I've started getting a persistent pain around the bony part of the hip. I've tried no running for 4-5 days, but it's not going away. I can run through it, but not sure if that's wise. Ice not that helpful for the hip as far as I can tell. Has anyone else had this, and do I have any alternative to GP/physio?
I've recently come back from an Achilles injury and so would love to avoid another lay off if possible...
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Whizzy
I think I might join a running club as 2 injuries inside a year is annoying and I'm wondering whether slightly more organised warming up/warming down and access to a coach (plus other runners) might help prevent this happening. I'm only 33 after all - I shouldn't be cracking up just yet.
I had a very similar problem to you. Ice wasn't helping me either and again I could run through it too. In the end I had to stop running until I could no longer feel the pain. I was recommended to a physio who set about stretching the piniformis muscles and the lower back muscles. He also gave me strenghening excercises for core stability etc. all of which have made a big difference to me. The pain has not returned for a whole 3 months of training.
Incidentally, the guy who was treating me has also treated Kannouchi, Haile and Mouazziz at the 2002 Flora marathon- how cool is that!
Anyway, my advice is that you would probably save yourself serious injury and long term problems if you do go and see a physio who is into sports injury prevention.
It may cost you more in the short term but it would be well worth it.
All the best AL
Are these symptons common to piniformis.
PS What is the difference between a chiropractor and an oesteopath
John
I visited an osteopath 6 times and he diagnosed very tight muscles around the piriformis area. This was probably caused by a long commute I now perform twice a week.
The actions were to stretch more, put a cushion behind my back when driving and get a lot of manipulation of the piriformis area.
The main exercise which I did that seemed to work was to lie on my side on the bed on my good side and move my underlying leg (the good one) back at 90 degrees (less in reality). I then swing the bad leg/hip over the side of the bed letting the weight stretch my hip muscles. I performed this regularly and pre races I have seen runners doing much the same thing whilst lying on the floor.
I still have a bit of soreness in the hip area but it is manageable and getting easier all the time.
Thanks to all those who offered advice and hopefully this may motivate others in a similar position.
John
I have a really sore hip, but I don't want to stop running!, as I have only been running about 4 months and have done 2 10k's and a half marathon. Will I do any damage by still running?, I run about 3 times a week, distance anything from 4 to 7 miles. I stopped running for 2 weeks but the pain is still nagging me. Any advice?
Thanks
Helen
I'm not convinced the doctor paid enough attention to the other back symptoms and did not perform any examination. He just told me to see someone at my gym for stretches, take loads of Ibuprofen and rest. I think as far as he was concerned I was a runner so just stop running and my problems will cease. He even said that at 34 I was to expect problems which was depressing. So I might as well go and get the slippers and be fat for the rest of my life!
thanks Helen
I started to get a pain in my hip during a half marathon last year but managed to limp to the finish. I did a lot of harm by being too stuborn to stop running as it was eventually diagnosed as a stress fracture at the top of my femur which has put me out of action for over four months so far. This is a relatively rare injury but shouldn't be discounted as a possibility with hip pain.
In my case, I found it dificult to site the pain exactly, it was mainly from the hip, but I also had significant groin pain and occasional excrutiating pain from the centre of my thigh. Doctors kept telling me it was 'soft tissue' damage and I eventually had to pay for an MRI scan to proove otherwise!!
Once again, my consultant has only seen this a couple of times so it really isn't common, but obviously does happen! The pain some of us have to go through to be be able to call ourslves runners!!!
I also have hip problems. Its mostly my right hip but i have had ocasitional problems with my left one. They started just less than 3 years ago, i used to do 5mile runs every morning before college. Got a little bit sore in my right hip a couple of weeks before i did the k2b walk/run (40miles). Ran the first 15miles of that at a pace i could of kept for the rest, all ofa sudden my hip just went. It felt like it a disloated and gone back in, i jogged on it for another mile or so and was getting shooting pains down my leg. Im also very stubbon, i should of stopped but walked the other 24 miles. That was my second time of doing it. I did it again the year after but this time walked it, did a little bit of jogging ut not very much and was ok.
I am constantly get this recurring hip problem though. Ive had many new pairs of running shoes so it cant be that. Im a naturaly fir person and really enjoy running. This just halts my training, i have to have months out at a time. Its one month on 2 months off so progress just doesnt happen. Im only 18 now and hope it doesnt affect me much longer as i would like to start doing competitions. The pain is on bone/joint not the muscle. Muscle/joint cream dont do any thing for it.
Im injury free at present (touch wood) and running 8miles at 1 hour pace 2 nights a week just to get a feel again. Havent done any running since september.