Weird lower leg pain.

[Hallamshire Physiotherapy]

Hi Fom my experience horse riders tend to maintain thier lumbar spine in an overly extended (lordotic) position. This produces chronic nerve root compression and produces intermitttent leg pain. Try riding in a neutral pelvis (reduce the lordosis) and monitor what happens to you leg symptoms. Your symptoms improve with constant use as you move your pelvis with a range of activites and this limits the nerve root compression but does not give a lasting solution. I am not a bit fan of myofascial trigger points and find these points resolve quickly by addressing the cause.
Hallamshire Physio

[fassopony]

Hippocrates I am going to try your method of pressure, stretching and the Biofreeze gel. You say about keeping my knee over my second toe but when riding, my toe should be at about a 40 degree angle so my toes are to the out side of my knee when in the stirrup.

Hallamshire, what do you mean by overly extended lumbar spine? Upper body position always varies from sitting vertical, to extremely forward (as over a fence). Also, the pain occurs from fast walking and or step aerobics as well.