I am 21  years old, female..

I have been reading up on possibile conditions.. and I think(although I dont & hope not to be true) that its a Laberal tear. :/

I am no doctor, nor will I say I know much about the musculoskeletal body.. but this is what i have narrowed it down to.

My leg feels restricted in motion (although I am not sure if I am just babying it).

It also feels stiff around my pelvic/glute area when I go from a seated to standing position.. almost as if it wants to lock, or is trying to pull itself back together.

But on the other hand, it feels fine if i move/stretch the groin & hamstring regions.

However, if/when i bend down to touch my toes, pick something up, etc.. the coming back up to standing part is uncomfortable.

I have had terribly tight muscles prior to this..and stiff now that I am limiting my mobility extremely.

I go see my ART PT today.. hopefully he can give me some input.

I do not have health insurance right now, so seeing a doctor or getting an MRI are out of the picture.

I am so terribly scared and stressed about this because I do NOT want to have to undergo surgery, nor be out of running :/

Ideas/suggestions??

I just got back from my appointment w/ my Active Release specialist.

Turns out that its looking like my pelvic bone is out of alignment on the right side. It was/or has a great possiblity of being caused due to my tight hammies & quads which all connect to the hip, groin, and knee.

Im sure this is really hard to imagine, unless you are familiar with the way the muscles attach and work together.

Anyhow, it looks as if the attachments at my pelvic cavity are strained.

..so for now, im resting resting resting.

Does this sound like it could be a correct diagnosis?

Runnerchickie- Thanks for the encouragement. Its getting easier to cope with not running as time is passing.. but then there are the days that my mind is saying 'RUN!' hehe.

Im sure we all experience this, injured or not.

Where was your muscle tear?

Your injury is sounding too familiar to me.

Also, my PT has been telling me to start strength trainging & cross training for months prior to the injury as well. I did actually start doing it, but maybe i just wasnt working the correct muscles to increase my running stability and strength.

He has now suggested Kettlebell training. So once I am feeling a bit more strength in my injured area, I will get on that!

Thanks!