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    Unhappy need help with groin/thigh pain

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    Please bear with the background info. I think it’s necessary to understand where I am right now. Last March I put down cigarettes after a lot of years of smoking. I was a walker (treadmill and outdoors when nice), but not consistently. My husband is a runner and I decided it was something I wanted to try. The process was slow, but by the end of September I ran my first 5k (slowly. But I did it!!). After this I seemed to be making some good progress. I was able to do a weekend run of 5 miles. In December, however, I developed an injury. My orthopedic doctor was of no help; nothing was broken and nothing needed to be operated on. I did get my general practitioner to prescribe physical therapy. Because I was in so much pain when I ran, I had to stop. I aggressively went at treatment – physical therapy twice a week, regular massages and a chiropracter. All of these people were pretty sure the problem was the psoas muscle. When the problem did not go away after 6 weeks, my doctor ordered a MRI. It showed tendonitis of the iliopsoas (RIGHT side). It wasn’t long after this that I was able to start running again. I was cautious, though. I slowly built back up to between 15-18 miles per week, my usual run being about 3.5 miles. I just started doing a couple 4 miles runs. I haven’t drastically increased mileage or speed, but here I go again. Now the pain is in my left leg. While some of the symptoms are different, some are also similar. I don’t know where the pain is stemming from. It seems to move from my groin (inner) to my knee (a tightness). When I first start running (the first minute or so) it hurts; I get a shooting pain down the inside of my leg with impact. However, it subsides as I continue. It does become very sore after running, though. Ibuprofen helps with the pain. I don’t know where to go from here or who to see. My orthopedic was of no help. Is this something I can “run through” or do I need to stop?? I really want to do the Freihofer’s Run this weekend, but I don’t want to risk another 8 weeks out of running; I really love it. It’s the only exercise I’ve found that I enjoy.

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    Re: need help with groin/thigh pain

    Aircast Airselect Short Boot
    Hi.
    Get your Uric Acid level tested. After long run, apply ice to your lower limbs or just get submerged in cold water for 10 minutes. Start taking vitamin E supplement. Do it for 15 days and tell if you get improvement. Can you give your age, it may help.



 
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