Which muscle have I strained?

CleeRider
CleeRider Posts: 304
edited April 2013 in Road general
If I sit on the floor, back against a wall, feet flat on the floor so knee is at 60 degree angle... and sway my right knee inwards to the left I experience pain in the upper, inner thigh/groin area - behind and inside of the thigh - but seems too deep to massage. If I do the same with my feet further away from me but still flat, the pain is slightly more pronounced.

I only have this problem in the right leg and apart from the 5 minutes immediately after a hard ride, this is the only way I can feel the pain - sometimes lounging on my side on the sofa. So it doesn't affect my day to day life at all but I'd love to get to the bottom of it and perhaps cure it with stretches etc.

I've had it for 2 or 3 months but it hasn't got any worse - probably when I introduced either the new saddle or cleats.
I also experience a sore right sit bone after 15-20 miles even with decent Assos bibs and cream. The left leg or sit bone is not affected at all.

Any ideas great fully received.

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  • Phil_D
    Phil_D Posts: 467
    What did the doctor say when you went to see him?
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    Dont sit against walls swinging your legs
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Sounds like your abductor possibly but it might not be just a muscle that you have damaged would ditch your doctor for advice as they are more than likely to give you prevention i.e. rest & take pain kills it will get better that a full diagnosis. Not having a go a doctors but they probably have more important things to diagnose.

    If your still struggling go get a sports physio session booked or a good masseur should be able to easily identify the problem for you.

    Or if you feel its definitely a muscle issue either pay a masseur for a session or invest in a foam roller, learn the moves and sort it out yourself. If you want a good one look at these as a start point - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trigger-Point-P ... 899&sr=1-1
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Shammad1
    Shammad1 Posts: 3
    It's the adductor muscle group, not abductor. Adductor muscles control swinging the leg inwards, and abductor muscles swing the legs outwards.
    Unfortunately the only thing that can really sort this out is rest and light stretching, if the pain is really bad, then taking anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen may help, but make sure u take it with food, as it can irritate the stomach.
    Otherwise some diclofenac cream or deep heat may help, but I'd be wary putting that stuff near ur groin...one slip and it gets very painful!
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Sorry my bad on the spelling mistake :oops:

    Rest of my advise I think is sound
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • CleeRider
    CleeRider Posts: 304
    Just to say that I found the cause and I'm putting it here in case this thread comes up in searches...
    It turns out that my 4-5 hours of cycling per week wasn't the cause at all - it was my weekly half an hour of breaststroke swimming lol! I was kicking too hard. :)

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