Hip pain - advice please.

[notbad]

Over a week ago I ran 9 miles (I have run this distance no problem before), it was bitterly cold and on the way back I was aware I was bracing myself against it. That afternoon I stiffened up and was walking like the tinman, the aches subsided a little but remained in my left hip so I rested, when it seemed to have gone I tried a short run and 10 minutes in it started again.

To describe it, it aches on the side, under the buttock, lower back, and when I lift my leg up (as in running) in the groin crease (the adductors). I googled around and piriformis syndrome sounds possible, I followed the advised stretches and they gave on the spot relief but it soon returns. It's worse after sitting, better for walking/standing and warmth seems to help.

Any advice or thoughts would be very welcome - my deepest fear is I'll not be able to do my half marathon this September.

[Sofa-sloth]

Can't help you really but my advice would be visit the docs asap, as I had hip bursitis and left it ages thinking rest would do it good, when in fact could have been doing exercises to help it

hope you get sorted soon

[greenlegs Graduate]

Visit to the dr (or sports physio) sounds a good idea if it doesn't get any better, but maybe it is just linked to being extra tense from the cold - like you can get odd aches if you over-compensate on one side of the body if there's a bit of a pain on the opposite side. Hope it's sorted soon for you. September's a good way off (but I know how the mind works and escalates things - I was going down with something very serious this morning, because I had a bit of a puffy eye...)

[notbad Graduate in reply to greenlegs]

I had assumed the same thing about the cold but perhaps it was just coincidence. Hppe your puffy eye is better greenlegs - ah the perils of Dr google!

[greenlegs Graduate in reply to notbad]

Ha ha! That wasn't even with googling it - just a fertile imagination!

[sfb350 Graduate]

I would get to the sports physio if you can - it was a great help when I had hip bursitis. As sofa-sloth says, specific exercises can help recovery and prevent further injury. September is a fair way off so don't panic yet. Good luck !

[notbad Graduate]

Thanks everyone, I've expected it to get better on its own but it looks like a trip to the docs may be in order - have just learned they have a physio so that sounds promising.

Glad to read sofasloth & sfb got sorted with bursitis, it sounds awful.