tummy pains

bellyqueen · 12-12-2007, 07:13 PM

hi there,
i was wondering if any one could help me.
while i am belly dancing i get 3 stiches in my tummy. 1 on the left side of my tummy one on the right and one in the center. this happens about 5 minuites of starting belly dance. seeing as i have only been dancing for about 1 year is this usuall thankyou.
bellyqueen. xx

MeganJane · 12-12-2007, 09:56 PM

Ouch, that sucks! If it's a stitch, it may be that you haven't warmed up sufficiently. Make sure you warm up the torso before dancing, as well as the legs, arms, etc. Try sliding your hips very slowly from side to side, leaning to the side to stretch your sides, and doing some very slow movements like hip, pelvic, and rib circles (vertical and horizontal), figure 8's (vertical and horizontal), undulations, etc. before you do anything faster at all. I find yoga very helpful as well. If you find yourself speeding up maybe putting on some slow music will help.
I used to find that I would get bad cramps around my ribs every single time I did a shoulder shimmy. It hurt so much I'd have to stop and just stand there with a pained expression while the rest of the class did it. I asked the teacher why this could be and she wasn't sure; she just told me to keep my chest lifted. That's very important (keep reminding yourself that if you don't already) but it didn't fix the problem. I realized that I was putting too much of my chest into it, and when I just put the movement into my shoulders, it didn't get sore anymore, and I'm very comfortable doing them now (and so are my boobs, lol...). I wish a teacher could have explained it earlier though.
Hope this helps.

KuteNurse · 12-13-2007, 04:53 AM

If the warmup doesn't help, try taking a break for a week or two. Still, if that doesn't work you should see your doctor to make sure there is not an underlying problem...Good luck and I hope you feel better again soon.

bellyqueen · 12-13-2007, 08:07 AM

thanks for your help kate nurse and megan jane as you say i am most probally not warming up propely thanks again
bellyqueen

12-12-2007, 07:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
bellyqueen Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 55	tummy pains hi there, i was wondering if any one could help me. while i am belly dancing i get 3 stiches in my tummy. 1 on the left side of my tummy one on the right and one in the center. this happens about 5 minuites of starting belly dance. seeing as i have only been dancing for about 1 year is this usuall thankyou. bellyqueen. xx Last edited by bellyqueen; 12-12-2007 at 07:44 PM.

12-13-2007, 08:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
bellyqueen Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 55	thanks for your help kate nurse and megan jane as you say i am most probally not warming up propely thanks again bellyqueen Last edited by bellyqueen; 02-12-2008 at 07:06 PM.

12-12-2007, 09:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
MeganJane Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22	Ouch, that sucks! If it's a stitch, it may be that you haven't warmed up sufficiently. Make sure you warm up the torso before dancing, as well as the legs, arms, etc. Try sliding your hips very slowly from side to side, leaning to the side to stretch your sides, and doing some very slow movements like hip, pelvic, and rib circles (vertical and horizontal), figure 8's (vertical and horizontal), undulations, etc. before you do anything faster at all. I find yoga very helpful as well. If you find yourself speeding up maybe putting on some slow music will help. I used to find that I would get bad cramps around my ribs every single time I did a shoulder shimmy. It hurt so much I'd have to stop and just stand there with a pained expression while the rest of the class did it. I asked the teacher why this could be and she wasn't sure; she just told me to keep my chest lifted. That's very important (keep reminding yourself that if you don't already) but it didn't fix the problem. I realized that I was putting too much of my chest into it, and when I just put the movement into my shoulders, it didn't get sore anymore, and I'm very comfortable doing them now (and so are my boobs, lol...). I wish a teacher could have explained it earlier though. Hope this helps.

12-13-2007, 04:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
KuteNurse V.I.P. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,986	If the warmup doesn't help, try taking a break for a week or two. Still, if that doesn't work you should see your doctor to make sure there is not an underlying problem...Good luck and I hope you feel better again soon.