injury identification, is it a groin pull?

Tennis and jogging. Gee, it's the daily double of pansy activities.

Freese and Realbitchy should jump in with advice, they are both experts at ggroins (not their own,
but experts none the less)

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Last October and November while training for the Honolulu Marathon, I started getting a muscle
pain on the muscle section across my pubic bone. I have had pulled groin muscles playing tennis
and those felt more between the legs. This one feels across the front of the hips. I went to my
doctor and he said he did not think it was a hernia. After resting a few weeks, I didn't notice
it. But this past Monday on the Great Aloha Run, it started getting tight at 5 miles. When I
finished, it was the worse. I could barely lift my left leg without pain in that region. This has
affected how I walk and now the pain has included my left hip. I think this is because I lean to
my left to relieve pain on the pubic area.

Any idea what this injury is and what I should do? Thanks for any input.

b

[email hidden] (Wpacarro37) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Last October and November while training for the Honolulu Marathon, I started getting a muscle
pain on the muscle section across my pubic bone. I have had pulled groin muscles playing tennis
and those felt more between the legs. This one feels across the front of the hips. I went to my
doctor and he said he did not think it was a hernia. After resting a few weeks, I didn't notice
it. But this past Monday on the Great Aloha Run, it started getting tight at 5 miles. When I
finished, it was the worse. I could barely lift my left leg without pain in that region. This has
affected how I walk and now the pain has included my left hip. I think this is because I lean to
my left to relieve pain on the pubic area.

Any idea what this injury is and what I should do? Thanks for any input.

b

Hi,

I've felt your pain a few times in the past. Usually after slipping and/or falling. The muscles in
the groin area do lots of work keeping you vertical. They can get strained if you stress them by
slipping, as I have.

In my case I had to keep off of running for a few weeks (maybe 4 or 5) and then start back SLOWLY.
This is an injury that responds well to rest and getting opposing muscles stronger.

The web site referred to below should have the information you need to recover.

sportsmed.buffalo.edugroin.htmlOpen ↗

Heal fast, Andy

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I went to my doctor and he said he did not think it was a hernia.

Gee - did he "not think" it was anything else? black plague perhaps?

I would advise going to a different doctor, any replies here are likely to be guesses and you would
be far better off seeing a professional.

Rob.

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Quoted message said:

Last October and November while training for the Honolulu Marathon, I started getting a muscle pain
on the muscle section across my pubic bone. I have had pulled groin muscles playing tennis and
those felt more between the legs. This one feels across the front of the hips. I went to my doctor
and he said he did not think it was a hernia. After resting a few weeks, I didn't notice it. But
this past Monday on the Great Aloha Run, it started getting tight at 5 miles. When I finished, it
was the worse. I could barely lift my left leg without pain in that region. This has affected how I
walk and now the pain has included my left hip. I think this is because I lean to my left to
relieve pain on the pubic area.

ISTM I've read that hip joint problems may be felt as pain in the groin, not necessarily in the
joint itself. Any reason to suspect that might be true in your case?
--
Don [email hidden]

Miss Anne Thrope said:

Tennis and jogging. Gee, it's the daily double of pansy activities.

pansy == golf

--
Doug Freese "Caveat Lector" [email hidden]

You're right Doug. I guess that would make it a trifecta then.

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[email hidden] (Wpacarro37) wrote in message news:<20040219014447.27272.00002081@mb-
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Quoted message said:

Last October and November while training for the Honolulu Marathon, I started getting a muscle
pain on the muscle section across my pubic bone. I have had pulled groin muscles playing tennis
and those felt more between the legs. This one feels across the front of the hips. I went to my
doctor and he said he did not think it was a hernia. After resting a few weeks, I didn't notice
it. But this past Monday on the Great Aloha Run, it started getting tight at 5 miles. When I
finished, it was the worse. I could barely lift my left leg without pain in that region. This
has affected how I walk and now the pain has included my left hip. I think this is because I
lean to my left to relieve pain on the pubic area.

Any idea what this injury is and what I should do? Thanks for any input.

b

Hi,

I've felt your pain a few times in the past. Usually after slipping and/or falling. The muscles in
the groin area do lots of work keeping you vertical. They can get strained if you stress them by
slipping, as I have.

In my case I had to keep off of running for a few weeks (maybe 4 or 5) and then start back SLOWLY.
This is an injury that responds well to rest and getting opposing muscles stronger.

The web site referred to below should have the information you need to recover.

sportsmed.buffalo.edugroin.htmlOpen ↗

Heal fast, Andy

I put five pound weights on each boot and, from a sitting position, raised my leg from the floor to
a 45° angle with the leg straight (100 reps). This may be hard to do until you get a little recovery
in process.

Do a search on Osteitis Pubis.

Very common with soccer players and long distance runners.

Yitah

(Wpacarro37) said:

Last October and November while training for the Honolulu Marathon, I started getting a muscle pain
on the muscle section across my pubic bone. I have had pulled groin muscles playing tennis and
those felt more between the legs. This one feels across the front of the hips. I went to my doctor
and he said he did not think it was a hernia. After resting a few weeks, I didn't notice it. But
this past Monday on the Great Aloha Run, it started getting tight at 5 miles. When I finished, it
was the worse. I could barely lift my left leg without pain in that region. This has affected how I
walk and now the pain has included my left hip. I think this is because I lean to my left to
relieve pain on the pubic area.

Any idea what this injury is and what I should do? Thanks for any input.

b