Dr. NS- Groin

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no_steeze

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normally i hate it when people ask dr. ns, but i figured this was something that wasn't worthy of going to a doctor quite yet but i'm not sure if i should. i pulled my left groin running like a week ago and it kinda hurt but wasn't really a big deal, i iced it and rode a stationary bike and it started to get better. it hurts right on that massive muscle you can feel when you spread your legs and it's like as far inside the thigh as you can go. so normally it felt fine, it just hurt when i started to run or somethingwell last night, i was being a dumbass, and i ran for like 200 yards just fucking around, and didn't think much of itwell i got in bed last night and it was some of the worst fucking pain i've felt in a while. every position i lay in it would just hurt like a bitch. now it hurts a little when standing up but when i lie down at night it's just brutal. so i took 4 advil and it calmed down enough for me to sleep and it's definitely feeling a little better in the morning but it's still way worse than beforeso i was just wondering if i should see a doctor about this or if other ns'ers have had symptoms exactly like mine with the pain at night.i know the ice and stretching deal but i'm jw if this is worse than a normal groin pull
 
groins are one of the worst injuries you can have muscles wise and can linger for months and months and months. i injured mine in like 9th grade im now 23 and my groin feels weaker than it should because i didnt let it heal properly.
 
groin pulls suck, and unfortunately there is nothing you can really do except what you have done thus far (to my knowledge), keep icing and stretching and taking it easy, look online for various groin stretches and attack it from all angles.

if you feel a lump down there, its probably a hernia. in that case, go see a doctor.
 
compression shorts will help too. there are some pretty fancy ones with diagonal elastics built in that help take stress of your groin. They are the shorts most of the athletes wear when doing testing (i.e. the NFL scouting combine)
 
compared to the other one it just feels a tiny bit bigger but there're no lumps or bruises or extreme swellingi'm gonna go see the trainer at school tomorrow, see what's up
 
Groin/hip flexer problems are the most annoying thing ever. Couple of my teammates had what they thought were groin strains and pulls but turns out they had sports hernias from just so much stress on that region from running. if it doesn't heal within a week or 2 I would maybe get it looked it.
 
well this wasn't a sports hernia i don't think because i had been out for 2 weeks with a broken wrist so i wasn't doing much and i wasn't stretching, just riding a stationary bike to stay in shape. i was just fucking around in my room and trying to land a flatground 7 and on one of the jumps i felt my leg kinda shoot out with the momentum of the spin and i felt a little pop in my groin. it felt better after like a week but then i reinjured it last night being a dumbassso it's not like it appeared after repeated use, it was a one time dealbut when i'm lying down on my back i cannot lift my left leg without unbelievable amounts of pain, everything else i can do fine
 
flatland spins put a ton of stress on the groin area i find, like when trying to pop flatland carve 3s and 5s on snow. once the tightness/pain has gone away try doing a lot of core strengthening exercises (specifically your lower core).

here are some exercises i suggest:

1-leg leg raises- pretty self explanatory, lay on your back and do 10 reps X 3 sets (adjust reps accordingly). do your one leg, and then the other right away. These can be done fairly quickly, and you should feel your hammy stretch at the top of the leg raise. Keep all of your leg muscles tight for max effectiveness

1-leg leg circles- do them both clockwise and counter-clockwise, 1 leg at a time for X sets and X reps. These can be done slowly, and you can vary the size of the circles you do

add those in to your typical core exercises (bicycle crunches, side crunches, cross leg crunches, etc...) and it should hopefully make your groin and hips a little more stable.
 
yeah it's weird how much stress they put on your groin, it really shows that your legs are way heavier than you think, i guess the pressure outwards pops your groin. i plan on doing all this stuff once i'm actually able to lift my leg upfor now i'm gonna see the trainer and ask for some tips from him about how to get to the point where i can start core workouts, then i'll start my ski dryland workout which is pretty much exactly what you described abovei'm gonna try biking again tomorrow and see if that aggrivates itit's feeling a lot better now thoughthanks for the help
 
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