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.
Tom and Anna and Greg (who sent me an e-mail directly): thanks to one and all. I've taken a couple days off, i.e., no swimming, or exercising, or even much in the way of substantial walking, and the hip does seem to be getting better. I have also taken ibus and ice regularly until today--Anna's advice about weaning myself off the ice seems to be worth heeding. (I stopped the ibus after we ran out, and I didn't want to walk over to the store to buy extras.)
Anna, I haven't noticed any popping sounds or sensations and don't think the joint is coming apart, even momentarily. I suspect that I inflamed a muscle or tendon or ligament or some combination thereof, and that with enough rest the inflammation should begin to die back. In any event, it's very encouraging to hear that with the right rehab, you have successfully bounced back from your kick-boxing injury (which sounds similar to what I did on the Nautilus machine.)
My big dilemma as always with injuries and/or colds is that I get such stress relief from swimming that I am going stir crazy "taking it easy"! Hopefully, I will be able to return to the pool soon, and the hip will continue its slow slouch back to normalcy... Here's a credo I propose for those of us in the neighborhood of 50 or over:
Any form of exercise you haven't done a lot of lately, DON'T DO A LOT OF NOW!!!
Start very, very slow and gradually build your way up. I think I get tricked into doing more than I should because I feel like I'm able to swim similar times to college--and hence my body must generally be in the same kind of shape. Perhaps this is arguably a little true for swimming, but it is definitely not true for kick boxing, Nautilus adductor exercises, etc. i.e., anything I haven't done much of lately. (Last summer, I played soccer for the first time in 25 years and had trouble walking for a week.)
Any tips on how to handle the psychodynamics of being out of the water? I know there must be other swimming addicts whose heads say "rest" but whose hearts long to be back in the water.
And remember, all those out there who have not recently injured yourselves: Any form of exercise you haven't done a lot of lately, DON'T DO A LOT OF NOW!!!
Tom and Anna and Greg (who sent me an e-mail directly): thanks to one and all. I've taken a couple days off, i.e., no swimming, or exercising, or even much in the way of substantial walking, and the hip does seem to be getting better. I have also taken ibus and ice regularly until today--Anna's advice about weaning myself off the ice seems to be worth heeding. (I stopped the ibus after we ran out, and I didn't want to walk over to the store to buy extras.)
Anna, I haven't noticed any popping sounds or sensations and don't think the joint is coming apart, even momentarily. I suspect that I inflamed a muscle or tendon or ligament or some combination thereof, and that with enough rest the inflammation should begin to die back. In any event, it's very encouraging to hear that with the right rehab, you have successfully bounced back from your kick-boxing injury (which sounds similar to what I did on the Nautilus machine.)
My big dilemma as always with injuries and/or colds is that I get such stress relief from swimming that I am going stir crazy "taking it easy"! Hopefully, I will be able to return to the pool soon, and the hip will continue its slow slouch back to normalcy... Here's a credo I propose for those of us in the neighborhood of 50 or over:
Any form of exercise you haven't done a lot of lately, DON'T DO A LOT OF NOW!!!
Start very, very slow and gradually build your way up. I think I get tricked into doing more than I should because I feel like I'm able to swim similar times to college--and hence my body must generally be in the same kind of shape. Perhaps this is arguably a little true for swimming, but it is definitely not true for kick boxing, Nautilus adductor exercises, etc. i.e., anything I haven't done much of lately. (Last summer, I played soccer for the first time in 25 years and had trouble walking for a week.)
Any tips on how to handle the psychodynamics of being out of the water? I know there must be other swimming addicts whose heads say "rest" but whose hearts long to be back in the water.
And remember, all those out there who have not recently injured yourselves: Any form of exercise you haven't done a lot of lately, DON'T DO A LOT OF NOW!!!
