I’ve read through the posts from years past and am curious about the progress of any of the other sufferers who’ve posted previously with this injury???
Yesterday, I saw the sports Med doc and he believes I have a sports hernia (and possibly osteitis pubis). An MRI is scheduled for a week from now but I’m to start physical therapy Monday. He said he has seen quite a few people with this and only had a few who needed surgery. He’s had success with PT.
It would be nice to hear updates from others. Thanks.
I had double sports hernia surgery and it set me back 6 months but had a full recovery. The longer set back was finding a correct diagnosis and doctor who truly knows sports hernias.
I had double sports hernia surgery and it set me back 6 months but had a full recovery. The longer set back was finding a correct diagnosis and doctor who truly knows sports hernias.
He has the same surgical approach as Dr. Myers and was fantastic. I can not recommend him enough.
Yeah it took me a while to get my sports hernia diagnosed, went to 3 separate doctors in the UK & Australia and although I enthusiastically suggested I had a hernia (after Dr googling) they stated I didn’t and I was perfectly fine. Eventually I went to a renowned Sports Dr in Perth and he diagnosed a double sports hernia within 5 mins of prodding around. Recovery was pretty quick and had no problems since. I did have to have a catheter whilst in hospital though, that was a whole bunch of fun. My manhood retreated into my body as the nurses approached with the catheter, like a tortoise’s head retreating into its shell when faced with danger. The nurses looked pretty disappointed when they caught sight of said manhood.
No recurring symptoms and I although I can’t imagine PT set me back, I personally think time healed it just as much as PT did. That area definitely seems more restricted when stretching so I am very careful not to overstretch out of fear of another tear. It was a long, painful road to recovery and I would consider elective surgery if it were to happen again. Pretty sure I wouldn’t do IMLP while in recovery as well.
I had osteitis pubis four years ago. I’m basically fine now, although still have some of the muscular imbalances that likely lead to the injury…working on that.
I didn’t and wouldn’t have surgery for OP. I believe the option is to fuse the two sides of the pubic bone together. Another option might be Platelet Rich Plasma injections or just rest. I think it’s quite different for a sports hernia (??).
I was diagnosed with a sports hernia September 2014 (by MRI and hip arthogram). I saw a local “specialist” for the diagnosis and follow-up. I really significantly decreased activity that caused discomfort (running, biking, flip turns), did PT, did yoga until January 1, 2015. From that point forward I followed the TrainerRoad HIM training regimen but spread out over 7 months (repeated cycles to get it to fit) and followed a BarryP-style running regimen with no more than 10% increases per week as well as swimming. Sometimes it was sore but never as bad as before the time period when I shut things down. July 2015 I did my first Ironman (LP). Everyonce in awhile I can feel a little twinge at the pubic symphisis. And that hip is definitely always a little tighter when I do my stretching routine. But all in all I am pretty pleased that I was able to recover without surgery. I think it’s reasonable to try rest and PT first and then proceed to surgery if that fails.
Man, I am so lucky. I was diagnosed with hernia that I delayed for over a year. After the season I finally went in for the surgery and when I awoke they had found two other hernias that they had fixed.
I was really lucky as I was fully back in all three sports in about 2 weeks. Still a bit more sensitive than I was before. But the hernia being gone has helped my run.
After reading posts on this forum and others, I opted not to have the surgery and basically took an entire year off racing (more like 18 months). I stopped running for about 12 weeks and slowly ramped back up. I’m still not where I was before the injury and really have to watch the miles. Cross training became even more important. I also started nordic skiing and focused core exercises.
I was diagnosed with a sports hernia September 2014 (by MRI and hip arthogram). I saw a local “specialist” for the diagnosis and follow-up. I really significantly decreased activity that caused discomfort (running, biking, flip turns), did PT, did yoga until January 1, 2015. From that point forward I followed the TrainerRoad HIM training regimen but spread out over 7 months (repeated cycles to get it to fit) and followed a BarryP-style running regimen with no more than 10% increases per week as well as swimming. Sometimes it was sore but never as bad as before the time period when I shut things down. July 2015 I did my first Ironman (LP). Everyonce in awhile I can feel a little twinge at the pubic symphisis. And that hip is definitely always a little tighter when I do my stretching routine. But all in all I am pretty pleased that I was able to recover without surgery. I think it’s reasonable to try rest and PT first and then proceed to surgery if that fails.
