| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/15/2008 6:37:29 AM | It shouldn't have happened. I was using my shoulders. Long story short, I was surfing tiny little waves that were barely peaking. Conditions were not challenging at all.
I was jumping off a jetty because I was just too lazy to paddle out. I didnt feel it at the time it happened. I sure do feel it now.
Kind of stupid, but now I'm trying to ice my hip flexor, so I can go to work this afternoon.
I took 1000mg of ibuprofen, and I have the leg elevated with ice.
Any other ideas? I dont have time to go to the doctor. I think I can hobble thru this, the tendon is not damaged, just painful. | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/15/2008 2:56:08 PM | Keep icing it and rest it as much as possible. Take the OTC painkiller as prescribed; don't take too much of it or take it for too long. (It's hard on the liver.)
Stay away from activities that could cause re-injury.
Tendons take longer to heal than muscles. Depending on how badly you're injured, it could be six weeks or longer before you're healed.
Most importantly, you need a second opinion, one from a real doctor. | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/15/2008 9:47:55 PM | I am in serious pain. It seems to hurt most from the inside of the knee up into where the leg meets the body. Not so much in the hip really. That's what I get for not warming up, I was just playing around really. Jetty jumpin'.
I dont think it's damaged, just pulled it. I didnt even feel it happen. Ice feels good. I also applied Helichrysum EO for inflammation. I'm just not all that comfortable with ingesting tons of chemicals, I'd rather be achey than kill my liver.
I'm sidelined for a while, yeah.
I think if it's still painful on Monday I will get a doctor involved, thank you. | |
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Posted: 5/16/2008 11:44:57 AM | Speaking ONLY from my experience in sports, I've found that you know immediately when you've seriously injured yourself. You'll hear the pop or feel the tear. If the injury kind of sneaks up on you -- you're not aware that it's happened -- then the injury tends to be less serious.
Again, just my experience.
I've also found that less-serious injuries can cause a lot more pain than more traumatic ones.
Jumping is a classic cause of hip flexor sprains and strains. You're probably right about not warming up being a contributing factor. If the water was cold, that probably contributed, too.
If it's any comfort to you, it's possible to get sprains and strains doing just about any kind of activity. The late great Joe DiMaggio tore up his knee getting out of a taxi cab. No need to be hard on yourself about it. | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/16/2008 4:03:02 PM | That's nice of you to remind me. I've had a hard week, this was just the last straw, lol.
I think I feel a bit improved already, even having to stand at work wasnt that bad today. I am now using a heating pad on it.
The irony is that if conditions had been more difficult, I would have been more careful. It couldnt have been more than 2 or 3 feet high, lol
Since it was easy, I got careless. You cant jump off the jetty like that when it's even just waist high or you'll end up on the rocks.
Lesson learned. | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/17/2008 9:01:33 PM | A couple questions:
- Is it painful to the touch?
- Is there bruising?
All a doctor will do for you is tell you to take NSAIDs, ice it, and take it easy.
You need to see preferably an athletic therapist, but a physiotherapist will do.
Good luck!
Christopher93, BPE
(That's right! I have letters behind my name now! >:^D ) | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/17/2008 9:05:02 PM | ooooh Fancy Letters!
- Is it painful to the touch?
Yes.
- Is there bruising?
No.
I'm already improving. I think another week I'll be back out there acting like a fool again. | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/17/2008 10:50:22 PM |
I'm already improving. I think another week I'll be back out there acting like a fool again.
Yikes!
Take it easy at first. The "glue" that your body uses to repair torn muscles has a "setting time" of three weeks.
Like how when you re-tile your kitchen floor you're not supposed to walk on it for 24 hours because the adhesive is setting.
Mess with the setting and the bond isn't as strong as it could be. | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/17/2008 11:26:45 PM | I stand on my feet all day at work, I'm tougher than I look.
I think I'll just listen to the pain, waiting another week is a good idea, probably.
Nothing I can do about having to work though. | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/17/2008 11:34:05 PM | "Tough" has nothing to do with it. 
Best of luck, though!  | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/18/2008 4:55:29 AM | The Ibuprofen will help somewhat, I would take it after an injurt=y for at least three days..I know its already the 18th(3 days later, but...)BUT...if you treat it like an anti-inflammatory drug..it will help serve the purpose...
..There are two stretches for hip flexors that I can think of, which are to complicated to describe without a pic, I'm sure if you look them up you can find them...however this doesn't sound like hip flexor problem, which you tend to feel a tweek in your hip region, this sounds like something else...
Please be careful, I don't suggest working out, if you have gone a week or more still in pain(Go see a physitherapist or somebody who can help), until you figure out what is wrong.
However...you know your body better then any body else, and surrounding muscles on a healthy person tend to heal faster and quicker then someone who doesn't work out... and if you are going to do something, maybe do cycling at the gym real slow and/ora t a much lower pace, that way your still getting some cardio and you can re-assess and see how your leg is feeling during and post workout...measure your levels of pain and comfort...listen to your body. | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/18/2008 5:58:43 AM | | Ibuprofen is a miracle drug. I woke up in pain, took 4, an hour later I am ready to head out. I'm just going to go for a walk and listen to the pain. | |
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| Hip Flexor Strain
Posted: 5/18/2008 6:25:44 PM | | please explain the intensity and duration of the hip flexor problem. does it cause a momentary paralysis? | |
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