Hello Doctors,
Some background: On Labor Day of 2018, I felt a painful and load pop in my groin area. I went to my School’s health center to get it checked out after I realized that it hurt too much to squat and the medical professional there guessed that it was a Sports Hernia (which I realize is a very vague/all-encompassing term). I did a consultation with Dr. Derek Miles for 2-3 months (very kind of him to go over the 1-month period), and that helped me get back to squatting, but my groin has never really felt completely better; like a weak link in a chain.
I was squatting yesterday and my groin had been feeling pretty good going to borderline depth the past few weeks. I decided that I would further my rehab by doing full-depth squats (haven’t done these since before original sports hernia injury). I thought that since the squats felt good at the depth I had been training at, I would work on getting the full range of motion. There was some slight discomfort during the sets, but it was similar to pain that I experienced while squatting earlier in the rehab process. Due to this, I kept squatting to full depth. After the squats (and some presses) I moved on to some light Sumo-DL, which I have programmed to help assist in the groin rehab process. These felt completely fine. After training, I was feeling great. But 4.5 hours after the training, I stood up after finishing some work and suddenly my groin felt like it did 4+ months ago. Just like that. Out of nowhere. Now it hurts to get in and out of bed (when lifting my legs up) and getting into cars, among other daily activities.
Obviously, this is very frustrating. I am not sure what to do at this point. The person I talked to at my school’s health center said that some people get surgeries for sports hernias if they never fully heal, so maybe that is something to look into? That would mean another long rehab process though, and would probably interfere somewhat with school. Additionally, no one even knows what is specifically wrong with the groin. What would you suggest I do (with me being fully aware that this is not professional medical advice)?
Thanks,
-ColoradoMinesCole