.

Getting older has made me more disciplined. Wish I'd listened to my body with this much care 20 years ago. There's no ignoring anything any more, and I think I'm in better shape for it.

Had a long talk with a younger woman last week--she talked about fears, one of which was "afraid of getting old." Not much sympathy here. I said, You get old or you get dead, pick. No point in being afraid of old, but OK to be more specific about what exactly you're afraid of, because THAT can be dealt with. Progress.

Aimee,

I read all the posts of this thread, then went to read your journal and gym logs. Based on all I read I would like to add my 2C.

About your pains. Most of them seem to be typical runner injuries. When I started to run the first pain I felt was in my lower back. A back strengthening, stretching programme (designed by physical therapists not by trainers) gave my fast release. The back pain not only went away in less than one week, but has not come back since.

Hip pain could be sciatica, illiotibial syndrome, or many other things. All these are require different kind of treatments, and NONE of them is going away without proper healing.

The cause of this injuries could be the Bootcamp programme. It seems that is is a real legkiller, breaking all the basic runner injury prevention rules. Do not get me wrong. I am NOT talking against tough bootcamp style trainings.

(I have a Marine son, successfully surviving 7th year of tough training. The difference is, that in the military the PT instructors are much more cautious: to loose Marines because of of temporary injury is very costly.)

The problem is with your bootcamp program, that it uses running excessively for cardio vascular fitness training. Seems a little too much sprinting, jumping, running on incline etc.

Something more. The age of your legs. You can have the fitness level, the look, the heart, the skin, the lung, the spirit of a 20 year old, but your LEGS always as old as your physical age.

What to do? I would recommend you to contact with Los Angeles Running Club to get a reference to a doctor who is familiar with running injuries. Here is a web page: http://www.larunningclub.com/

One more remark. I understand your desire to go out to run out your frustration. May I recommend an easy run to steam out instead of HIIT?

This is my 2c, thanks for listening.

My best wishes, take care:

Eva

hey aimee...if you can find someone in your area who specializes in ART therapy (Active Release therapy), lots of bodybuilders use this with great results. I think there is a website you can access to find doctors.

Do I have that spelled right? It's one of the hip stabilizer muscles that lies deep under your intestines, along the inside of your spinal column. I had a deep tissue massage person work on it once and nearly came off the table. But dang, did the pain go away!

And because it's mostly a posture muscle, it's one of those you're not really conscious of.

Larger point: Have you looked at Rolfing, or deep tissue or trigger point work with someone who's REALLY qualified, not just saying "Yeah, I can do that too." I have found these treatments helpful for problems that more conventional medical practitioners don't see.

VERY Useful book: The Anatomy of Movement, by Blandine Calais-Germain. It shows exactly what muscle moves which parts how, and helps me to pinpoint EXACTLY what's hurting, which can be tricky when it's that complicated mess that runs my hips and butt.

Good luck.

Thanks Lift & cscarver. I was searching the net for ART yesterday and came across a running website. I posted a question regarding my hip & butt pain. The running coach suggested I stop running for about a week to see if the pain goes away. She even suggested that I work on the flexibility of my cores muscles, hip flexor, lat. hips and hamstrings. I know my hamstrings could handle being more flexible. I'm thinking about trying a deep tissue massage. I've had one a couple of days after I ran a 1/2 marathon, was still a tad sore and it killed me. It was so painful, but it did work. Wasn't sore anymore. I'm willing to try just about anything. I know some pain is good, but when it interferes with my working out, it's BAD!!!

Thanks again!