Groin Pull

[U of M Goalie 0]

Hey guys I JUST pulled my groin about a week ago. I went to make a kick save and it was a very fast motion and it didnt seem to be a painfully akward stretch, I guess just the speed at which I kicked my leg out did it. Anyway I heard something pop loudly in my groin/upper thigh area. I went to the ER and have used ice for days to keep the swelling down and am now using heat to speed up the healing process. The thing that confuses me is I wear my pads in the new fashion that is supposed to make it easier on your body i.e. tie toes loose (2 inchs) and I even wear the boot strap semi loose. I wear the vaughn velocities so my knee is allowed to turn for the most part the only thing hindering it is that velcro strap. I guess I just thought I was taken care of because as I said the way I just described wearing my pads is supposed to be easier on your body, so im not sure how this happened or how long I will be out. If anyone has any info. or simila experiences let me know. I hope I can come back 100%

[sogaduch 0]

what hollow do you use on your skates? because sometimes a groin pull can come from the skates having to deep of a cut or to shallow of a cut

[U of M Goalie 0]

I dont sharpen my skates much, and when I do get them done I tell the guy to not sharpen them to much or put to much of an edge on them. So I do lik emy skates dull, this is something I have been doing my whole career though for a good 7 years so I'm not sure if it is that. I know sudden movements like I did my body was going one way and my leg kicked fast out in the opposite direction

[thehighlife 0]

Do you have pads that are long in the thigh rise? if the pads are to long they will put a lot of stress on the groin over a period of time and cause it to "pull" sometimes very easy. When you ice your groin do not just use an ice pack and put it on there. Best way to rehab your groin with ice is to get a bunch paper cups and fill them up with water and put them in the freezer. Once they are frozen solid, take one cup and peel the paper cup about half way down. leave the bottom half of the cup on so that it gives you something to hold onto. Massage the area of your groin that is tender to the touch for about 15 or 20 minutes. This method helps the ice get down deep in the muscle as opposed to setting an ice bag on top of it. Sorry for the long reply but hope it helps. You should do this about 5-8 times a day.

[merle720 0]

Do you have pads that are long in the thigh rise? if the pads are to long they will put a lot of stress on the groin over a period of time and cause it to "pull" sometimes very easy.

Please explain how a long thigh rise will pull a groin.

[U of M Goalie 0]

No I use 35 inch vaugn velocity 2's that are literally a perfect fit, they could really be an inch bigger. Like I said I keep the toes and the boot strap loose I just dont see how this happened because I thought I was taking all the precatuions to protect my knees hips and joints wearing my pads like that.

[sogaduch 0]

id say try sharpening them more often so you have more of a bite

[unholygoalie 0]

Maybe it's just not a gear-related issue. I pulled a groin muscle a few months ago while doing an awkward movement. Maybe it was just the force of the movement that injured the muscle. I can't tell you definitvley how long you'll be out but I sat out a couple weeks and returned without much lingering pain.

[U of M Goalie 0]

Yeah I just got back from the doctor, she said I was lucky because there doesnt seem to be any serious damage despite me hearing something pop. She said I am out of hockey for a month but if I let the injury heal properly I should return with no pain. Ahhhh the things we go through for hockey and the love of stopping pucks

[jrphantom042 0]

Yeah its probaly a non-gear related injury.I have done it quite a few times this year and my gear fits me perfect.It probaly was just one of them things.I pulled my groin 4 times last year and only missed 1 pre-season game.But that was a bad mistake.Now i have to get an MRI because my doc says that i could have a sports hernia.so if i were you id stay out untill its okay to go back on And mplay with any pain. My goalie coach told me to Drink alot of water to keep the muscle hydrated and stretch like at least 3 or 4 times A day.

