Wondering if anyone else has dealt with this issue or has any advice. A little over a year ago I was doing a lot of Zwifting/Yoga/Strength Training. Putting in ~250 miles a week on Zwift, racing ~2 times per week. Yoga and some strength training daily. The strength training was body weight only, lots of glute bridges and planks, jump squats etc. Overall, fitness was good, but muscles were always a little tight, especially hamstrings. I overdid it one week on Zwift and raced a few days in close proximity. I was up out of the saddle sprinting and I felt something happen on front side (Right leg) of hip flexor, and it kind of wrapped around my side and into lower back. Stopped riding immediately and took it easy for a few days, and have been dealing with what seems like a classic hip flexor injury since then (but that was over 13 months ago).
I have done months of Airrosti, stretching, strengthening, yoga. I have not cycled in at least 8 months, and no running or swimming - almost everything I do seems to aggravate the injury, even yoga. At this pointy, my only exercise is walking ~5 miles per day listening to podcasts. Saw an orthopedic surgeon who did a dye injection MRI to check for labral tears (he did not find any). Eventually got a steroid injection into the bursa of hip flexor which did seem to help with pain, but a general weakness/imbalance is still present. The injection seems to have worn off, and still feels like a hip flexor injury.
I cannot seem to shake it, but really want to get back on the bike SOMEDAY. Hoping someone out there has dealt with similar and somehow resolved it?
I have done months of Airrosti, stretching, strengthening, yoga. I have not cycled in at least 8 months, and no running or swimming - almost everything I do seems to aggravate the injury, even yoga. At this pointy, my only exercise is walking ~5 miles per day listening to podcasts. Saw an orthopedic surgeon who did a dye injection MRI to check for labral tears (he did not find any). Eventually got a steroid injection into the bursa of hip flexor which did seem to help with pain, but a general weakness/imbalance is still present. The injection seems to have worn off, and still feels like a hip flexor injury.
I cannot seem to shake it, but really want to get back on the bike SOMEDAY. Hoping someone out there has dealt with similar and somehow resolved it?