Have you continued with PT or yoga? I’m definitely going to try the conservative approach first. It’s worth a try because I’d rather avoid surgery. I’m impressed by those of you who recovered from this and got back into running again
After my last race in September I started doing some “constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity across broad time and modal domains” (yes, the dreaded Crossfit). I had done this for a few years before I got back into triathlons in 2013. Because I had experience with the modality of exercise and had coaches who understood that my priorities were for preparing for this years triathlon season, I was directed to keep the weights relatively light and only perform exercises at a weight or movement in which I had good form. This has helped me recover a lot of the flexibility and balanced musculature that I feel I lost when I went solely into tri training. I also have a brief yoga stretch routine that takes about 5 minutes which I do before every bike or run (happy to share it with you if interested) which I culled from PT and yoga. I feel like this routine mobilizes many of the muscles which insert into the pubic symphysis which tighten/strengthen to different degrees with exclusive tri training.
I have replied on past threads. I have OP and maybe a slight sports hernia. I had op last Sep to fix FAI and torn labrum which doc thought fixing would alleviate groin pain too.
4months post-op and groin pain did not improve and maybe worse. Ortho took another look at MRI and more focused xrays showed the OP area has a nice bone spur on the pubic join with ligament supposedly stretched over it where adductors all meet up.
So far i am looking at trying more rest (just cycling), shot in PS joint, or operation to remove bone spur.
I haven’t seen people with OP mention having a bone spur on joint area and getting it fixed but might be my only choice in the end.
Had a sports hernia. Was a total PITA err i mean groin. I had to take off from running and racing for about 8 months. Did just walking\riding and some swimming. To this day I can still feel pain down there when i am fatigued and pushing it. I never really fully regained my speed but I am oldish now and don’t care all that much lol. Happy to be back running and racing once and awhile. Take care of it correctly, if you think one or two weeks off will fix it you’re probably wrong. It will feel ok but any effort will bring you back to square one.
After my last race in September I started doing some “constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity across broad time and modal domains” (yes, the dreaded Crossfit). I had done this for a few years before I got back into triathlons in 2013. Because I had experience with the modality of exercise and had coaches who understood that my priorities were for preparing for this years triathlon season, I was directed to keep the weights relatively light and only perform exercises at a weight or movement in which I had good form. This has helped me recover a lot of the flexibility and balanced musculature that I feel I lost when I went solely into tri training. I also have a brief yoga stretch routine that takes about 5 minutes which I do before every bike or run (happy to share it with you if interested) which I culled from PT and yoga. I feel like this routine mobilizes many of the muscles which insert into the pubic symphysis which tighten/strengthen to different degrees with exclusive tri training.
You know what, if CrossFit helps keep you doing what you love then I say go for it. With a few injuries over the past two years, I have certainly broadened my ideas about what I need to do to keep balanced (working on it now).
As far as the stretch routine goes, I’d love to know what you do. PM if needed. I am looking at other’s experiences.
Had a sports hernia. Was a total PITA err i mean groin. I had to take off from running and racing for about 8 months. Did just walking\riding and some swimming. To this day I can still feel pain down there when i am fatigued and pushing it. I never really fully regained my speed but I am oldish now and don’t care all that much lol. Happy to be back running and racing once and awhile. Take care of it correctly, if you think one or two weeks off will fix it you’re probably wrong. It will feel ok but any effort will bring you back to square one.
So far, I have now been NO running for 5 weeks. Cycling only and that causes ZERO pain. The groin pain started in December and I quit running on January 5th.
Going to PT now but the therapist admits I am the first person he has ever seen with this diagnosis. All he did was evaluate my strength and balance, and gave me exercises like bridges to use
Had surgery with Dr. Meyers and it didn’t do a thing except take 6 months of my athletic life and over $10k out of my wallet
Did your MRI show any type of tear? What were your symptoms before surgery?
Yeah the arthrogram with contrast showed the minor incidence of “athletic pubalgia” as Meyers says and, also a labral tear. I had both repaired at the same time.
Symptoms before surgery were interior hip pain with/after running. Same symptoms as I have now. Aggressive physical therapy routines do help, but I’m limited to about 25 miles of running per week, at most. The pain I’m having now feels the same as the pain I had before.
Had surgery with Dr. Meyers and it didn’t do a thing except take 6 months of my athletic life and over $10k out of my wallet
Did your MRI show any type of tear? What were your symptoms before surgery?
Yeah the arthrogram with contrast showed the minor incidence of “athletic pubalgia” as Meyers says and, also a labral tear. I had both repaired at the same time.
Symptoms before surgery were interior hip pain with/after running. Same symptoms as I have now. Aggressive physical therapy routines do help, but I’m limited to about 25 miles of running per week, at most. The pain I’m having now feels the same as the pain I had before.
Did two different surgeons work on you at the same operating room visit? I ask because a general surgeon typically repairs the hernia portion and an orthopedic surgeon repairs the labral tear. Maybe there are surgeons who feel comfortable doing both.
Did you have the MRI repeated to recheck the damaged area? I hate that you are still having pain/symptoms. This is all so frustrating