Will rest heal a groin pull or other injuries?

Matt discusses a severe groin pull he suffered in high school playing hockey and how the healing and recovery process has shaped his ideas about training the body after injuries.

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TL;DR: Relying on only rest to restore full range of motion and health is a surefire way to be disappointed. Active, conscious, mindful training to restore proper movement patterns is 100% necessary.

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[anthonymendoza]

When I suffered a groin injury running, my doctor told me to continue running and to stretch 30 minutes after the run for every hour I ran. It worked like a charm.

[yedanceryt]

Thank you Matt. I was a high school athlete and I have been a professional modern and ballet dancer for 30 years. I feel I can relate very well with your comparisons what we tend to do for short term pain avoidance vs what we need and want to do for long term functional healing. Love how you sum it up: "Pain sucks, life shouldn't". I notice the comments below show that viewers seem to either totally get what you are saying or totally don't. Perhaps you could find a rewording for those who don't understand. I only sincerely encourage you to do so because I believe you are spot on with your understanding, and I want all the viewers to understand you.

[alanfrancis]

Good explanation how the body if injured will adapt and compensate. This is exactly how the mind use adaptive behaviours following trauma. Unless challenged it will stick with these adaptions limiting potential. Survival comes first.

[Dragonheat]

You are correct! I got a groin pull from hours of squatting down weeding our garden. It progressed to me having to use my hands to lift my leg in and out of my car. Not only did it get worse, because I was doing nothing, other muscles and joints in the leg started acting out. The pain went to my front thigh....then to the butt like you mentioned...Now I get an occasional muscle spasm in the outer side of my calf, that causes my leg to go out. I really feel it's all caused by my body trying to compensate for the original groin pull. Thanks.

[AlphaGeekgirl]

I've been watching your recent 2023 videos and then I came across this one from 6 years ago and YOU LOOK NO DIFFERENT! How???

[ItsMefromSnuffys]

I appreciate your intelligence and your being thorough and articulate. I recommend Upright to lots of people. Thanks again

[Braindazzled]

I can really relate to this! I'm currently getting PT for a groin pull/adductor muscle that I injured SIX MONTHS AGO! When I had the same injury a few decades ago, it healed up in a month. Worse yet, the current injury didn't happen from sports but while I was at home, just stretching! While most injuries heal up by themselves, if they don't physical therapy by a sports specialist is very helpful.

[metallord]

How long did your groin pull take to heal?
I have one and drive a manual transmission, have had to take time off work because it hurts to drive and don't want to make it worse.

[maxmakesamilion]

I think it is great that you bring up your personal story. I feel more engaged and interested to learn from you. It made me curious and I feel more connected to you. And by the way - it's a very cool video! Thank you very much!

[syedjameelahmed]

I am a cricketer and I have similar story like you. I just landed very recently on your channel. I made all the wrong attempts first but didnt do any invasive work although suggested. Now almost 5 years later I modified and went through what is required and your insights are highly applicable and when I applied things you advise things have changed drastically. physically and emotionally things are going way better.

[govindsir]

Thanks a lot sir for putting light on this subject...
This will definitely help all of us ..
God bless you

[zezty]

Thanks this helped me.i can relate and im sure alot of others can aswell.iv been hoping time will heal all but that's not always true.

[NijeEmirVrana]

Im suffering for 4 years of groin pain, this helped me a lot to keep moving.

[sdk]

Excellent explanation. Exactly what happened to me!!! TY!

[badjabboxingchannel]

I understand I have an old groin injury, rest helps but other muscles around the injury can compensate and never allowing the injury to get better so the groin will always strain to compensate for the weak muscles around the injury. I’m taking the approach to strengthening those muscle and massaging the area (groin). Just started doing it hope it works out. Thanks for the video.

[noahshields]

Dude this guy just made me feel all his injuries what was the point

[Gkuljian]

Amazing. You've just answered a question I had this morning. My life story is very much the same. As I fix the layers of damage over time, I have come to wonder just how it happened. I could only explain the peripheral troubles to compensation. I tore muscles up and down my back. Now I've spent two years rolling my right glute on a lacrosse ball. Two freaking years? Damn, I never even hurt my glute that I know of. All I know if I'm grateful for the knowledge. It can be fixed. It ain't easy.

[mikejackson]

Good god get on with it. Real sweet guy but after 7 minutes I have no idea what he wants me to do to fix a groin pull!

[robertrodriguez]

Thank you for sharing. I’m actually going through sone thing similar and I was about 90 percent and my PT did a final assessment and reinjured it and wiped out most of the progress

[neptronix]

Thanks for the origin story.. is this why you decided to get into your career?