QL muscle

Hi,

I have a client, left arm fast cricket bowler, his left QL began to spasm during bowling, after rest pain reduced, he went bowling again, when his pain got worse and couldn't go into flexion, I think he irritated a disc. He rested again and came to be, I found a locked facet joint, which I adjusted, and have since been doing electrotherapy on his QL to help healing. It has been 3 weeks and this guy still has a sore tight QL, and has started to complain of a little left leg pain, I don;t understand why he is getting leg pain, his spine is fine so shoulnd't be any leg pain. I want to help his healing quickly so he can get back to playing. He is a very proactive patient who researches his self and does tennis ball myofasical release of the QL and then stretches it.

Thanks for your feedback,

Jay

Hi Jay
Have you been doing any stretches with him for his QL ? any in side lying or in standing? Is he experiencing the leg pain laterally? along ITB? or is it general?

hi memgem,

His leg pain was down the hamstring, but when he came in he said its gone now, he has been doing Gray Cook's toe touch progression and leg lowering progression to regain his hip mobililty, maybe that hamstring pain may have been a little over exertion.

In terms of stretching, I told him he can try a few ways, stainding, on a swiss ball, he prefers child's pose stretch to one side. He came in the other say, a lot more improved, maybe he just needed a bit of time. It just seems odd though he took so long, and still his QL is a bit sore from the intial injury.

Thanks,

Jay