Looking together in the same direction.

Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."

Mary Oliver


Monday, February 11, 2013

PITB

     I am suffering with probable piriformis syndrome....I have a pain in the butt.  The piriformis muscle, when inflamed, compresses the sciatic nerve causing glute soreness, and pain down the hamstring in my leg.  I stopped running a week ago and am stretching like crazy.  I am still icing it and taking nsaids to decrease inflammation.  There is no improvement so far, but I don't want to start running again until the pain is gone.  I really don't want this to become a chronic problem.
     This is bad timing.  I had been increasing my mileage and was supposed to run a race this week.  I don't think that is going to happen.

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