26 Apr 2008 20:51:46

Dan Leifker

Groin pull

I got a groin pull in January (on a treadmill!) and it's healing very slowly. I've posted a little on rec.running and received some helpful advice about massage therapy, etc., which I appreciate very much. But I'm wondering whether I should start running again in small amounts (like 10-15 minutes every other day) even though I feel a very slight, soft twinge when I run. Other than that twinge, which isn't really painful, everything seems to have healed and I never feel anything wrong just walking around. I'm going to my favorite running spot in July and I'd sure like to be able to do 7 miles. My doctor had no real advice other than to be ready for slow healing. Anyone have any comparable experiences to share? thanks dleifker

27 Apr 2008 07:10:07

D Stumpus

Re: Groin pull

"Dan Leifker" <dleifker@leifker.com > wrote > But I'm wondering whether I should start running again in small amounts > (like 10-15 minutes every other day) even though I feel a very slight, > soft twinge when I run. Other than that twinge, which isn't really > painful, everything seems to have healed and I never feel anything wrong > just walking around. I'm going to my favorite running spot in July and > I'd sure like to be able to do 7 miles. Is there a super-slow speed at which the pain disappears? If so, start with that. I've had some nasty injuries that I could jog very slowly through without impairing healing. It is possible to jog a 14-15 min/mile, even though it seems almost impossible for a younger fit person to go that slow. (I ran with a couple of world class kenyans once and they started out that slowly as they warmed up). If there's a bit of a non-painful twinge no matter what speed you jog or run, I would take it even more conservatively than running 10-15 minutes at a shot. Something like walk a mile, jog a couple of minutes, walk a few minutes, jog some more, for a total of 15 minutes of running. See how you feel the next day. If it's not worse, that's a good sign. From there, use the feel as your guide, and *never* take it to even near the pain point. You might find that healing increases as you work out very easilly.

28 Apr 2008 06:47:09

Doug Freese

Re: Groin pull

"Dan Leifker" <dleifker@leifker.com > wrote in message news:K_mdnaFXo_fJZY7VnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@comcast.com... >I got a groin pull in January (on a treadmill!) and it's healing very >slowly. I've posted a little on rec.running and received some helpful >advice about massage therapy, etc., which I appreciate very much. > > But I'm wondering whether I should start running again in small > amounts (like 10-15 minutes every other day) even though I feel a very > slight, soft twinge when I run. Other than that twinge, which isn't > really painful, everything seems to have healed and I never feel > anything wrong just walking around. I'm going to my favorite running > spot in July and I'd sure like to be able to do 7 miles. > > My doctor had no real advice other than to be ready for slow healing. > Anyone have any comparable experiences to share? The doc has no idea. Return to the MT who can feel the degree of healing. -D

28 Apr 2008 22:30:08

MANchelle

Re: Groin pull

"Doug Freese" <dfreese@hvc.rr.com > wrote in news:4815ab25$0$20159 $4c368faf@roadrunner.com: > > "Dan Leifker" <dleifker@leifker.com> wrote in message > news:K_mdnaFXo_fJZY7VnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@comcast.com... >>I got a groin pull in January Knebel was undoubtedly involved. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com**

29 Apr 2008 07:43:38

rick++

Re: Groin pull

> I got a groin pull in January (on a treadmill!) and it's healing very > slowly. I've posted a little on rec.running and received some helpful > advice about massage therapy, etc., which I appreciate very much. All the thigh injuries - groin, ham, quad, ITB- are notoriousy slow. Just got to wait it out. You will get better.

30 Apr 2008 10:21:36

Miss Anne Thrope

Re: Groin pull

You should refrain from using words and phrases like "very slight" and "soft" when discussing your groin area.