Tendinitis in right hip, rehab suggestions?

[neurospast]

Thank you, Canuck. I think your story is very much inspiring and should help "pumpingiron". I would like to add that a lot of hip problems could well be caused by backproblems at large. In this joints as well as muscles like Quadratus lumborum and Iliopsoas. I think for a weightlifter a good assessment of the lift might help (after returning to normal training with low impact). Something does alarm me since "pumpingiron" has another injury as well, I am therefor wondering if the training buildup isn't to straineous and that "pumpingiron" has problems to recover. If so, pumpingiron, be very careful with restarting your training how much you love it, you might have to take a step back and consider zhere you are going. I know this isn't easy (I always struggle to control the time I like to spend on physical) but it will pay off.
Oh by the way Vastus lata also known as tractus iliotibialis and the underlying bursea could well be the cause.

[pumpingiron]

Thank you for your suggestions!

Before the injury, I was training four days a week.

As for my form on front squats (it was during the movement that I felt something in my hip strain), I had an olympic lifting coach watching my form because I wanted to be sure it was correct (I hadn't done front squats in a long time). So, I don't think form was an issue and when I reached "depth" (the bottom portion of a squat when your bum is below parallel), he made sure that my lower back and pelvis did not round.

I was, however, pushing my knees wider to get deeper and I think that's what strained the tendon. In theory, that shouldn't be enough for injury, but if my hip isn't tracking properly then maybe it contributed, or maybe my adducters were simply too tight. I'm not sure.

As for the pain, it isn't a sharp pain, but more of it feels more like an aggravated, 'achy' kind of pain. It happens whenever my hip flexors engage in a lift. When I attempt a bodyweight squat, for example, I get pain at the very body portion of the movement and three-quarters of the way out of the squat when my quads engage. I feel this pain to the left of my right hip bone, but more towards the groin.

My diet is bang on. I eat a very clean diet and track my foods every day. I'm making sure my protein consumption remains the same (I usually get 2g of protein per lean body mass a day) and I cycle my carbs and fats. My supplements have remained consistant.

I'll try using a topical cream before stretching to see if it helps. Any suggestions as to brands? Or where I can get it? And I'll make sure to continue icing, its just that it's a difficult region to get at.

The information on loss of mass and strength did help boost my mood a little. But, I have lost about half an inch on my quads and I fear it will be a while before it gets back up there.

I had been toying with the idea of a powerlifting meet before the injury, but it will now have to wait until next year. I think I'll be able to recover soon enough for the figure competition because I don't have to train quite as heavy, just volume may be an issue.