Should I Just Rest? Please Help!

If you are still in pain after all that cross-training and PT, perhaps a different approach would be a good idea. I suggest resting -- no cross-training, no zumba, no nothing until your hip quits hurting.

Agreed....you really need to rest so your hip can heal. It's a bummer but wouldn't you'd rather rest 6 weeks and start running pain free than hobble around and cross train for 6 months? And when you are healed, ease back into it for 2 weeks.....easy 25-30 min runs every other day. Test the waters and you will come back stronger!

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Do you think I should go on crutches? I'm wondering whether taking all pressure off the joint/labrum would be beneficial...

Are they not trying to find the cause of the pain? If there is a break, sprain, tear or whatever seems like you need to know.

Even if they did find the cause, rest is still going to be the answer. It can be really hard to accept but is usually the correct answer.

Complete inactivity is massively overrated in this situation.

My guess is they flubbed up your cross-training plan and that actually you've been aggravating the injury rather than training around it, or even aiding its healing.

I can't write it all out here, lots of things to consider, but feel free to email me.

I thought it was a great book, but it isn't for everyone. The book itself would be much less imposing if it weren't for the footnotes. I hated flipping back and forth to the notes in the back. Getting through a 1,000+ page book is hard on it's own, and the footnotes just make it even harder (despite them being really interesting). I also played competitive tennis growing up, so a lot of the tennis-related aspects made sense to me. Give it a shot and see what you think 200 pages into it.

MRI good for tears, tendon, muscle. Two things: 1.)Bone Scan. 2.) Calcium Bone Supplement. I had persistent issues with my femur unless your going to a Sports Doc who is a Runner you have to speak up and insist a Bone Scan. We ended up finding a stress fracture to the femur and the dull aches by the hip were stress reactions.

Jarrow Formulas Bone Up is a great bone build supplement. Whenever you have any type of sfx you have to build the bone Calcium is good the supporting Co Factors are the difference makers. I took this supplement along with a well rounded diet and made my appointment with the pool/stretching 4-5 /days week. 8weeks off. With 2 additional of elliptical. The comeback was met with soreness, less aches but eventually the light training (light running on soft surface) provided the healing stimulus.

iloverunning55 wrote:

Thank you--

Do you think I should go on crutches? I'm wondering whether taking all pressure off the joint/labrum would be beneficial...

The MD can't tell you? Maybe find a different MD if there's not enough feedback.

Do they have images where they can identify the damaged area? Taking some steroids to break the inflamation cycle might help, but it seems like you aren't getting good information to make good choices.

I'd lay off for 4 weeks as a pilot while finding someone else that can provide better information.

I'm certain this injury is trying your patience. Don't get discouraged and stop looking for answers.

same thing happened to my college teammate. he ended up with a fairly substantial fracture / stress fracture and had hip surgery. he was doing rehab and pool running for 6 months and it didn't really help. no one could figure out what it was until it really got bad and basically found his hip to be cracked.i'm really not trying to scare you, just hoping to get across the potential for setbacks. your problem is probably more minor (i hope!!)it's a huge bummer and not what you or anyone hoped for as a runner. it effing sucks to be blunt, but have it checked out and be patient getting back into things because it's worth it. looking back, it will make sense and won't be a huge deal.just think of what chris solinsky must think looking back. he should have backed off, taking some time to recovery instead of toughing it out until things brokethink permanent solution, not temporary best of luck, i hope things are ok

Sounds like exactly what I had a while back. What it most likely could be is IT band syndrome. It runs from your hip all the way down to your knee. I had the same signs you do, where I had trouble sleeping on the affected side, pain increased with exercise to the point where I could no more.

I would go see a sports medicine doc and get it checked out to see if IT band syndrome is it or not. They prescribed me a special ointment and 4 months with a PT.

To be honest, it is going to stink at first. But I was able to do more intense exercise after 2 months. A major fix for me also, was to shorten my gait. That helped my knee to not fall inward, thus preventing my IT band from becoming too strained.