groin pain
Chronic Groin Pain
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i have a chronic groin problem and i dont know where it came from, ive had it about a year and change going on to two years. I think the first time i got i ran a .2 pr (for the track i was at at least which i historically ran bad at) in the 55 and I felt that i could have gone faster (but i didnt cause i didnt need) in the following week or two i was running .4 faster. I probably had it before that but thats the farthest back i can remember to it being chronic. It usually last a few days then goes away but comeback kind of randomly. Or it will be real strong at first but then just be a lingering pain after a few days. I dont really think it is sprinting, and i feel it more in the 55 than the 100. I never really started to warmup properly until this year and my legs are very weak so i think its a combination of both. I tried to strengthen my ab/adductors but i went too hard, lifted too much, and hurt myself. The remedies i usually do is slow lower intensity running, moist heat, ice at first if its close to the time i felt it and massage. It doesnt get rid of it but it goes away. In your warm up add some bounding it helps to prepare the groin, make sure you arent only doing but also include dynamic and some hip mobility drills and you can strengthen the muscle but dont over do it.
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You may want to try some temporary abstinence 🙂 if that exacerbates the problem.
I’ve had periodic groin pain over the years as well. I found that stretching almost always made it worse – but some localized heat pre-workout seemed to help, and this year – adding super deep squats to my lifting is seeming to increase my mobility and strength throughout my Range of Motion.
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You may want to try some temporary abstinence 🙂 if that exacerbates the problem.
I’ve had periodic groin pain over the years as well. I found that stretching almost always made it worse – but some localized heat pre-workout seemed to help, and this year – adding super deep squats to my lifting is seeming to increase my mobility and strength throughout my Range of Motion.
Ya, excessive stretching or overstretching like a hard buterfly is really bad for the groin. Also I will go swimming whenever I can.
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I think i know what you are talking about. Does it hurt when stand face to a wall, tighten your abs and then flex your leg at the hip? (so you push your straight leg into the wall)
If it is, i had it too. Its called a “sports hernia” although it has nothing to do with your back. It will not heal unless you solve the origin, that is a problem with the superficial inguinal ring.
I personnally suffered with it right from the start of the basketball season, for 3-4 months. The docter advised me to stop sports for 10 days and then it should have been gone. I should have known better ofcourse, since this kind of “advice” is always wrong… And ofcourse it wasnt over at all.What i did to solve it was bodyweight sumo squats, very wide stance and toes pointed out. I went deep so i felt a good stretch. I did them slow and controlled, 3×10 a day. Then Eventually i aded some light weight like 5-10kg.
In the beginning it was way better, and later on the problem totally disappeared. Never bothered me again.Hope this helped
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I think i know what you are talking about. Does it hurt when stand face to a wall, tighten your abs and then flex your leg at the hip? (so you push your straight leg into the wall)
If it is, i had it too. Its called a “sports hernia” although it has nothing to do with your back. It will not heal unless you solve the origin, that is a problem with the superficial inguinal ring.
I personnally suffered with it right from the start of the basketball season, for 3-4 months. The docter advised me to stop sports for 10 days and then it should have been gone. I should have known better ofcourse, since this kind of “advice” is always wrong… And ofcourse it wasnt over at all.What i did to solve it was bodyweight sumo squats, very wide stance and toes pointed out. I went deep so i felt a good stretch. I did them slow and controlled, 3×10 a day. Then Eventually i aded some light weight like 5-10kg.
In the beginning it was way better, and later on the problem totally disappeared. Never bothered me again.Hope this helped
Thank you good idea with the squats. I should check for that sports hernia, good idea.
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