The Foam Roller is the Devil

There is one inanimate object that can literally make me cry. That object is the mother &$@&$:!!) foam roller.

Back in March, I had severe IT band pain in my knees and instead of following the doctor's order of rest and PT, I bought a foam roller, thinking I could cure myself! The first time I used the foam roller (if you've never used one, google: foam roller for IT bad), I was in so much pain, that I couldn't go on. That foam roller made me miserable!

I eventually worked out my IT band issues, but have brought out the foam roller again. This time I have pain in my hips (if you follow my my blog regularly, this is a new pain, in both hips). It sits at the front top of my hip bone, and feels like a strained muscle. I have pain when I put weight on my feet and when I reach or twist. I've performed a lot of Internet research and think it might have to do with tight IT bands or tight tendons. I've been rolling around on the foam roller for the last 2 days, trying to get some relief from the pain. It hasn't lessened, but I know I'm doing something right because of the excruciating pain when using the roller!

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