2000 N route with Larry and Kent at an easy pace. My right hip was quite sore last night, but it was only a little sore this morning and didn't bother me much during the run. I think I may have to see a doctor about it. It's gradually been getting worse. My doctor told me a few years ago that it looked like I was getting arthritis in my right hip. It was very tight. I couldn't cross my right leg over my left. He showed me some stretches to loosen it up. I finally got serious this year about trying to stretch it out. I've
loosened it up quite a bit, and can now cross my leg, but I've still
got work to do. The problem is related to my serious left knee injury (youth football) when I was 14 that left my left leg 1+ inch shorter than my right. I wear a partially-compensating lift in my left shoe, but my right leg still bears more of my weight than my right. A chiropractor recently measured and found that my right leg was bearing 12 lbs. more of my weight than my left leg. He thought that might be the cause of the wear and inflammation in my right hip.
I think that my attempts at stretching out my hip after 35 years has maybe led to increased stress and inflammation on the joint. Stretching and ibuprofen may not be enough...although they'll probably have to do until after the St. George marathon.
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