Osteitis Pubis

[The Claw]

Has anyone every had this? It has been bothering me for about four months now. When I am training regularly, its very sore, unable to kick or run at any pace. It warms up after a while and goes away almost completely but then gets gets sorer after. When I take difene it goes away but i dont want to be taking it for prolonged period and i'm worried that I am just covering up a problem. Rest relieves it but once I go back trianing it fires up again.
Anyone ever dealt with this?

[INDIANA]

you can take a rehabilliatation course and a complete break from the game while doing it. And i mean a complete break, no running, no jogging ,just exercises. and see what happens , this worked for me years ago.

the other alternative is to give gerry mc entee a call and get the op done. really can be  a very nasty injury. i spent 4 months solid every day doing exercises for an hour and managed to get over the problem. but if that didn't work i was heading for the surgeons table. declan browne spent 15 months out with it because he continued playing on it.

[JMohan]

Unless you have had expert diagnosis it's impossible to know exactly if it is osteitis pubis or not (it could easily be inflamed tendon, one of 3 types of hernia, referred impingment pain, labral tear etc etc). Groin injuries are so varied with most of them having the same symptoms it's very hard to find someone who can accurately tell you what it is and many physios are only guessing. The surgery option should be the last resort as it's a bit barbaric so I'd look to all other avenues first. Asking for injury advice on a webforum is (no offense) ... not the wisest.

[paddypastit]

JMohan is right.  Get professional advice as quickly as you can as this thing can go on for years if not dealt with right. 

[JMohan]

Yes osteitis is a form of inflamation of the pelvic joint at the front (just behind 'Sean Thomas'). The cartilage becomes inflammed 'crumbles' then you have and deterioration of the bone, very painful and hard to cure. Surgery will be often just screwing the two ends fixed. Boylan may have something to help, but it has to part of a bigger program.
I'll repeat - the biggest problem is actually getting a proper diagnosis - with groin injuries many physios haven't a notion.

[GallBoss]

It could just be Gilmores Groin similar symptons to Osteitis Pubis and just as hard to diagnose. Try doing do pilates and some swimming while you take a complete break from football.

[INDIANA]

there is a simple test any sports physician can do on you as to whether its gilmore's or otherwise. surgery has moved on recently and the operation now only has a 3month recuperation now as oppose to the previous 6, but get an expert opinion, and i mean someone who knowws what they are talking about not some cowboy .

[JMohan]

there is a simple test any sports physician can do on you as to whether its gilmore's or otherwise. surgery has moved on recently and the operation now only has a 3month recuperation now as oppose to the previous 6, but get an expert opinion, and i mean someone who knowws what they are talking about not some cowboy .

There's not - unless they have X-ray vision

[INDIANA]

I guarantee you a goods sports physician will know without the MRI. You only have to move at certain angles to know whether you have it , believe me i've been there and its bloody painful. simply from overuse and very common in the GAA but you need to go and see the right people because only the best guys will diagnose it correctly.

[JMohan]

Listen I'm not going to get into a pissing match here and I'm certainly not going to give irresponsbile advice or diagnosis across the net - but if anyone tell you they rely on a 'simple test' to diagnose OP ...... run. There are a myriad of groin complaints (gilmores was mentioned above to be included) that it can be confused with.

[INDIANA]

as i've said earlier simply make an appt with gerry mc entee who is the specialist in the field, thats as expert as you get.

[JMohan]

 
I give up

[The Claw]

Lads, thanks for the help, I wasnt expecting much of a take up as i didnt think it was a well known condition. Just to let you all know, this wasn't my first port of call with this. I saw about 4/5 different physios, all telling me different stuff (only one man enough to admit that he didnt have a clue what he was talking about). I also went to a private sports injury clinic in Dublin (i'm sure most of you can tell where I am on about) where I got two injections into the area. This lessened the discomfort for about 3 days but did f**kall really. I recently hurt my ankle and didnt run for 4 weeks, doing a lot of core work to try and get this right. This week I trained twice and its back worse than ever.

The recurring theme of all the different advice I am getting (as here) is that it needs to be rested and i need to do the exercise.
I suppose I'm trying to find out how long it should be rested for and if the exercises should be done to the point of discomfort or painless?

I think i'll just have to finish off the season on difene and then lash into the rehab!