Re: S/I joint

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I'll share a yoga stretch that my yoga teacher

(took 8 classes from her over 3 years!) shared

with us for stretching out the gluteus muscles.

It's a good one for a tight or sore butt area.

Dragon Pose modification, or Pigeon Pose

(Variation of Runner's Lunge):

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/863

also here, as the " Supported Pigeon Pose " :

http://www.yogacards.com/yoga-postures-2/kapotasana-pigeon-pose.html

My description: Sit on the floor. Lay one leg straight

behind you like the tail of a dragon, top of foot on

floor, sole of foot up toward ceiling. Your other leg,

forward like an arrow laying on the ground, with the knee

as the arrow tip, leg folded sideways, and forward leg's

foot is by your opposite hip. Lean forward over bent leg.

Great to stretch the butt muscles. Please take slowly,

I'm concerned for your S/I area!!

aka rubypomm

>

> Does anybody have any stretches or solutions for a blown S/I

joint? I blew

> mine at the gym yesterday morning. It was bad yesterday, it's

horrible

> today. I can barely move. I'm full of Advil and Tylenol, I've

rubbed it

> down with muscle stuff, iced it 20 on 20 off and I'm trying to

gently

> stretch it out, but nothing is helping at all. Foam roller? No

help. I've

> been doing the cat exercise, the thing where you press your lower

spine to

> the floor, hugging each knee individually and crossing my leg over

the other

> trying to loosen it up to no avail. Standing, sitting and laying

all hurt

> equally.

>

> Worse yet, my brand new bike is sitting untouched in the living

room and I

> can't even think about riding it on this beautiful sunny day.

HELP!!

>

> Dr. Val

> www.pinkbunnyears.com

>