I swim everyday (competitive swimming, not leisure.) I remember every practice for the past two weeks I have this pain right below my last rib on the right. Even minor walking can trigger this pain, and it's painful... enough to make me not want to practice, on a scale of 1-10 it's definitely a mid 7 or 8. I have dismissed it but I'm becoming increasingly skeptical about this.
At first I thought it was due to food being in my stomach, or liquids. I refrained from eating 2 hours before practice and the same time for drinking any type of fluids and the pain still came up.
Any ideas?
Edit: It only occurs in increased physical activity.
Same disclaimer... I'm not a doctor... but I occasionally have an issue in that area. I believe it is related to a tight psoas as well, but for me it is part of a whole right-side issue including the glutes, hamstrings and the ilio-tibial band. I see a massage therapist every four weeks, and together with stretching it becomes nothing but a minor nuisance at worst. Without stretching and the massage therapy it takes about 3-4 months before my muscle spasms leave me face-down and unable to get up. With the stretching and massage therapy I can train hard and don't have a problem with it.
One of the stretches I find important is to lie on your back, and move your body toward the shape of a "C" while keeping your back flat on the floor/mat. I hold it, feel the stretch, and visualize the right side lengthening in the stretch, then do a little self-massage of the tight areas.
As always though, check with a variety of professionals -- your doctor, physical therapist, and/or massage therapist to see if it is something worse than a muscular issue.
Same disclaimer... I'm not a doctor... but I occasionally have an issue in that area. I believe it is related to a tight psoas as well, but for me it is part of a whole right-side issue including the glutes, hamstrings and the ilio-tibial band. I see a massage therapist every four weeks, and together with stretching it becomes nothing but a minor nuisance at worst. Without stretching and the massage therapy it takes about 3-4 months before my muscle spasms leave me face-down and unable to get up. With the stretching and massage therapy I can train hard and don't have a problem with it.
One of the stretches I find important is to lie on your back, and move your body toward the shape of a "C" while keeping your back flat on the floor/mat. I hold it, feel the stretch, and visualize the right side lengthening in the stretch, then do a little self-massage of the tight areas.
As always though, check with a variety of professionals -- your doctor, physical therapist, and/or massage therapist to see if it is something worse than a muscular issue.
