Strange hip pain for deadlift and knee to chest stretch

Nekurahn · Post by **Nekurahn** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:06 pm

Hi everyone,

When I lay down on the floor and try to stretch by extending one leg and pulling the other leg's knee to chest, it blocks at 90 degress (towards sky). It's not that I'm not flexible enough, I don't think. It doesn't even feel like it's stretching at all, it just blocks like it's bone to bone and if I try to pull it in regardless, it hurts at the junction (sort of groin area but more into the leg).

I have had this for a long time and am desperate to get this fixed. It is forcing me to squat very very wide and makes it impossible to perform deadlift.

I hope someone can finally help me. Thank you for your time.

ketchuplover · Post by **ketchuplover** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:10 am

What does your physician say about it?

Packard · Post by **Packard** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:28 pm

Have you had this checked out yet? An X-ray will probably give a quick answer.

Nekurahn · Post by **Nekurahn** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:07 pm

Yeah I had it checked out. chiropractor says leg length difference. podiatrist says the forms in shoes are too worn out and need to be readjusted. I'll try that first this week.

Packard · Post by **Packard** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:04 am

Nekurahn wrote:Yeah I had it checked out. chiropractor says leg length difference. podiatrist says the forms in shoes are too worn out and need to be readjusted. I'll try that first this week.

From experience Chiropractors and podiatrists don't like to cure conditions; they only like to treat them. If someone cures the condition they suddenly lose a customer.

See a orthopaedist.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:52 pm

a leg length issue wouldn't "block" your range of motion...you need a shit load of hip mobility work and hip flexor/quad stretching

www.uponlinetraining.com

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:18 pm

Some people do have ever so slight differences, in leg length and in foot length too.

If you were someone who needed a raised shoe, then wearing two regular ones, might interefere slightly with range of motion, but even then, not to the point where you moved like a poorly lubricated cartoon android.

Think of that Asimo Robot the Japanese built. Even with things like Hip flexor / Glute issues, I'd expect you to be able to move at least as well as an Asimo.

Even if there was a slight difference in leg length, it might possibly make you tip, ever so slightly to one side when you Squatted, but probably not even enough to put you off balance.