I'm working open to close today....
Well the snow cleared up and it was just a tad chilly yesterday morning for our 'long' group run of 4 miles. The longest I've ever done before. I am utterly convinced that I do not have hip bursitis. Whatever my problem is is IN my hip flexors. Yes that's right, it's in BOTH now.
I tried the new running form that my pt suggested (leaning more forward so that when my feet land they aren't landing out in front so the impact isn't too hard on my hips) and I took walking breaks even though I felt great and wanted to keep going and towards the end I STILL got the nagging pain. And after the run, as the day went on it got worse. I iced, took lots of ibuprofen and took it easy the rest of the night and I'm feeling a little better today, still sore. If I don't get this crap figured out, I don't know how I'll be able to do this hm and it's killing me! I've been taking joint supplements, doing stretches 4x a day, using my foam roller every day, i started doing strengthening exercises as well and they seem to help...but only a little....I'm being treated for the wrong thing, and I'm not sure where to go from here....people suggested a chiropractor, but my insurance doesn't cover them...are they expensive? I mean, if it helps than it is certainly worth it, but I just don't want to pay like 100+ for every visit or what not.