Recurring muscle pull?

[chris hansen]

Hi,

I have a groin pull that became a problem two years ago when I was training for my first 5k. I went to physical therapy and it seemed to improve over time. The interesting thing is that I could still feel it when I would run over to the high school but when I got to the track and started doing sprints it felt like it stretched out and stopped bothering me. The next spring I started running again and the groin pull came back but not as bad as before and I was able to keep running by slightly modifying my form. It did slow me down for my annual 5k though and it is still bothering me off and on. I haven't been running but sometimes I can feel it and sometimes I can't.

[Scott Sonnon]

Have you had a gait analysis? If not, post a clip of your running form of the first 100 yards and after 25 minutes of continuous running.

[Jarlo Ilano]

Have you had a gait analysis? If not, post a clip of your running form of the first 100 yards and after 25 minutes of continuous running.

Wonderful! A few years ago, an old boss of mine and I were treating a patient who was a high level athlete, and only experienced symptoms after running for a long period of time. So we actually had to have her run around our medical building parking lot for a few laps to assess her gait properly!

Worked like a charm.

[Scott Sonnon]

Truth is truth, brother. If it works, it should be consistent, verifiable and repeatable... well, and intuitively recognizable. :wink:

[chris hansen]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. My hip flexors are a little tight, the doctor even said "Oh man you're tight!"

[chris hansen]

Have you had a gait analysis? If not, post a clip of your running form of the first 100 yards and after 25 minutes of continuous running.

I'm not sure if I have the technology available to post a video clip. I haven't been running for months though and the pull bothers me sometimes when I walk upstairs or get up and walk down the hall at work and sometimes I don't feel it at all. After I've been in the car for a while it gets really tight in the same place and I have to stretch it out. It's almost like the muscle isn't really injured but just cramps up or something.

[Scott Sonnon]

Chris,

The accuracy of trying to supply advice over the internet, especially with a complete lack of your history, is like trying to catch a porcupine in a dark basement.

That said, general movement suggestions may assist you. You could begin by working on ankle and knee circles, followed by slightly swaying shoulder bridges with exhalations into the arch, as your warm-up for running. See how that helps and report back.

[chris hansen]

Chris,
That said, general movement suggestions may assist you. You could begin by working on ankle and knee circles, followed by slightly swaying shoulder bridges with exhalations into the arch, as your warm-up for running. See how that helps and report back.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I have some of the Zdrovye tapes which I bought years ago and am starting to review again, will those exercises be in there?

[chris hansen]

Chris,

You could begin by working on ankle and knee circles,

I was going through one of the the zdorovye tapes just kind of playing with the exercises and found a little surprise when I was doing laying knee circles. On the left side, when the foot goes to the outside, there is kind of a sharp pain and a decreased range of motion. It doesn't hurt a lot but I could definitely feel it. I think I will work on that for a while and see what happens.

[Scott Sonnon]

Are you right handed?