10k / Half marathon

[996 sps]

Onz said:

A bit o/t but felt it the most appropriate place to post...when running (seemingly only on hard surfaces) I find the two muscles either side of my spine in my lower back become really stiff and tense to the point where I feel the need to stop and bend over to stretch it out/loosen it.

I'm fairly fit/flexible...never done a huge amount of running on hard surfaces, always rugby or football so on grass. 5 a side never causes any problems it just seems to be when road running. Any ideas what could cause it?

Difficult to say without doing an assessment,on the back you have the a large muscle running up both sides, erector spina is its general name, you must also account that hamstrings attach to the ischum tuboristy on the inominate bone (the pelvis) (mate some of my spelling will be out but i'm not going into work to look the correct spelling up, hope you understand). So if thats the case tight hamstrings could pull the pelvis rearwards putting stress on the lower back. On the other hand your hip flexers could be tight pulling your pelvis forward and making extension of the spine difficult, hence painful when running. You really need a physio/sports therapist to do an assessment, would be worth it in the long run. For now do dorsal raises,and dead lifts to strengthen your back.

How flexible are your hamstrings? How flexible are you hip flexers? Do you train back with weights?

Edited by 996 sps on Monday 30th July 18:11

[Onz]

996 sps said:

Difficult to say without doing an assessment,on the back you have the a large muscle running up both sides, erector spina is its general name, you must also account that hamstrings attach to the ischum tuboristy on the inominate bone (the pelvis) (mate some of my spelling will be out but i'm not going into work to look the correct spelling up, hope you understand). So if thats the case tight hamstrings could pull the pelvis rearwards putting stress on the lower back. On the other hand your hip flexers could be tight pulling your pelvis forward and making extension of the spine difficult, hence painful when running. You really need a physio/sports therapist to do an assessment, would be worth it in the long run. For now do dorsal raises,and dead lifts to strengthen your back.

How flexible are your hamstrings? How flexible are you hip flexers? Do you train back with weights?

Edited by 996 sps on Monday 30th July 18:11

Think I'm probably going to see a physio about it anyway but in response to your questions:

Hamstrings - I can put my palms flat on the floor by my feet when bending over with straight legs.
Hip Flexers - how do you judge how flexible these are?!
When I do do weights I do train my back, not done weights for the last few months though as not been able to get to the gym.

[996 sps]

Onz said:

996 sps said:

Difficult to say without doing an assessment,on the back you have the a large muscle running up both sides, erector spina is its general name, you must also account that hamstrings attach to the ischum tuboristy on the inominate bone (the pelvis) (mate some of my spelling will be out but i'm not going into work to look the correct spelling up, hope you understand). So if thats the case tight hamstrings could pull the pelvis rearwards putting stress on the lower back. On the other hand your hip flexers could be tight pulling your pelvis forward and making extension of the spine difficult, hence painful when running. You really need a physio/sports therapist to do an assessment, would be worth it in the long run. For now do dorsal raises,and dead lifts to strengthen your back.

How flexible are your hamstrings? How flexible are you hip flexers? Do you train back with weights?

Edited by 996 sps on Monday 30th July 18:11

Think I'm probably going to see a physio about it anyway but in response to your questions:

Hamstrings - I can put my palms flat on the floor by my feet when bending over with straight legs.
Hip Flexers - how do you judge how flexible these are?!
When I do do weights I do train my back, not done weights for the last few months though as not been able to get to the gym.

Hip flexers you can do whats called a thomas test, hard to explain but need to lie back, in fact go to google type in thomas test for physio see what it comes up with. See a physio asap. It will only get worse.