IanB

That’s exceedingly helpful Daan, my physio has prescribed that particular stretch (along with a few other things, including massage ball work) but hadn’t suggested anything like that frequency! I’m fortunate in not having a job that frequently requires prologued periods of desk-based work (though the injury did first flare up after one such period), that also means I’m not always near a desk every 20 minutes though I guess!! If you have any particular yoga moves you can point me in the direction of I’d certainly be grateful. My lower back (in fact variously my whole back…) suffers some stiffness so I suspect that probably extends into the hip area too.

Thanks for the advice! (at risk of sounding overly defensive here but I can assure you I wasn’t sitting on my arse for 7 weeks over the summer 😉 )

I’m new to the forum and pretty new to trials but wanted to ask if anyone has experienced periformis syndrome specifically as a result of riding trials? And if so, what treatment worked best for you? For context, I’m 42 and started riding mtb again 18 months ago after more or less 25 years off. In a bid to avoid my teenage habit of destroying rear derailleur after derailleur with my ropey trials skills I bought an Inspired Flow 24” street trials bike on eBay a few months later. It’s been fantastic getting back into it and I’ve been making some progress, though this has been stalled somewhat frequently by various injuries…middle-aged bodies aren’t quite so resilient to abuse it seems! I developed periformis syndrome (confirmed by MRI scan) in my left hip 7 months ago. Obviously this is a common cyclist’s injury but with my right being my leading foot I wondered if the load going through my left standing foot may have been contributing factor? Given my relative lack of exercise prior to my return to cycling it’s fair to say I wasn’t in the best of shape which clearly hasn’t helped. I had 7 weeks completely off the bike in the summer due to a broken thumb (another trials injury…) but the periformis remains inflamed. Anyway, if anyone else has experienced anything something similar I’d be grateful for any advice on getting through this. Thanks, Ian