Please help - groin injury
Hi,
I'll try keep this as short as possible and make it simple by using bulletpoints.
- started running 4/5 mth ago
- developed pains in knees and feet
- had gait analysis to get correct trainers - excessively overpronate
- knee/foot pains corrected but developed severe pain inner mid left leg
- went to see podiatrist - diagnosed tibial fasciitis - caused by flat feet and tilting of pelvis.
-orthotics given and to have follow up appt 6 week later and probably start course of physio.
- gradually use of orthotics as advised for 1st week
- 2nd week started slowly getting back to running again (with orthotics)
- slight discomfort in groin area throughout 2 week of running
- then 9 day ago finished run and had unbearable pain deep inside groin region (felt like womb etc had been ripped out, sorry about vulgar description!!:eek:)
- really struggled to walk and had to climb stairs on hands and knees
- doc diagnosed as abductor muscles torn from pelvic bone - prescribed Diclofenac and physio
Anyway to finally get to the point, my physio appt isn't until this friday, it is still a little painful, so just wondering if ....
I should be doing any stretches/exercises for it in the meantime?
Should carry on wearing orthotics?
Is it ok for me to be doing my usual 2 x 40min walk (to and from work) a day, or will this be doing harm?
Any advice would be great thanks:)
Re: Please help - groin injury
Hello Yorkie,
Thanks for the bullet points of your recent past history. As accurate and thorough as it may be from your perspective, there are other pieces missing that a well trained Physio would like have. So designing a stretching/exercise program for you right now is not something I think many Physios would be comfortable with. However, based on what the doctor had said regarding a tear, I would not recommend walking 40 minutes each way to work everyday. I would recommend rest until you see a Physio. Good luck and heal well.
Re: Please help - groin injury
Thanks for the reply CenteredHealth,
I was really hoping to be told that it would be fine to get back to walking to work to keep it mobile as I am going out of my mind with frustration of not being able to do any form of exercise:( at least with my previous shin problem I was still able to cycle, I feel like I'm going to burst soon, I'm so impatient:o But I'm really glad you have advised me not to as the last thing I want to do is to make things worse and prolong things.
Also forgot to mention I usually use a saddle chair at work, was too painful to use last week so switched to a normal style wheely chair but this gives me backache, any advice on if I would be ok using saddle chair this week now groin is recovering?? I appreciate it is difficult to advise when not seeing my in person to assess.
Thanks:)