Hip injury whilst cycling

How well this heals depends on the extent of the damage. If the ligament is gone completely, then it will need to be repaired by surgery, get an MRI if possible to find out.
If the damage is not that severe, it is still bad. Liaments take much, much longer to strengthen than muscles so it will be very easy to aggravate this injury unless you take the process very slowly.
The Marines make you run with a fully loaded pack, I believe, it might be a very long time before this is possible.

You are 25 and your hip gave up?

Probably the running took a toll on the ligament, and poor (no offense) running form leads to injuries. The bike riding just stressed the thing. You must stop activities till pain is gone, and go and see a doctor!!

Hello

Sorry to hear about your [censored] luck ... I am just emerging from a bit of an injury nightmare, and waiting for an MRI was part of the problem, so thought you might like to know my tips for speeding it up.
Dunno where you live, but the chances are that you may be able to be referred to another hospital. I live in London and could have been referred to UCH, Barts, Royal London, Royal Free and Homerton. I did alot of phoning around MRI departments and discovered that waiting lists vary wildly - from 3 weeks at Barts to 6 months at the Royal London! So it's worth doing your research and then possibly requesting to your GP that you're referred elsewhere.
Make a real nuisance of yourself, but be nice and polite with it - I was in pain but I'm a bit [censored] at talking up my pain, so a handy girl/boyfriend/relative prepared to be assertive to your consultant about how much agony you're in is really useful. My girlfriend was great! That was the single most important factor in speeding up my scan. It really hurts, make sure you let them know, and dwell on it! Say that you are happy to accept cancellations for a scan too. Unfortunately the more noise you make about pain and your condition,the greater your chances of speeding up your treatment - shouldn't be that way, but it is. And I work for the NHS! The logic is screwed - they pay me a fortune to be off sick because of an injury at work - but it costs them even more cos I wait so long for treatment!
In desperation I also investigated going private, which it seemed would cost around £700, but if you do this make sure that the consultant gives the scanners exact instructions on what he/she wants in the scan.
Have you been referred to a consultant? If not you should make sure your GP refers you asap. Because x-rays usually don't involve a wait in my area, though they don't show muscle damage - not sure about ligaments.
My pain was hernias coupled with chronic constipation, heh heh! I was just thanking god I had hernias too, as I really didn't want to tell work that I'd been off for 6 months with constipation!!! 😄 I go under the knife in Jan and should be back at work by Feb, yippee!
Oh well, good luck!

Reib said:

Hi all, first off, apologies for the length of this post!

I injured my hip whilst cycling about 11 months ago and it hasnt healed yet. I just wondered if anyone has had this before or knows roughly what it could be?

Basically, during my training for the Marines (in which I cycled twice and ran 3 or 4 times a week) when riding up hill in the highest gear (hardest one), I felt my left hip/buttock twinge slightly. It caused no pain whatsoever but just felt weird.

I continued to train as it was causing no pain, just everytime it would just feel weird (almost like is was dislocated a little bit). I went for Royal Marine selection and when I got back I thought I would rest it for a week, but resting it made it worse. It got to a point where I could only just about walk.

I went to a doctor and he said it was the ligament in the hip near the sacroilliac (SI) joint and advised me to rest it. No change. I went to a chiropractor who, to be honest, made it worse. I have since been seeing a physio in which she believed it was the SI joint too and that I strained the ligament or muscle attached to it and the whole joint dropped a little when I rested it (as the muscles around it relaxed). She gave me exercises and it got a whole lot better. So much so, I am now cycling again and doing non-impact work at the gym (like cross trainers etc).

But it still hasnt gone completely. It twinges every so often and running is still out of the question. Everytime I try to run the impact really hurts (feels around the pelvis/SI joint/Coxsics (tailbone) area).

I apologise how vague it may sound and appreciate it is hard to tell over the internet, but I just wondered if anyone has had a similar injury or what I could do to get it sorted? Failing that, does anyone know where I could get an MRI scan or Xray as it is a years wait on NHS and it is holding up my career (Marines).

Thanks
Dave (Reib)

Hi,

Thanks for the replies, it is really much appreciated 🙂

I think I will definetely go back to my GP and ask for an MRI scan to eventually get it properly diagnosed and sorted.

Thanks for the advicce Charly H, I will remember that. I also looked at private too and saw the costs! Good luck with the surgery mate and wish you a speedy recovery.

Thanks again
Dave

Hello Reib,
I was just wondering if you found out any more about what your problem is. I seem to have the same problem, only it has been around for 6-7 months. My pain is in my left buttuck and SI joint. Doesn't hurt too much to cycle but full extension of my right leg is tough and running is impossible for the reason that you stated. I too have seen numerous chiros and massage therapists to no avail. Right now have been seeing a PT at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine - supposedly one of the best sports pt places in the US but they are stumped. Have an appt with the "founder" Andy Pruitt at the end of the month - maybe that will clear things up. In the meantime, I am still training ~15hrs per week and stretching - its not getting worse, but its not getting better either. Hope you are having better progress/luck.

ptooey said:

Hello Reib,
I was just wondering if you found out any more about what your problem is. I seem to have the same problem, only it has been around for 6-7 months. My pain is in my left buttuck and SI joint. Doesn't hurt too much to cycle but full extension of my right leg is tough and running is impossible for the reason that you stated. I too have seen numerous chiros and massage therapists to no avail. Right now have been seeing a PT at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine - supposedly one of the best sports pt places in the US but they are stumped. Have an appt with the "founder" Andy Pruitt at the end of the month - maybe that will clear things up. In the meantime, I am still training ~15hrs per week and stretching - its not getting worse, but its not getting better either. Hope you are having better progress/luck.

Hi mate,
It's VERY frustrating isnt it? Especially when all you want to do is go out and exercise! I could hardly run 3 steps.

I have been back to my doctor since I wrote this post and I am due to see a specialist. I have been doing the exercises my physiotherapist advised me to do and it has helped slightly.

I went away to New York last week and did a lot of walking. To start with it hurt, but after a while it seemed to have gotten better. By the end of the holiday I couldnt feel it at all! I have since got home and it still twitches, but not as much. Its quite confusing! I'm worried if I leave it, the pain will come back, but also worried to run incase it isnt fully healed.

I'm due to see a specialist next week, so if anything comes of it, I will let you know.

Reib (Dave)

Reib said:

Hi mate,
It's VERY frustrating isnt it? Especially when all you want to do is go out and exercise! I could hardly run 3 steps.

I have been back to my doctor since I wrote this post and I am due to see a specialist. I have been doing the exercises my physiotherapist advised me to do and it has helped slightly.

I went away to New York last week and did a lot of walking. To start with it hurt, but after a while it seemed to have gotten better. By the end of the holiday I couldnt feel it at all! I have since got home and it still twitches, but not as much. Its quite confusing! I'm worried if I leave it, the pain will come back, but also worried to run incase it isnt fully healed.

I'm due to see a specialist next week, so if anything comes of it, I will let you know.

Reib (Dave)

Well,
Good luck Dave and let me know how it goes. I second the quite confusing part - whether or not it hurts on a given day seems to have no correlation to what you have done (athletically) the previous day. Stretching has helped me minimally as well, Im going to try strengthening my hammies and glutes to see if that helps.