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Originally Posted by zot buffalo
Last winter I fell skiing and felt something pop. Ever since then I have been struggling with a sore hip that would not get better. I finally got an MRI, which showed that I partially tore my hamstring tendon at the point where it connects to my pelvis -- literally a "pain in the butt." Way too late for surgery, too much scar tissue.
Soooo, I've been doing PT but can't seem to get any advice on what exercises to or not to do -- especially since none of the therapists have the vaguest idea about bellydance. The best advice I can get is "don't do it if it hurts." Dude ~ walking hurts, sleeping hurts!! Ironically, dancing doesn't seem to hurt all that much, until afterwards.
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Oh dear, that sounds really painful! At the risk of stating the obvious, we on bhuz don't have medical training and haven't seen your MRI, so there's a limit to how much value our advice can contain. But since you've been getting physical therapy and not getting helpful advice, I can see why you're looking for other ideas.
I can tell you that I've had 30 years of back pain as a result of a car accident when I was 17 (I rolled my vehicle). In my case, I think the scar tissue was a big part of my problem, because it was gripping the muscle into a great big knot. In May, I had a major breakthrough that has made a huge difference, through structural integration (also called rolfing). It's a type of body work (therapists are licensed under states' massage licensing procedures), but it tries to fix alignment problems in the body through poking and prodding of the fascia. In my breakthrough in May, the rolfer had me lie on my stomach. She then placed her foot right on the knot in my back, and had me raise my upper body into the yoga sphinx position and then do a series of rib cage moves while she applied the weight of her body to it. The deep pressure from the weight of her body applied directly to the knot felt pretty intense, but at the same time very "right".
Although I still have issues in that part of my back, I'm SO much better than I was before that particular breakthrough appointment. My massage therapist (different person from my rolfer) has really noticed the difference, too. He says that her work really loosened up the hardened scar tissue, which was what I needed.