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4 Replies Last post: Oct 1, 2006 10:10 AM by Shadow38  
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Sep 14, 2006 7:14 PM

hip bursitis?

Hi everyone:

I foolishly started running 30 seconds per kilometer faster than my usual pace, which caused hip pain, and then went out and ran a half marathon (4 miles further than I'd run before). Now, when I run, I get hip pain after about the 2nd mile which gets worse when load is put on it (ie going up a hill). It doesn't hurt when I stop, but I get an ache if I get up out of a chair after sitting for while.

Sounds to me like hip bursists. Has anyone had it before? How much time do you recommend that I take off running? I was thinking 2 weeks. Is there any therapy I could do during this time?
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1. Sep 29, 2006 5:19 AM in response to: elwrush
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Shadow38
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2. Sep 30, 2006 10:28 AM in response to: elwrush
Re: hip bursitis?
I had hip bursitis along with tendonitis. I ended up not running for about 3 months. I tried a cortisone shot, but it didn't help. I ended up going to physical therapy. That helped. I still have some pain from time to time, but its nothing compared to before I went to PT. Go to the doc and see what he/she says. It could be tendonitis or bursitis, or both. Here's an article on it:

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=139&topcategory=Hip[/URL" target="_blank">
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elwrush
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3. Sep 30, 2006 8:47 PM in response to: elwrush
Re: hip bursitis?
Thanks Shadow.

I took 10 days off, retired my shoes, and am much more diligent about hip stretches and icing. I'm still experiencing a bit of stiffness but the pain has reduced radically. Ran 10km this morning without too many problems.

Good luck with your tendons.

It sucks being 36. Everything breaks a lot faster and takes ages to repair.
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Shadow38
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Dec 14, 2007
4. Oct 1, 2006 10:10 AM in response to: elwrush
Re: hip bursitis?
quote:<HR>Originally posted by elwrush:
Thanks Shadow.

It sucks being 36. Everything breaks a lot faster and takes ages to repair.<HR>


Thanks for the good wishes and right back at you. Hopefully yours is just a strain. And yes, at 43, everything takes a little longer to heal, but I learned a lot from it, especially about keeping everything strong to support running.
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