[U of M Goalie 0]

Yeah I seem ok and Im starting to feel better but I am undecided as to whether or not to get an MRI. The doctor did not believe I need one as she did many checks and tests on me, but im still a bit paranoid about it. So it looks like im leaning towards not getting one, I hope thats not a huge mistake

[sc37 0]

Groin pulls are just something that happens sometimes. I get it when I skate out at D or forward...just happens. Def go for some R&R, and don't try to push it, they linger, I learned the hard way. If it's really not healing well, go for the MRI to make sure you didn't tear anything-- that's what the pop might been. But if all is going pretty well, try to strengthen the area at the gym. Use the inner thigh/hip machine you see all the women on, works well-- but I recommend not going there at a busy hour or everyone gives you weird stares for working on your legs on that machine :P

[flip12 712]

No, DEFINITELY use that machine when they're busy. I mean, if you're looking for a fit girlfriend it would be a good time and place to look:

Use the machine and give the wall, machine, waterbottle and towel the disinterested look since you don't care if people look at you for using that machine and you shouldn't because it will help you. And women like a confident guy. You'll look confident (because you will probably have to be confident) for using a "girly" machine. Plus, if they're busy enough you may have to wait in line or ask or be asked, "How many more sets do you have?" And that's always a great "in" to a conversation with someone at a gym.

Then, when you walk away with a smile from a girl and her number, those guys who were snickering at you for using a machine that you didn't care they were snickering at you for using will be pissed that you walked away with a cute, athletic girl's number.

But it's up to you...

[U of M Goalie 0]

LOL Yeah I've got many tricks of the trade like that. I usually slip im somehting about where i play hockey and that I only use these machines to work out my legs FOR hockey, and they love that. As long as you have a "property of" a good hockey team you play for you will be ok no matter what machine you are on. On a more related note, when I come back from this groin pull I'm gonna try wearing compression shorts. My goalie coach told me that a good pair of compression shorts will not only compress the muscle helping tp keep is safe, but it will also keep it warm and flexable. I was just using a pair of loose bauer cut off shorts, so I had no protection at all before this injury apparently.

[sc37 0]

I know Adam Foote was wearing some sorta compression short for his injuries....I can vividly remember the CBJ announcer talking about grippy compression shorts for Foote unfortaunately....

As for personal experience, I'm too skinny for the compression short to full compress tight, heh.

[U of M Goalie 0]

lol I dunno man I got a pair of Under Armor compression long shorts, size large and they are TIGHT as hell. I look like an 80's hair rocker wearing a cod piece. But again I say the things we go through to play goal......and to hopefully not re-pull a groin

[bleedblue94 0]

just whatever ypou do dont rush back ...i pulled one when i was 17 and rushed back bc i was suppose to go play major juniors and scouts were coming to watch again....6 years later and its still not healed right and when i kick out the right leg i can feel it still....

honestly its probaly just a freak thing...but i had velocitys before and i felt some odd strain on the grion so i switched back to my tps exhales and didnt feel it anymore

[U of M Goalie 0]

Yeah as of today (monday the 17th) it's been exactly 3 weeks. I dont plan on gettin back on the ice until at least the 5 week mark. The doctor said at least a month so I plan on resting just a bit longer. Yeah I think MAYBE it could be that I wear the elastic strap at the knee very tight. I wear the tie toes very loose and the boot strap semi loose, the velcro strap may need to be loosened a bit though cause I believe on the new V2's Vaughn has made the strap longer and therefore looser anyway.

[crazykeeper3317 0]

just whatever ypou do dont rush back ...i pulled one when i was 17 and rushed back bc i was suppose to go play major juniors and scouts were coming to watch again....6 years later and its still not healed right and when i kick out the right leg i can feel it still....

honestly its probaly just a freak thing...but i had velocitys before and i felt some odd strain on the grion so i switched back to my tps exhales and didnt feel it anymore

that is very true dont rush back in after injury, i did after injuring my knee 3 years ago and i went back between the pipes too early and was out for another couple of months

[U of M Goalie 0]

Yeah Im thinkin about gettin back on the ice after about 6 weeks. So about a month and a half so if this sounds to quick to anyone please let me know, because I MAY try to push it to close to 2 months (about 8 weeks) if possible just to be on the safe side.

[Sniper21 0]

I pulled my groin and after 5 weeks of being off the pain came back after being on the rink for 2 weeks. After that i was told to go to physical therapy. I did physical therapy and the pain still kept coming back. Turned out i had something known as athletic pubalgia. If this is the first time your groin hurt i dont think you have much to worry about but just keep on it. Look this condition up - it is also known as a sports hernia. Its pretty much a condition that is groin tears that starts out as a pulled groin. Its the same thing donovan mcnaab had surgery for.

I thought my condition would heal but when it didnt i started going to doctors and none of them mentioned this condition so you may have to do a little research yourself. The name of my dr was Dr. William Meyes out of drexel university in PA. He does a lot of work At Hannahman Hospital.