Groin injury
 

Vickie, my doctor tells me I have a groin injury which I suspect was caused by some lower body actions I was experimenting with in the golf swing. On reflection I did not warm up with any stretching exercises and this is probably where I went wrong. Are there any stretching exercises I should use to avoid or reduce the risk of groin injury in future?

Oh, we all feel for you strav. Even if you stretch properly, faulty hip alignment will expose you to this risk. Ofcourse you have to look at your complete alignment, right up to the tip of your head, but think of addressing all of the muscles that connect your legs to your hips. Hurdler's Stretch both forward and to the side will directly address your present issue; take great caution and err on the side of caution with this one. But your hamstrings and outer thigh(always ignored) also impact the turning action in your swing. So stretch your hams, try laying with your butt up against a wall and stretching your legs out. If you can't stretch your legs straight you have to move back. Hold this passive position for
1-3 minutes. Then for the outer thight lay on your back and cross your legs (yes like a girl) and then let your legs fall over to the side that places your instep toward the ceiling. This stretches the pesky iliotibial band.

Look at strengthening your gluteal muscles. Not only from a perspective of power but of access to the muscle. When we use our hips to drive the drive, weak glutes overexpose your inner thigh system.So look at lunges and safety squats and other lower body compound motions to get the power of this muscle to serve you.

These are only a few of many potential exercises. Don't get overly focused on stretching the groin to the exclusion of the rest of this huge joint. It would leave you at risk of another injury once the symptoms subside.

I am glad Vick got to this one before bucket!!:p


todd

I don't know if I did strav a service getting here before bucket. A little humerous gravity might be just what the doctor ordered. Vik

Enough already
 

The doctor ordered 4 weeks off golf, which is punishment enough thanks Vickie. Also many thanks for the advice. I will introduce it gradually when I’m fully mobile but before I tackle a driving range or course again. This was a lesson learnt the hard way.

Strav

A groin injury covers multiple possible diagnosis

Was your Dr more specific?
What exactly are your symptoms?
What makes it worse?
Have you had any investigations?

Julian

Bunghoolie-O
 

uh huh . . . huh huh. First you said "groin" uh. Then you said "lower body actions." Hink. Then you said "experimenting." Hink. hink. huh. "avoid." huh. uh.