Has any one on here had a groin pull?

Question

Severaly months ago I fell off of my horse and pulled my groin very bad. I couldn't walk for almost a week, and couldn't do much of anything phsical for a month. Now my doctors have cleared me and I have started riding again, but the pain is still pretty substantional. If you have had one before tell me how you healed it, and if you were in my shoes what you would do. I need some adivce to get my mind straight. Should I continue to ride, could I possibly hurt myself again if I continue, and what are my chances of ever fully recovering?

Answer 1

A pulled groin muscle is extremely painful and takes a very long time for it to heal.

I recommend that you take at least 3 months off from anything that gives you pain in that area. Also, be sure to utilize heat treatments and gradually start stretching as long as you are not experiencing pain.

Good Luck!

"Groin injury


Several groups of muscles attach in the groin area.

The flexor muscles bend the leg at the hip.
The adductor muscles allow the legs to move toward each other.
The abductor muscles allow the legs to move away from each other.
The rotator muscles allow the toes to be rotated toward or away from each other while the leg is straight.
The lower abdominal wall muscles and the inguinal canal.
Acute injury
A forceful blow to the groin can cause damage to muscles, ligaments, blood vessels, or organs in the abdomen or genital area. A sharp object can penetrate and injure the groin or genital area.

You can pull (strain) or tear a groin muscle during exercise, such as running, skating, kicking in soccer, or playing basketball. You can strain a groin muscle during lifting, pushing, or pulling heavy objects. A fall can pull a groin muscle. A sudden pulling or tearing of a groin muscle may cause sudden pain. A snapping sound may be heard with hip or leg movement. Swelling and bruising can occur quickly. Sometimes swelling and bruising do not show up for a few days after the injury.

Inguinal hernias occur when a weak spot develops in the lower abdominal muscles. Often the cause of the hernia is not known, but lifting, straining, coughing, obesity, pregnancy, or constipation are often thought to cause a hernia.

Overuse injury
Some groin injuries come from overuse when repeated minor injuries lead to strains or tears of the muscles. Overuse injuries occur when too much stress is placed on an area. This often happens when you overdo an activity or repeat the same activity day after day. Overuse may cause:

A hairline crack in a bone (stress fracture).
Bursitis.
Osteitis pubis, which is a condition that causes chronic groin pain because of stress on the pubis symphysis. Distance runners and soccer players are most likely to be affected.
Hip problems.
Avulsion fractures. This occurs when force causes a muscle to tear away from a bone and break a piece of bone. It most commonly affects teenage athletes who are involved in jumping, kicking, sprinting, or hurdling sports.
Home treatment can relieve the pain, swelling, and bruising that can occur with a pulled groin muscle.

Groin injury in children
In rare instances, a young child may have a hairline fracture of the hip or an avulsion fracture where the hip and upper part of the thighbone are torn apart by force and groin pain is the main symptom. Displacement of the head of the thighbone (slipped capital femoral epiphysis) can occur from an injury. Mild groin or knee pain in a child that does not improve after a few days of home treatment needs to be evaluated by a health professional. If your child's groin pain is severe, immediate evaluation is needed."

Answer 2

You'll recover. You can recover much faster if you walk EVERY DAY and take an anti-inflammatory before walking AND before riding, such as ibuprofen. Also, drink plenty of fluids. I have had that happen to me, and it's painful. It took 6 weeks for me, but some find it takes much longer to heal.

Answer 3

I highly suggest that you go visit a doctor. If you are feeling an excruciating pain then don't wait until next year to do a medical check up. It might be already too late.