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Maybe counting my chickens here but your help please

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  • April 10, 2013 at 1:30 pm #18453
    Super Domestique

    Some of you may know I’ve been off the bike for a LONG time (over 4 months) with a groin and hip injury.

    Now all going to plan Friday is my next appointment and I should be getting the green light to get back on the bike.

    Other than start slowly / build up. Any advice?

    Just want to get back to speed / fitness asap.

    I have the turbo trainer but am concerned the resistance (even lowest one) might be hard going given I’m starting from zero so to speak.

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  • April 16, 2013 at 10:28 am #727271
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    Super Domestique

    The osteopath I am seeing has
    The osteopath I am seeing has a main focus on sports injury.

    Although mainly rugby and football.

    My hip feels much better since the treatment, more movement and less pain but the nagging groin pain persists.

    April 15, 2013 at 9:32 pm #727269
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    Pisiform

    Trust me, private treatment
    Trust me, private treatment doesnt guarantee anything better and often results in unnecessary investigation and treatment as justificatiion for the cost.

    Groin pain is often difficult to diagnose and impossible on an internet forum. I dont know who you’ve seen or how confident the diagnosis is but if you’re failing to progress I would strongly recommend a referral to a specialist in sports medicine with experience in groin/hip disease. There are consultants in Sports and Exercise medicine as well as Musculoskeletal clinics in nearly all areas of the the country.

    April 15, 2013 at 2:38 pm #727267
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    Super Domestique

    Osteopath is.
    Osteopath is.

    April 15, 2013 at 2:28 pm #727265
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    spongebob

    Go private
    Go private

    April 15, 2013 at 10:45 am #727263
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    Super Domestique

    badkneestom wrote:You could

    badkneestom wrote:
    You could always go hard, rip apart the tweaked area.. I’m sure they’ll notice if something’s entirely detached! Sorry to hear it though, good luck!

    Believe me I have thought about it!

    My last Dr’s appt left me feeling positive, hopeful and with more movement than for months.

    Saw the Osteopath (Dr’s recommendation) and they said both joint/bone issue – hip out of place a few mm BUT also serious inflamation of the main abductor to the point where it ‘pinged’ out loud when I moved. No-one seems to know which went first. Had lots of work down in that whole area and it is still (that was Fri) so tender and sore.

    I am truly gutted by this. I feel that cycling is being taken away from me. I lost a few years from cycling when I got hit by a car years ago. My return came with my kids wanting to ride bikes. It is given me a hobby back, helped me through dark and sad times, kept my sanity, etc.

    Sorry if this sounds quite dark and depressing for a monday morning but I am so down today :s

    April 15, 2013 at 3:16 am #727261
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    badkneestom

    You could always go hard, rip
    You could always go hard, rip apart the tweaked area.. I’m sure they’ll notice if something’s entirely detached! Sorry to hear it though, good luck!

    April 14, 2013 at 9:20 pm #727259
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    bashthebox

    Oh, that’s awful. Really feel
    Oh, that’s awful. Really feel for you. Hope you can find a good specialist and get to the bottom of it.

    April 14, 2013 at 8:44 pm #727257
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    Super Domestique

    I’ve been bouncing between
    I’ve been bouncing between Dr, hospital, physio and now osteopath for months.

    It’s a groin and hip issue. Both muscle and bone causing problems.

    Reason? Now that is the one they all seem to fail at finding.

    April 14, 2013 at 8:34 pm #727255
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    notfastenough

    Gutted for you SD. That’s a
    Gutted for you SD. That’s a serious bummer.

    So what is actually the problem, and what has been done about it?

    April 14, 2013 at 6:24 pm #727253
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    Super Domestique

    Given the ok as expected and
    Given the ok as expected and today was the big day, make that small day!

    Anyway, I’m devastated but had to share my agony with you.

    The wife and kids joined in my pootle round the block (I took the mtb in the end)

    Literally after about 100 metres the pain started.

    So here I am doing the heat / ice thing again.

    Gutted.

    April 11, 2013 at 5:38 pm #727251
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    spongebob

    Just pretend you’ve taken a
    Just pretend you’ve taken a long winter break and its the off season, so just get into base miles, zone 1 and 2. Easy slow miles for 2 months to build up base fitness! Then get back on harder efforts.

    April 11, 2013 at 3:12 pm #727249
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    Super Domestique

    notfastenough wrote:That’s a

    notfastenough wrote:
    That’s a fair point – going from nothing to straight back onto a bike with race geometry (which the Tarmac SL3 is) is a fairly big step in itself. Stretching, core strengthening. A yoga or pilates class maybe?

    Good point.

    My 2010 Allez might be better to start with. It was the last year before they moved to Tarmac geometry.

    Thanks.

    April 11, 2013 at 3:08 pm #727247
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    notfastenough

    That’s a fair point – going
    That’s a fair point – going from nothing to straight back onto a bike with race geometry (which the Tarmac SL3 is) is a fairly big step in itself. Stretching, core strengthening. A yoga or pilates class maybe?

    April 11, 2013 at 8:38 am #727245
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    bashthebox

    Might be worth getting a bike
    Might be worth getting a bike fit done, if you haven’t already? Also spend a lot of time doing stretches.

    April 11, 2013 at 8:15 am #727243
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    notfastenough

    Agree with bikeboy, just ride
    Agree with bikeboy, just ride first and rediscover why you enjoy it. Maybe it would be a good idea to do an easy turbo spin first just to confirm that the injury doesn’t immediately make itself known again.

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