Comment by Niisha Doodle on July 20, 2012 at 8:35pm

Oh wow that's crazy! Never heard of that happening before. Make sure you're hooping both ways equally if you're not already. I've been hooping to the left for far too long and messed up my back something awful lol

Mod Comment by Martika* of MartikasMysticDesign on July 21, 2012 at 8:16am

Sounds like you have a version of "hoopers hip''. Seems to me that your hooping only in one direction when you practice. Using both directions helps prevent cramps, muscle tightness and pulling a muscle. Think of your muscle as a  rubber band if you only twist it one direction it's going to twist up into a ball and not unwind. Moving it in the other direction unwinds that tension. Moving in only one direction will indeed overuse the muscle causing the problem you have. So to prevent this from happening again, and happening in other parts of you body, hoop in both directions (currents.) Also stretching before,during and after a hoop session will help prevent soreness, help you gain flexibility and help prevent other muscle problems.
I hope you recover nicely.

Student Comment by Britt on July 21, 2012 at 8:32am

Thank you for your advice! My hips are fine, though. The pain is all around my left shoulder blade. I probably even know the direct reason for this: I did do some stretching before my hoop sessions but one time I think I overdid the shoulder stretching a little bit... And in the following days I mainly worked on lift ups from hip to hand hooping. That adds up to me...

And I've had problems with my back before. A couple of years ago a doctor told me that my upper spine is a little crooked, which wouldn't be a problem at all if I had more trained muscles in my back. So actually hooping should be perfect for me. But I went from zero physical exercise to 2-3 hours of hooping every other day and that might have been a little too much for my body...

Fortunately I'm not feeling that bad anymore. But there's this pretty hoop here in my apartment waiting for me... Ugh, it's so hard!!

Comment by IntrepidWanderer on July 21, 2012 at 10:57am

^^^ I am in the same position as you, although I didn't realize it until now. Thanks for sharing!

Comment by Lauren Bowman on July 21, 2012 at 6:22pm

That's strange to hear you hurt your back hooping. Hooping does something to the back and is recommended for decreasing back pain. I started hooping April 21st of this year. then got into a car accident May 25th and broke my pelvis. I've been hooping since about 3 weeks after my accident because I'm so addicted to hooping that NOTHING will keep me away! I slowly started by just sitting in my chair and practiced hand hooping. I'm 2 weeks away from being able to start walking again. I've been standing on one leg hooping for about a week now. Today I was actually out at a music fest and I was hooping with my teacher. I'm proof that an injury doesn't limit you from hooping :) 

Where there's a will, there's a way! <3 

Student Comment by Britt on July 22, 2012 at 3:46am

Oh yes, that's so true! I can't stay away from my hoop either. I know I probably should but it's just impossible :) Hooping is way too much fun and I'm even learning new tricks although my movements are still a little limited.

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