I've also had an issue with my hips and I still don't know what it was, I think it was a hip impingement so I did band distraction work.
But definitely stretching it definitely makes it worse. Squat university goes through impingement, but after doing some band distraction work and then try a movement that would normally hurt your hips and see if it still hurts and that can tell if impingement is the problem.
tennis ball foam rolling deep definitely did not help. it would hurt and you would actually be tearing it small amounts.
ya similar. i can feel the deep tissue stuff actually damaging it. in your mind you hope it's helping.. and initially it might feel like it is, causing a rush of blood flow etc, changing the pain perception. but it always gets worse for me.
additionally, if stretching is one of the original culprits, then i'll stay away from it being a potential fix. stretching has always been my arch nemesis and it finally got me. but maybe it didn't, because now i'm not stretching at all and I feel decent (unless i run or stretch), so i'll eventually come out on top.
some great things to come from this:
- don't have the urge to run with a watch anymore (nor strava): ie, i ran that mile race in december with no watch & glasses.
- not stretching
- don't care about competing with myself or others
- running (in small spurts) with dogs instead of running by myself (giving them more attention)
eventually it'll work out.
pc!
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