I had a race a few weeks back and thought nothing of a slight plain in my left groin area after the race. I have not been doing much since then apart from a few runs of the bike and now this week, a run on Monday and one last night. What was a slight pain has now turned into a pretty bad pain when running (especially on impact). I have narrowed it down to (I believe) one of the adductor muscles, with the pain being right of centre and close to that area based on images from google.

I have a doctor's appointment on Friday for another matter, but will
bring this up then and will hopefully be able to bag some heavy drugs to aid with recovery.






Does it hurt to stand on one leg? Doing a scaring motion?

Potentially a very long lasting injury and debilitating. I was out nearly three months. Don't push it.

What else would you suggest to aid this. I am assuming it is going to be at least a few weeks from running. Biking and swimming at least at the moment seem okay and I would hate to have to stop everything at this point in the season (next race is just under 6 weeks)

Is there also anything you would recommend for prevention. I am thinking of adding various exercises using those specific thighs, bums and tums machine you see in the gym. Anything else?

Thanks

Standing on one leg is fine.

Not sure what a scaring motion is. I can rotate the leg while standing on the other with no problems.

Thanks

Damn autocorrect.skating motion. What about quick acceleration for exMple running to cross a road.
Can be muscular can be tendon.

I had a race a few weeks back and thought nothing of a slight plain in my left groin area after the race. I have not been doing much since then apart from a few runs of the bike and now this week, a run on Monday and one last night. What was a slight pain has now turned into a pretty bad pain when running (especially on impact). I have narrowed it down to (I believe) one of the adductor muscles, with the pain being right of centre and close to that area based on images from google.

I have a doctor's appointment on Friday for another matter, but will bring this up then and will hopefully be able to bag some heavy drugs to aid with recovery.

What else would you suggest to aid this. I am assuming it is going to be at least a few weeks from running. Biking and swimming at least at the moment seem okay and I would hate to have to stop everything at this point in the season (next race is just under 6 weeks)

Is there also anything you would recommend for prevention. I am thinking of adding various exercises using those specific thighs, bums and tums machine you see in the gym. Anything else?

Thanks

I had a groin strain last year, the sort of injury where squeezing my knees together would hurt, or even rolling my leg inwards when lying down.

As it was diagnosed as a tendon problem by my physio, a rehab routine of isometric/eccentric exercises to strengthen and some groin stretches to stimulate healing did the trick. Although it took about 2-3 months to heal, and I needed to reduce mileage by about 30%.

What kind of isometric and eccentric exercises were you doing, if you don't mind my asking? And how could you (or your physio) know it was tendon not muscle?

I have an appointment with PT next week. I've stopped running altogether for now. My last run was a bit over a week ago. Glad to hear you got better!

What kind of isometric and eccentric exercises were you doing, if you don't mind my asking? And how could you (or your physio) know it was tendon not muscle?

I have an appointment with PT next week. I've stopped running altogether for now. My last run was a bit over a week ago. Glad to hear you got better!

Your problem sounds like the hip, not a groin strain.

That being said, just go to you Youtube and search Copenhagen exercises or something similar for groin rehab/prevention exercises.

Also, what makes you suggest it's a hip issue rather than the groin? I'm not disagreeing, I just always thought (naively) of hip as being more outside and front of the body and the groin being the inner thigh.

Lots of people do. The hip joint is basically in your upper groin area.

If it was muscular it should hurt when you contract or stretch the muscle.

You seem to be saying it hurts when the joint loads are the highest, running and especially running downhill.

If it's not muscular then is it safe to assume it's an adductor tendon issue? Mine seems to be similar to what Matt mentioned above: "pain would ease during exercise, and get worse after."