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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Karlene and Greg,
I am fully aware of the training and schooling chiropractors are required to go through. When I had my injury, I read up on it. But in deciding whether or not to go to a chiropractor in this area, I had to rely on the experience of others (and not just friends of mine), and though some of them viewed chiropractic care favorably, they had never gotten any type of rehabilitation advice/care or seen positive long term results. My point is that it's a shame that some of the chiropractors out there do not make the best use of their extensive training.
Once again, I did not "bash" the entire profession. As one other person noticed from my post, my biggest concern is with some of the chiropractic care available in my area. If you read the entire post, I applauded Greg and anyone who, like him, takes a whollistic approach to the practice and focuses on rehabilitation, not just bandages and quick, short term, fixes. If you are only going to read the negative in my posts and are not going to hear my out, then don't bother to read them.
Anna
Karlene and Greg,
I am fully aware of the training and schooling chiropractors are required to go through. When I had my injury, I read up on it. But in deciding whether or not to go to a chiropractor in this area, I had to rely on the experience of others (and not just friends of mine), and though some of them viewed chiropractic care favorably, they had never gotten any type of rehabilitation advice/care or seen positive long term results. My point is that it's a shame that some of the chiropractors out there do not make the best use of their extensive training.
Once again, I did not "bash" the entire profession. As one other person noticed from my post, my biggest concern is with some of the chiropractic care available in my area. If you read the entire post, I applauded Greg and anyone who, like him, takes a whollistic approach to the practice and focuses on rehabilitation, not just bandages and quick, short term, fixes. If you are only going to read the negative in my posts and are not going to hear my out, then don't bother to read them.
Anna
