I have, as some people may already know, piriformis syndrome which causes, among other things (until it heals) numbness down my left leg.
I was wondering today...could this be affecting my kicking ability? I was never that strong of a kicker before the injury occured, but now I'm so weak at kicking...it feels like I'm swimming every set on a pull basis. I don't know if I suddenly got really out of shape in my legs, or if it's injury related. Just wondering what people on here (if you ever had any experience with something like this) think...
I'll probably bring this up with the athletic trainers / sports medicine doctors when I see them this week, but until then (since it's a weekend) I just wanted to solicit some informal opinions....
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I am doing my stretches and rehab, and that definitely helps it. I was mainly asking because...well...I've been trying to figure out why I'm just so slow right now. I feel that I'm slower than I was when I was swimming this summer...and I've been training for a while. My kick feels weak in the water, and even if I concentrate on it it's hard to get it to go much faster......so I don't know...was thinking maybe the nerve/piriformis issues would be a possible cause of my lack of kicking and therefore slowness.
I am doing my stretches and rehab, and that definitely helps it. I was mainly asking because...well...I've been trying to figure out why I'm just so slow right now. I feel that I'm slower than I was when I was swimming this summer...and I've been training for a while. My kick feels weak in the water, and even if I concentrate on it it's hard to get it to go much faster......so I don't know...was thinking maybe the nerve/piriformis issues would be a possible cause of my lack of kicking and therefore slowness.
