Groin pain

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#1

Hello everyone,

I have been practicing asana regularly for the past 9 months (six times per week for the last month) and I’m loving it.

A couple of days ago I felt sudden and sharp pain in the groin area while walking, radiating down the leg (the area that feels stretching during pigeon) and I have being experiencing some discomfort and awkwardness ever since, plus another instance of the sharp pain. I didn’t do anything different or new during my vinyasa class that morning, and I felt absolutely nothing that could indicate I was hurting myself. The pain didn’t start until good 8 hours after my practice ended, and I’m thinking it could be inflammation due to overuse (my instructor has a thing for loooong pigeons).

I have taken this last two days off but I really would like to get back to my asana practice.

Has anybody experienced something similar? Any suggestions for a gentle recovery plan?

#2

Many vinyasa has experienced this and some is on this forum. In vinyasa you go to fast so when you are warmed up you dont know where your limit is so its possible you have teared small fragments over and over again till the tear is so big and then you got this problem. It is also possible this time was the first. As its lots of stretching involved your one side could have become stiffer lately and when misaligned we are more prone to injuries, did you feel more stiffer on one side lately?

You need to rest , if you still want to do asanas you need to do static postures and no jumping or quick postures as that will likely make more damage to you. So slow yoga postures would be better as there is control involved.

OR:
Maybe you can just skip some poses that triggers it, if thats possible. Otherwise rest Wish you the best.

Pain does not have to come immediately, i had a tired back and lifted something and felt pain 5 hours later. Which took me more than one month to fully recover from.

#3

This is one of those things that would be hard to pin down based only on the information you’ve provided. Perhaps a muscle pull while strolling, who knows. Use this as a learning opportunity to more fully explore yourself through all forms of practice - from ahimsa (non-harming) to yukta (balance between sun and moon).