Rest when injured is a good thing, right?

[mrshandy]

Please reassure me or tell me to suck it up. My right outer hip has been sore since my long run on Saturday. It hurt throughout my run and afterwards so much so that it was hard to walk fast. I took Sunday off and it felt better no longer hurt when walking. I ran 5 miles yesterday and it was sore for the first few miles, then hurt a little less the next few miles. It's a little sore today when walking.

I'm going through an internal debate whether I should skip my 6-mile run tonight and the next few days until it heals.

Don't throw things, but I never really get injured and I've never had pain lasting through my entire run. So this is all new to me. It feels so wrong to skip a run, but it's probably for the best.  

I think it's time for me to buy a foam roller. Any good recs where to get one?

Should I rest tonight and the next few days to heal this up?

[Deleted]

Yes, rest. My Achilles was acting up the weeks before my race. I skipped a few runs, babied it (ice, foam roll the calf/foot, NSAIDS) and rested it as much as I could. It didn't bother me at all during my race and I also raced really well.

[ktzmoh]

I'd skip it. You have to be cautious and listen to your body.

[G22]

Definitely rest! I should have rested today. My left hamstring has been so unbelievably tight and sore the last 2 days, but I pushed through my 9 miles today anyways. I have a half this weekend so I think rest/ice/foam rolling/etc will be all I'll do for a few days and see how it feels.

[Deleted]

Oh snap! I posted about hip pain last night.
Mine is a but better today and I'm going to try foam roller tonight. Definitely rest.

[gt7301b]

If it is soreness I power through, if it is pain I rest.  And it is hot as anything outside, seems like a good rest day to me.

I ordered this foam roller from Amazon.

[no0b]

You sound like me! I hate taking a rest day but trust me... it will cause more harm than good (hence my long recovery). Take a few days and take care/spoil yourself then get back out there!

I agree with gt7301b. It it's sore, try and work through it. If it is a sharp pain it needs to be rested. An RN gave me that advice in regards to my shoulder awhile back. Makes sense.

I like using a foam roller and then one of these bad boys every so often...

Eeeep that's huge!  Sorry.

[bostonmichelle]

May 13, 2014 13:53:58 GMT -5 gt7301b said:

If it is soreness I power through, if it is pain I rest.  And it is hot as anything outside, seems like a good rest day to me.

I ordered this foam roller from Amazon.

I ordered this same foam roller.

If it hurts to walk, I'd probably skip the run. If its sore, maybe just go out and acknowledge that you may have to cut it short.

[thom]

Yes, yes, and yes. If I take a few extra days off or cut down on a run, usually it keeps a little thing from turning into a big thing.

Good luck!

[ebeth]

now is not the time to be pushing it. REST. it takes weeks to lose your endurance. a couple of days won't matter.

it's better that you're figuring this out now and not at week 14 of 18.

my foam roller came from amazon. get the high density foam and get the long one. don't cheap out on the short low density roller or you'll be replacing it in a couple of months with the high density version.

maybe get a theraband too while you're ordering things from amazon so you can start doing some hip/pelvic floor stregthening at home.

[tuggyruns]

May 13, 2014 14:10:20 GMT -5 no0b said:

You sound like me! I hate taking a rest day but trust me... it will cause more harm than good (hence my long recovery). Take a few days and take care/spoil yourself then get back out there!

I agree with gt7301b. It it's sore, try and work through it. If it is a sharp pain it needs to be rested. An RN gave me that advice in regards to my shoulder awhile back. Makes sense.

I like using a foam roller and then one of these bad boys every so often...

Eeeep that's huge!  Sorry.

What is that amazing looking thing?! It looks like my beloved rumble roller on a stick (aka heaven!)

[taratru]

Rest. One run won't make anything, but pushing through could break some things.

[joenali]

Trust me. Rest.

[no0b]

tuggyruns I'm not sure exactly what it is called but my gym has a few. They work wonders!