30 Year Old Footballer Hip/Groin Pain

[lawtzlawtz]

Hi all

I am a (just turned) 30 year old footballer. I play centre back (thats probably irrelevant but who knows).

I missed all of last season with pain in my groins/hips and pubic bone area. I went through lots of tests etc until an mri showed up some damage to my public bone joint. I have since had a steriod injection (CT Guided - just about 2 inches above my penis) and while this has helped I am still not as flexible and pain free as I'd like.

It has help from the respect of, if I was say lying on the lounge floor on my side for a few minutes, when I went to move before, they was nasty pains in my public bone area. Also when turn sharply. This has almost ceased.

Now, I still get the pain in my hip and groin muscles. I am 6 ft4 and have always had short hamstrings and tight groins and generally been not very flexible.

If I stretch my groin using the technique of being side on, feet facing forward, legs well apart and lean to one side, I get a nasty pain in my hip (it is on the out side, lower hip). Does anyone know why this would be? I also get pains when I say rotate my hip/pelvic area in a hands on hips "roll".

If anyone has any ideas. I was consider bowen technique treatment but have read mixed reviews.

Thanks
Si

[Heidi]

Hi
Have you had any other treatment other than the injection? Any soft tissue work or rehabilitation?

[lawtzlawtz]

Thanks for the reply. Ive had no soft tissue or similar work

[Heidi]

Ok. This would be my next stop. Some deep tissue massage and a rehab programme to correct muscle imbalances.