I have done something to my hip, I think thanks to the abductor/adductor Nautilus machine, followed by a few weeks of lots of fly and breaststroke kicking drills. In any event, since you guys out there in Masters land have been exceedingly helpful about various aches and pains in the past, I am wondering if any other swimmers have experienced this, and if so, what is the best way to hasten its retreat.
I tried doing some swimming with a pull buoy this afternoon, but the slight effort required to keep the float between my legs seemed to hurt the hip. I'm wondering if this is one of those strain injuries that will get better regardless of whether you rest it or not. I've been taking ibuprofen and icing the area, both of which help a little. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Does your hip "pop" at all, particularily when doing exercises like the abductor/adductor and breaststroke kick that use a wide range of motion for your hip? Do you think it may have dislocated, even partially, and gone back into place? I had problems with this about a year ago when I was doing kickboxing (I've noticed my hip "pop" occassionally while doing breaststroke). I finally went to the doctor because it was getting so sore I could barely walk. He sent me to a physical therapist (DON'T go to a chiropractor if your hip is "popping" or dislocating, it'll only make it worse and wear at the ligaments to keep readjusting it). The physical therapist said one hip was considerably weaker than the other and did ultrasound therapy (to lessen the pain) and gave me floor exercises to strengthen my hip. Since I started doing that, I have had almost no problems . . . or pain.
If you did strain the muscle, most doctors would say to quit icing it after a while, it slow the circulation in the area and slows healing.
Hope this helps, if not you, someone else! :-)
Anna
Does your hip "pop" at all, particularily when doing exercises like the abductor/adductor and breaststroke kick that use a wide range of motion for your hip? Do you think it may have dislocated, even partially, and gone back into place? I had problems with this about a year ago when I was doing kickboxing (I've noticed my hip "pop" occassionally while doing breaststroke). I finally went to the doctor because it was getting so sore I could barely walk. He sent me to a physical therapist (DON'T go to a chiropractor if your hip is "popping" or dislocating, it'll only make it worse and wear at the ligaments to keep readjusting it). The physical therapist said one hip was considerably weaker than the other and did ultrasound therapy (to lessen the pain) and gave me floor exercises to strengthen my hip. Since I started doing that, I have had almost no problems . . . or pain.
If you did strain the muscle, most doctors would say to quit icing it after a while, it slow the circulation in the area and slows healing.
Hope this helps, if not you, someone else! :-)
Anna
