Please help me with hip/groin pain!
I’m a 51 yr. old woman. I’m in reasonably good shape, 5’6″, 135 lbs…I’ve exercised regularly since my mid-thirties, walking and skating. A couple of years ago, I developed a work-related bone spur on my right heel, so I can’t power-walk like I used to. About a year ago, I began riding my cousin’s old clunker one-speed bicycle and found that it didn’t bother my heel spur. I live in Florida so the terrain is flat. I started out riding 3 miles and progressed to 5-10 miles within a couple of months. In April, someone gave me a 12-speed road bike and I fell in love with it. I’ve been riding 3-5 times/week, between 10-18 miles each time. About a month ago, my right hip started bothering me. I’ve now stopped riding my bicycle, and I’m taking ibuprofen and am applying heat to my hip. I’m assuming it’s an overuse injury but I also lifted a heavy desk around when it started bothering me, and my roomate broke her ankle at that time also, so I’m now pushing her in a wheelchair (she weighs 260 lbs.) and have to lift the wheelchair in and out of the car alot, and I started a new job where I have to climb up and down an old metal circular staircase all day.
The pain seems to be getting slowly worse…it’s in my hip, and I feel it posteriorly, but mostly in front down towards my pubic bone area, and I can feel it upon rotation of my hip, lifting my leg (but only sometimes) and lying on my hip. I’m walking with a limp. It does not hurt at all during bicycle riding but afterwards (however, I’ve stopped riding). It radiates down the side of my thigh a bit and I can feel discomfort down the side of my calf, although that could be from my heel spur too, which is the same leg. I have some pain in my calf too, maybe from limping. Sitting on a hard chair aggravates it while I’m sitting. The pain is not sharp at all but an aching. I had a bike fitting done (and my bike did need adjusting) but am not riding my bike…I’m afraid riding will make it worse. I REALLY don’t want this to get worse and prevent me from riding my bike at all. Any advice or similar stories out there? Thanks!
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hollywood60064
Hi, I replied a few days ago, but I guess it did not go through. I am trying to think of the perpetuating factors involved with bike riding. the first couple of things is changing the seat itself, and the height, the way you sit. Also, try warming yourself prior, by sitting in a hot tub for about 15 minutes.
While bike riding, your hams have your knee in a permanant contraction, also, your hip flexor muscles are constanly working without much lenghthening. try riding your bike and then a short walk or maybe a swim.
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On 2002-1fff1-11 17:26, SpanArtist wrote:
I’m a 51 yr. old woman. I’m in reasonably good shape, 5’6", 135 lbs…I’ve exercised regularly since my mid-thirties, walking and skating. A couple of years ago, I developed a work-related bone spur on my right heel, so I can’t power-walk like I used to. About a year ago, I began riding my cousin’s old clunker one-speed bicycle and found that it didn’t bother my heel spur. I live in Florida so the terrain is flat. I started out riding 3 miles and progressed to 5-10 miles within a couple of months. In April, someone gave me a 12-speed road bike and I fell in love with it. I’ve been riding 3-5 times/week, between 10-18 miles each time. About a month ago, my right hip started bothering me. I’ve now stopped riding my bicycle, and I’m taking ibuprofen and am applying heat to my hip. I’m assuming it’s an overuse injury but I also lifted a heavy desk around when it started bothering me, and my roomate broke her ankle at that time also, so I’m now pushing her in a wheelchair (she weighs 260 lbs.) and have to lift the wheelchair in and out of the car alot, and I started a new job where I have to climb up and down an old metal circular staircase all day.
The pain seems to be getting slowly worse…it’s in my hip, and I feel it posteriorly, but mostly in front down towards my pubic bone area, and I can feel it upon rotation of my hip, lifting my leg (but only sometimes) and lying on my hip. I’m walking with a limp. It does not hurt at all during bicycle riding but afterwards (however, I’ve stopped riding). It radiates down the side of my thigh a bit and I can feel discomfort down the side of my calf, although that could be from my heel spur too, which is the same leg. I have some pain in my calf too, maybe from limping. Sitting on a hard chair aggravates it while I’m sitting. The pain is not sharp at all but an aching. I had a bike fitting done (and my bike did need adjusting) but am not riding my bike…I’m afraid riding will make it worse. I REALLY don’t want this to get worse and prevent me from riding my bike at all. Any advice or similar stories out there? Thanks!
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