RE: Need help/advice

ande — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:12:11 GMT

I've had groin pain before from kicking breastroke It's painful, definitely not fun sometimes my pains would linger for a few days sometimes as long as a week I know breastrokers who have had chronic pain some have had to quit swimming Rest is the best remedy don't kick any *** for a few days then after resting a day or few try gentle kicking if it hurts stop if it doesn't slowly build intensity if it hurts at any point stop don't do too much advil and motrin might lessen the pain but they won't correct the problem plus I have no idea about the severity of what you're experiencing NOW so you need to 1) let your coach know 2) let your parents know and 3) see a doctor Follow their advice Matthew Lowe at UT has had groin issues as well as Christian Schurr Reinjury is a common and serious issue if you do too much too soon it can happen be able to separate from training fatigue pain from muscle pull pain Groin Injuries are the kind of thing that can get worse and become more painful if you ignore it and try to be tough once you rest long enough (days, weeks, or months ) the pain should go away once you're better there's 1) physical therapy rehab 2) strength training 3) stretching 4) doing plenty of warm up before you begin kicking and 5) not doing too much in any practice be REAL clued into how groin pain feels at first before it gets worse bottomline is work with your doctor, coach and parents plus if you feel muscle pull pain coming on stop kicking breastroke it's a stitch in time could save nine you might not be able to + push off the wall as hard + do leg exercises or + run be careful you could injure yourself away from the pool Don't do stupid stuff When you're injured the list of stupid stuff gets longer work with your doctor and coach hope it gets better soon good luck Ande I am a breaststroker, and currently am the best one on my team, so my coach has high expectations. I have qualified in 100 and 200 *** for a big elitist meet called TAGS (Texas Age Group Swimming)... I think the time qualification for that is like a quad A or something. Anyway, this meet starts tomorrow, and I have been getting a left groin pain when I do breastroke lately. PERFECT timing. Pain right before a huge meet. My events don't start until Saturday and Sunday, but I still have the 400 and 200 medley relay earlier on and I'm doing breaststroke in those relays. I have had groin pains before when doing breastroke, but that was about 2 years ago. Now they are back before a big meet... I also get the pain when I flipturn and put more weight on my left leg. And it also hurts slightly when I kick in backstroke. I need advice on what to do/how to ease the pain the best until I have to swim breaststroke in a few days. I'm using a heating pad and taking ibprofen. Any advice from people who are breastrokers/have experienced this before will be appreciated!