Please help - groin injury

[Yorkie]

Hi,
I'll try keep this as short as possible and make it simple by using bulletpoints.
- started running 4/5 mth ago
- developed pains in knees and feet
- had gait analysis to get correct trainers - excessively overpronate
- knee/foot pains corrected but developed severe pain inner mid left leg
- went to see podiatrist - diagnosed tibial fasciitis - caused by flat feet and tilting of pelvis.
-orthotics given and to have follow up appt 6 week later and probably start course of physio.
- gradually use of orthotics as advised for 1st week
- 2nd week started slowly getting back to running again (with orthotics)
- slight discomfort in groin area throughout 2 week of running
- then 9 day ago finished run and had unbearable pain deep inside groin region (felt like womb etc had been ripped out, sorry about vulgar description!!)
- really struggled to walk and had to climb stairs on hands and knees
- doc diagnosed as abductor muscles torn from pelvic bone - prescribed Diclofenac and physio

Anyway to finally get to the point, my physio appt isn't until this friday, it is still a little painful, so just wondering if ....
I should be doing any stretches/exercises for it in the meantime?
Should carry on wearing orthotics?
Is it ok for me to be doing my usual 2 x 40min walk (to and from work) a day, or will this be doing harm?

Any advice would be great thanks

[CenteredHealth]

Hello Yorkie,

Thanks for the bullet points of your recent past history. As accurate and thorough as it may be from your perspective, there are other pieces missing that a well trained Physio would like have. So designing a stretching/exercise program for you right now is not something I think many Physios would be comfortable with. However, based on what the doctor had said regarding a tear, I would not recommend walking 40 minutes each way to work everyday. I would recommend rest until you see a Physio. Good luck and heal well.

[Yorkie]

Thanks for the reply CenteredHealth,

I was really hoping to be told that it would be fine to get back to walking to work to keep it mobile as I am going out of my mind with frustration of not being able to do any form of exercise at least with my previous shin problem I was still able to cycle, I feel like I'm going to burst soon, I'm so impatient But I'm really glad you have advised me not to as the last thing I want to do is to make things worse and prolong things.

Also forgot to mention I usually use a saddle chair at work, was too painful to use last week so switched to a normal style wheely chair but this gives me backache, any advice on if I would be ok using saddle chair this week now groin is recovering?? I appreciate it is difficult to advise when not seeing my in person to assess.

Thanks