To the physiotherapist for a niggle

It started with getting out of the car. One day I did just that, and felt something pulling in my right side. I didn't pay an awful lot of attention to it. But it became standard. And when it didn't go away, I started to wonder if it meant something was wrong. And when I started to feel it in more circumstances I figured I needed to act.

I could feel that it was something to do with my right hip bone. It felt like the muscles attachments to it were somehow not happy. Not idea why though. 

I didn't want this niggle turning into an injury, so I contacted my physiotherapist, and he had space. Storm Goretti didn't get in the way too much, so I made it there.

My suspicion was right! The tendons that attach my gluteus muscles to my hipbone are displeased. And the physiotherapist said he noticed some muscle weakness because of it. And it seems to also work the other way around. If I would strengthen the muscles, the niggle would go away. And he gave me five exercises. 

Artist impression of one of the exercises 

I just added the exercises to my morning regime. That had already been boosted by my strength training, but I think it compliments each other well. These exercises are mainly for my bum, while the exercises I did so far are more for my thigh muscles and calves. But the bum is absolutely crucial for running! So that is now looked after as well. The physiotherapist said it was going to take weeks for the niggle to go away. I hope by then it indeed will!