Blue Posted November 19, 2002 Posted November 19, 2002 A couple of months ago i posted a thread about having a groin pull..well i did it again and i dont think it's a groin pull. Someone pointed out a few other things that i could have been such as a tendon or something. I did doing spin kicks but only on my right side. It hurts when i raise my knee to my waist, any thoughts on a stretch or anything that would help this ? Thanks
KickChick Posted November 19, 2002 Posted November 19, 2002 Really difficult to say what it could possibly be without knowing "where" the pain is being felt...whether it is only when you raise your knee .... and whether you noticed this immediately following training or days later. So all in all, If I were you.... (and something similar has happened once before) go have it checked out by a doctor. Follow the usual "RICE" procedure until then.
Blue Posted November 19, 2002 Author Posted November 19, 2002 That's it ?!? - Kickchick your supposed to have all the answers I felt it right away - he had us doing like spinning snap crescent kicks. Go figure i can do them perfect with my left leg - it just aint happening with the right though. It's this same kick that i hurt it with before - I have some Celebrex at home that i'm going to try..perhaps if i would have taken my Geritol before i went to class I thought i had stretched out fairly well, could you recommend or direct me to stretches for the groin area that i could do ? Regards
KickChick Posted November 19, 2002 Posted November 19, 2002 I am??!!! .... sorry, I try but I couldn't really decipher what it was (is it a groin pull or not?) Several different groups of muscles attach to the groin area. The flexor muscles bend the hip, the adductor muscles bring one leg in against the other, and the rotator muscles bring the knee across the opposite leg. To figure out just which muscle is causing you the pain, you must find out which motion brings on the pain. SO it seems to be the crescent kick eh?? well, that doesn't really narrow down the possibilities so here goes with some advice..... You really have to rest a groin pull for several days and then begin a gentle stretching program. As always, the best prevention is a good stretching program before and after activity. I think you probably didn't stretch significantly. If you happen to get groin pulls often, then obviously you need to stretch that certain area a bit more! If you aren't quite sure just what muscle is in pain then here goes.... If it is the flexor muscles, do a hip extension exercise. If it is the adductor muscles, do a side straddle stretch. The rotator muscles respond to a yoga lotus stretch. ... and go slowly... gradual stretching!
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