How did you guys get over your long term groin injuries?

Sorry, I have had it since Sophomore year of HS (I am a junior in college now). No matter the rest, it will stay with you. I stretch and even on some runs i have to try and stretch my groin mid-stride. I have no clue why/how/what it is, but I know its really a bother at times

My pain is located right at the top of the leg at the connector to the groin area. It feels like it just needs to be stretched long, however I have tried. If you find out anything let me know haha

Mr.Popo wrote:

Sorry, I have had it since Sophomore year of HS (I am a junior in college now). No matter the rest, it will stay with you. I stretch and even on some runs i have to try and stretch my groin mid-stride. I have no clue why/how/what it is, but I know its really a bother at times

My pain is located right at the top of the leg at the connector to the groin area. It feels like it just needs to be stretched long, however I have tried. If you find out anything let me know haha

Thanks for the input.

How much running have you been able to do on it? I am a senior in highschool so it seems like I am in the same situation as you in terms of when I got it etc. I have basically been doing no running on it and just trying to rest because I don't want to make it worse since I am still young etc. Have you continued running on it and been able to race etc? Has this made it worse or has it just stayed the same?

Yea...I was running up to 75-80mpw last summer. This summer I have been doing 60 but at a higher velocity. I can race and run. It is annoying and bothersome but if its the same as me you wont be in any trouble of risking a bigger injury. Like i said its been with me for a few years and i havent taken more then a 2 weeks off in this time (except when i was injured for more then 2 months...even then I didnt notice much of a difference in irritation).

I would say you should be fine to keep running. Its just a little pull it seems. I never had any immediate problems with it. WHo knows if it will be this way after im done running later on in life. I say if doctors cant figure it out, then just keep running. You dont want to sit out if it has not inhibited your running.

Yeah that seems like the best option at this stage. It is good to know you have been able to run through with it. I am going to start working on some proper strengthening and stretching and see where that takes me. I will give this thread a bump if I manage to find a way to get over it.

Thanks.

Anbody else had this sort of injury?

Although my age is a factor (44), I had a lingering groin issue for over a year and a half. I tried to come back to early from a spring marathon and continued to race the fall xc masters season. Finally got smart and took 6 months off and started cycling. Did not do much rehab (some chiro), but I attribute the recovery to time off. Now at 15 lbs plus, I have a long haul.

Its possible you have 2 main issues:

1)Your glutes are not firing

2)You physical posture and alignment are off, with weak transverse abdominus and maybe even lumbar multifidi

Weak or non-functional glutes leave the hip too far forward after each stride when you run, resulting in the iliopsoas and adductors and ITB taking the brunt of the landing impact, which would have been dispersed had the gluteus medius been firing to stabilise the hip laterally, and if the gluteus maximus been active to facilitate hip extension rearwards. Some heel-striking would also be prevalent on that same leg as a result of glutes not firing.

Glutes usually don't activate in runners who have less than ideal posture, which result firstly in the back and hamstrings taking over the job of stabilising the hip instead of the butt. Another cause lies in runners who straighten their legs fully in front and behind with each stride, thus calling upon the hip flexors and quadriceps to bring the hip forwards and to stabilise each step. Over time, overdeveloped hip flexors and quads will bring the pelvis to an excessive anterior tilt which would impede the activation of the glutes.

Poor posture also results from weak/inactive transverse abdominus (TVA) which allows the spine to curve abnormally. This can create a tilted pelvis which shortens one side of the groin and lengthens the other. This can result in symptoms like low back pain, hamstring tightness that do not get better with stretching, even knee and achilles issues.

You may need to work on strengthening your glutes and core (esp TVA), stretching out the hip flexors and quads, and finding an aligned posture from head to shoulders to hips to ball of foot as one straight line. If your head is out of alignment for example, it usually tilts more to one side or the other and this can cause shoulder and groin tightness on the side that it leans towards. Check your normal posture with a mirror and see if anything is too far forward or backward.

I had lingering groin pain for a long period of time and found these things to work like a charm:

1) Buy a thigh wrap at a sporting goods store and put in tightly on your leg as high up the leg as possible. I can not stress enough how effective this was to me. I went from not being able to run at all to 6 miles the first day I wore it. I wore it every day until pain went away completely and never missed a day of running. The only downside was living in Houston during the summer ... and you sweat so much.

2) Ice your injured area immediately after running. The days I did not ice were the days it hurt later in the day. This along with the thigh wrap are by far the two most effective measures in improving your injured area. Also, ice area for twenty minutes at a time throughout day. Do twenty minutes on, twenty minutes off and twenty minutes on. This promotes blood flow to area allowing it to heal.

As a way to prevent groin pulls from reoccuring, you have to strengthen the area. Do forward lunges with maybe thirty pounds - perhaps up to 25 reps. When area completely healed, even try lateral lunges. This really strengthens the area but is much more taxing than forard ones.

Good Luck!

Ive had the same type of problem for over a year now, its so frustrating especially as i play football a lot. However it hasn't stopped me paying so far, i find whilst exercising it is not as noticeable after i warm up but after i feel the effects. I can feel the pain when relaxing the muscle in certain positions. Ive tried resting for 2 months didn't work at all. I'm only 15 so pretty annoying as the doctors dismissed anything serious and called it a growing pain. Have you found anyway to help recently?

Ive had the same type of problem for over a year now, its so frustrating especially as i play football a lot. However it hasn't stopped me paying so far, i find whilst exercising it is not as noticeable after i warm up but after i feel the effects. I can feel the pain when relaxing the muscle in certain positions. Ive tried resting for 2 months didn't work at all. I'm only 15 so pretty annoying as the doctors dismissed anything serious and called it a growing pain. Have you found anyway to help recently?

I am 44 female. When I was younger I was an athlete. I was struck down with a rare disease called Dercums and now I grow lipoma tumors all over my nerves. Not only that but I have hyper mobility EDS. Sometimes when sleeping my hips would come out. It’s terrible.

A year and half ago I was having back pain and did some yoga... it went terribly wrong and I felt pain in my lower stomach and my leg. It took 2 months to heal. So you think it would be over.. right? I carpet cleaned my house before moving out. That same pain came back and was worse. It’s my driving leg so I had to drive 2000 miles with it. After the first time I had gotten a very active dog and while my husband was at work I had to walk her. She pulled a lot and it kept injuring my leg over and over.

The pain is very intense and I have to stop walking immediately. It’s almost like some kind of spasm.. I would really like to find a way to fix this. It’s making my life very small and I have to take a wheelchair for anything long distance..

I’ve been icing it, I’m wearing a groin wrap now.. I’m losing hope!!!!! Please any ideas

Go to a doctor?

Can you forward a link to the type of strap you used, thanks.