Discomfort in groin area when doing leg circles
stimpy8er
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What causes discomfort in my groin area when doing leg circles or prettty much any exercise that has my legs in a suspended motion?
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I don't know but following as this happens to me too. It feels like tight muscles4
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Could be a strained hip flexor.4
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Probably tight muscles.3
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Also check out your ql muscle - it’s a weird one as the groin can be one of the trigger pain points. There are exercises online to build up ql strength / help you work out what is causing the pain.2
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hernia?5
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Probably tight muscles.
There is no such thing as a tight muscle. That is a made up term no different than saying you have a knot in your back or toning a muscle.
Lack of doing leg circles or motion while legs suspended would cause discomfort. You haven't adapted to that movement.What causes discomfort in my groin area when doing leg circles or prettty much any exercise that has my legs in a suspended motion?6 -
Try doing these with your moving leg bent at the knee. This cuts down on the stress to those muscles. Eventually you'll be able to do them with a straight leg. Pilates instructor turned me on to this.2
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Look at adductor and pectineus muscle trigger points along with glute med and min and quadratus lumborum4
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Does your hip click when you do something like bring your thigh up to your chest while standing or do hanging leg lifts/lying double leg lifts? If so, might be worth getting checked out. I had groin/hip pain that was partly super aggravated TFL/various other hip muscles, but I also have hip impingement (hence the big click/pop) and a torn labrum. I’ve been in PT for 2 months, but no relief yet.1
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gradchica27 wrote: »Does your hip click when you do something like bring your thigh up to your chest while standing or do hanging leg lifts/lying double leg lifts? If so, might be worth getting checked out. I had groin/hip pain that was partly super aggravated TFL/various other hip muscles, but I also have hip impingement (hence the big click/pop) and a torn labrum. I’ve been in PT for 2 months, but no relief yet.
I do have “clicking/popping” but has never been painful1 -
cparsons_60 wrote: »Try doing these with your moving leg bent at the knee. This cuts down on the stress to those muscles. Eventually you'll be able to do them with a straight leg. Pilates instructor turned me on to this.
I’ll try this, thank you0 -
gradchica27 wrote: »Does your hip click when you do something like bring your thigh up to your chest while standing or do hanging leg lifts/lying double leg lifts? If so, might be worth getting checked out. I had groin/hip pain that was partly super aggravated TFL/various other hip muscles, but I also have hip impingement (hence the big click/pop) and a torn labrum. I’ve been in PT for 2 months, but no relief yet.
I do have “clicking/popping” but has never been painful
The clicking isn’t actually painful, just weirds me out. The pain is separate, but related (I’m that it’s groin/hip pain and the pop is my hip). I also don’t have full range of motion (thought I did, but turns out not so much, since the onset was gradual I didn’t realize until later). If everyone’s suggestions for mobility work don’t help, seeing an exercise PT wouldn’t hurt.
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Silkysausage wrote: »Look at adductor and pectineus muscle trigger points along with glute med and min and quadratus lumborum
Thanks for the woo, I'm a qualified Niel Asher Technique Trigger Point Therapy specialist and acupuncturist. Now your turn...4 -
Silkysausage wrote: »Silkysausage wrote: »Look at adductor and pectineus muscle trigger points along with glute med and min and quadratus lumborum
Thanks for the woo, I'm a qualified Niel Asher Technique Trigger Point Therapy specialist and acupuncturist. Now your turn...
There are a couple of people on the forums who basically woo everything
On the other hand it could have been a woo hoo, you're right!3 -
comptonelizabeth wrote: »Silkysausage wrote: »Silkysausage wrote: »Look at adductor and pectineus muscle trigger points along with glute med and min and quadratus lumborum
Thanks for the woo, I'm a qualified Niel Asher Technique Trigger Point Therapy specialist and acupuncturist. Now your turn...
There are a couple of people on the forums who basically woo everything
On the other hand it could have been a woo hoo, you're right!
It makes it difficult for readers, especially asking questions, to choose what may be relevant to them in terms of answers.2 -
Silkysausage wrote: »comptonelizabeth wrote: »Silkysausage wrote: »Silkysausage wrote: »Look at adductor and pectineus muscle trigger points along with glute med and min and quadratus lumborum
Thanks for the woo, I'm a qualified Niel Asher Technique Trigger Point Therapy specialist and acupuncturist. Now your turn...
There are a couple of people on the forums who basically woo everything
On the other hand it could have been a woo hoo, you're right!
It makes it difficult for readers, especially asking questions, to choose what may be relevant to them in terms of answers.
I agree!2 -
By the way, to the op, my "discomfort" has turned out to be bursitis. Not saying that's what you have! But if it continues or gets worse, it might be worth getting it checked1
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Hard to say from your brief general description. There are alot muscles in that area and they all interact to one degree or another. As noted, a strained hip flexor is possible and this can be a persistent strain without rest and rehab.
IMO, you should get it checked out by an ortho or sports PT. This has been a trouble area for me over the years and I can recognize when I may be stressing the area. I have also had some success with compression shorts too.
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Hard to say from your brief general description. There are alot muscles in that area and they all interact to one degree or another. As noted, a strained hip flexor is possible and this can be a persistent strain without rest and rehab.
IMO, you should get it checked out by an ortho or sports PT. This has been a trouble area for me over the years and I can recognize when I may be stressing the area. I have also had some success with compression shorts too.
It doesn’t hurt ( burn is a better way to describe) all the time, only when doing any suspended leg exercises
I’m trying to think of an appropriate way to describe where it’s at exactly, lol
Only because I’ve been googling/YouTube’ing causes etc... and it’s not exactly in the areas their acknowledging
Basically where your underwear (briefs) form the “V”, maybe more at the top part of the “V”......make sense?
But I know NOTHING about stuff like this, lol
That’s just the best I can explain
I appreciate everyone’s input though, very insightful
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from the brief description, seems like it might be a strained muscle/hip flexor.
for strains, i generally recommend rest, ice, maybe roll or massage the area. if you are able, anti-inflammatories
try not straight legs but bent leg-as was mentioned.
if possible, check in with your doctor first and foremost2
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