Slight left hip pain started before IMSR, but it was extremely minor. I'd feel it once in a while, when I'd do unusual movements like side-stepping while rotating through the hips, especially in tight spaces like the shower.
Pain location: Near the bony protrusion of the left hip.
Pain triggered only by certain movements. Pressing/digging my the thumb in the soft area just anterior to the bony protrusion caused a little bit of pain.
I iced and foam rolled as a preventative measure and it mostly went away. It didn't bother me during or after the race. The race went well and I was fine for several weeks after the race.
Still not sure that the current injury is related to the pre-race hip pain or not.
8/27 Sunday - Went for a trail run, my first in a really long time! I have been running 35+ mi/wk very comfortably for a while, so thought a little trail run won't hurt. Was I SO wrong, or what!?
8/28 - The downhill running caused medium soreness in my quads.
8/28-8/30 - Continued cycling and running as planned, but lower intensity due to soreness.
8/30 - Went for an easy 4 mi run in the evening. At mile 3, I started feeling the hip pain considerably when walking, but would go away while running. I was getting worried, and rightly so.
Had trouble walking and sleeping that night and had to take Ibuprofen so I could fall asleep. I was very sensitive to how the pain was developing and shifting and I had already made peace with the fact that I may not be able to bike/run for a week at least, unless some magic happens and I wake up feeling just fine.
8/31 - Woke up in the morning with considerable pain while walking. Surprisingly a hot shower helped reduce the pain to the point where I was at least able to walk with a slight limp.
Spent some time on Google reading up articles and doing self-diagnosis in the hopes of understanding the etiology of this annoying injury. Quickly zeroed in on Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS) as the diagnosis with little doubt.
My #1 theory about most sports related (overuse) injuries is that they are caused by tightness in neighboring muscles. So naturally I wanted to apply that theory again to figure out the root cause of the pain. As I was reading articles on GTPS, the notorious ITB came up again and again. My quads and ITB were still sore and probably super tight, which in spite of the situation, infused some hope in me.
My only hope is that the bursa not be involved. There are over 150 bursae in the human body, one of which is in the bony protrusion of the hip bone AKA femur. One if the causes of GTPS is bursitis, and GTPS and Trochanteric Bursitis (TB) are often used interchangeably.
9/1 - Still in pain and unable to bike or run. Continuing to RICE and take it one day at a time. Hoping to hit the pool as often as I can to keep the weight off and not be frustrated because of missing all the workouts.
Pain location: Near the bony protrusion of the left hip.
Pain triggered only by certain movements. Pressing/digging my the thumb in the soft area just anterior to the bony protrusion caused a little bit of pain.
I iced and foam rolled as a preventative measure and it mostly went away. It didn't bother me during or after the race. The race went well and I was fine for several weeks after the race.
Still not sure that the current injury is related to the pre-race hip pain or not.
8/27 Sunday - Went for a trail run, my first in a really long time! I have been running 35+ mi/wk very comfortably for a while, so thought a little trail run won't hurt. Was I SO wrong, or what!?
8/28 - The downhill running caused medium soreness in my quads.
8/28-8/30 - Continued cycling and running as planned, but lower intensity due to soreness.
8/30 - Went for an easy 4 mi run in the evening. At mile 3, I started feeling the hip pain considerably when walking, but would go away while running. I was getting worried, and rightly so.
Had trouble walking and sleeping that night and had to take Ibuprofen so I could fall asleep. I was very sensitive to how the pain was developing and shifting and I had already made peace with the fact that I may not be able to bike/run for a week at least, unless some magic happens and I wake up feeling just fine.
8/31 - Woke up in the morning with considerable pain while walking. Surprisingly a hot shower helped reduce the pain to the point where I was at least able to walk with a slight limp.
Spent some time on Google reading up articles and doing self-diagnosis in the hopes of understanding the etiology of this annoying injury. Quickly zeroed in on Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS) as the diagnosis with little doubt.
My #1 theory about most sports related (overuse) injuries is that they are caused by tightness in neighboring muscles. So naturally I wanted to apply that theory again to figure out the root cause of the pain. As I was reading articles on GTPS, the notorious ITB came up again and again. My quads and ITB were still sore and probably super tight, which in spite of the situation, infused some hope in me.
My only hope is that the bursa not be involved. There are over 150 bursae in the human body, one of which is in the bony protrusion of the hip bone AKA femur. One if the causes of GTPS is bursitis, and GTPS and Trochanteric Bursitis (TB) are often used interchangeably.
9/1 - Still in pain and unable to bike or run. Continuing to RICE and take it one day at a time. Hoping to hit the pool as often as I can to keep the weight off and not be frustrated because of missing all the workouts.
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