Foam Roller Screwed Me Up?

aznlazyboi89 · 02-03-2009, 06:38 PM

Okay so here's the story if your interested. Last night I decided to do a full lower body and lower back roll out before heading to bed. And anyone who has ever tried to roll out your entire lower body knows how fatiguing it can be.

So, after I spend an hour in a sex position making humping motions on the floor, I hopped into bed. Unfortunately, I get to wake up to aching OUTER thighs. This has never happened in the past! It calmed a little after I got up and walked around. Although sitting down is the only way to relieve it completely. When standing, the ache would slow creep back.

I Googled with no solid matches, coming across IT Band Syndrome, Fibromyalgia in thigh, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, all the way to hip arthritis. Nothing.

Why did I wake up with aching outer thighs that doesn't go away unless I sit down?!

Yanick · 02-04-2009, 12:01 AM

Did you warm up before you did this? You shouldn't really be doing any soft tissue work on cold muscles, it could lead to no good.

Soft tissue work, if done very rigorously, can incite an inflammatory response. Its good to ice down if you did an especially hard foam roll. or atleast do a nice cool down like stretching and such.

The inflammation thing would probably explain why it goes away when sitting, as you are taking the pressure off of your leg musculature and letting them rest.

Its pretty hard for me to say exactly what happened to you, but try warming up with some light activity (like bike for 5-10 min), stretch, then ice down. Its most likely going to go away in a day or two.

PreMier · 02-04-2009, 12:38 AM

i think yans right. doing smr can cause damage if not done properly

**P-funk** · 02-04-2009, 05:11 PM

i agree with yan.

foam rolling didn't screw you up - you screwed you up.

patrick

aznlazyboi89 · 02-04-2009, 05:47 PM

Thanks Yan and the rest. Sorry Mr. Foams, wasn't your fault. I didn't warm up at all and just went straight to bed after so pretty much did everything wrong there and I did feel better the next day. Thank god because I have training today, would've sucked if I had to skip it.

Also did all that deep massaging go to waste since I inflammated(even a word?) my muscles?

02-03-2009, 06:38 PM	#1
aznlazyboi89 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: us Posts: 2	Foam Roller Screwed Me Up? Okay so here's the story if your interested. Last night I decided to do a full lower body and lower back roll out before heading to bed. And anyone who has ever tried to roll out your entire lower body knows how fatiguing it can be. So, after I spend an hour in a sex position making humping motions on the floor, I hopped into bed. Unfortunately, I get to wake up to aching OUTER thighs. This has never happened in the past! It calmed a little after I got up and walked around. Although sitting down is the only way to relieve it completely. When standing, the ache would slow creep back. I Googled with no solid matches, coming across IT Band Syndrome, Fibromyalgia in thigh, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, all the way to hip arthritis. Nothing. Why did I wake up with aching outer thighs that doesn't go away unless I sit down?!

02-04-2009, 12:01 AM	#2
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,231	Did you warm up before you did this? You shouldn't really be doing any soft tissue work on cold muscles, it could lead to no good. Soft tissue work, if done very rigorously, can incite an inflammatory response. Its good to ice down if you did an especially hard foam roll. or atleast do a nice cool down like stretching and such. The inflammation thing would probably explain why it goes away when sitting, as you are taking the pressure off of your leg musculature and letting them rest. Its pretty hard for me to say exactly what happened to you, but try warming up with some light activity (like bike for 5-10 min), stretch, then ice down. Its most likely going to go away in a day or two. "The greatest obstacle to knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge." -Barry Marshall, Nobel Laureate

02-04-2009, 12:38 AM	#3
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,962 Photos: 2	i think yans right. doing smr can cause damage if not done properly P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

02-04-2009, 05:11 PM	#4
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,695	i agree with yan. foam rolling didn't screw you up - you screwed you up. patrick E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

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02-04-2009, 05:47 PM	#5
aznlazyboi89 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: us Posts: 2	Thanks Yan and the rest. Sorry Mr. Foams, wasn't your fault. I didn't warm up at all and just went straight to bed after so pretty much did everything wrong there and I did feel better the next day. Thank god because I have training today, would've sucked if I had to skip it. Also did all that deep massaging go to waste since I inflammated(even a word?) my muscles?