Thanks to some posts on another thread, doctors visits and general reading, I think that 've diagnosed myself with this. A lot of what I read suggests that all you can do is rest. How long before it goes away on its own, and what type of stretching/strengthening can I do?
I've had this, and it can be really painful. I can't give a clear guideline on how long to rest, but it hurts, you need to stop. If you try to push through it, it's going to continue to hurt.
As far as stretching/strengthening goes, the condition seems to be caused by an abnormal change in running form. You may want to compare the strength in each leg and work on building up the weaker leg.
I got it because I had a broken kneecap that required surgery and 3 months in a cast. I lost 6 inches off the circumference of my left thigh. I tried coming back pretty quick and ended up with the condition. Once I got the left leg strength back, I haven't had much trouble with it.
I've had it since 1998 and take ibuprofen daily for it. It's something that won't seem to go away and has baffled me for 4 yrs. now.
I know the feeling. I had it for a period of time and basically had to take a month off for it to clear. A friend had it for several months. He took 6 weeks off, it cleared up, and he's back running without any problems.
It's the rubbing of the cartilege around the pubic bones. The pounding of running seems to make it worse.
Are there any online resources for this? I'm tired of waking up in the middle of the night every time I roll over.
Just curious, but when you say that you have it for extended periods, does that mean that it maintains at the same pain threshold? I can't do a single situp right now, and the prospect of sneezing sends shivers down my spine. And yet I can still manage to run, albeit with discomfort. Does this mean that I can run through it and just wait for the other symptoms to go away, or will I likely have to put it on the shelf for a while? And what about the prospect of the Fall marathon I have planned? Can I do harm by following through with it?