Groin strain - doctor or physio?

zagmund

I know you can't diagnose, etc . . . here, so I'm looking for pointers on who can help me.

I reckon I pulled something maybe 6 or 8 weeks back. I've no recollection of anything specifically happening, but there's a definite twinge up around the groin on one side. I can walk normally, but when sitting cross legged I can't move one leg without a fair bit of pain, or when standing and rotating there's a twinge that lets me know something ain't right.

I don't play sports much - no soccer, etc . . . just cycling 10k to work and back. it's no worse after cycling than at other times.

I'm never the best on knowing who does what on the medical front - is this something a physio would be able to address, or is this something a GP would be better at, or would they both be suitable?

z

Jezek

zagmund wrote: »

I know you can't diagnose, etc . . . here, so I'm looking for pointers on who can help me.

I reckon I pulled something maybe 6 or 8 weeks back. I've no recollection of anything specifically happening, but there's a definite twinge up around the groin on one side. I can walk normally, but when sitting cross legged I can't move one leg without a fair bit of pain, or when standing and rotating there's a twinge that lets me know something ain't right.

I don't play sports much - no soccer, etc . . . just cycling 10k to work and back. it's no worse after cycling than at other times.

I'm never the best on knowing who does what on the medical front - is this something a physio would be able to address, or is this something a GP would be better at, or would they both be suitable?

z

Sounds like something a GP would see fairly often . A physio might also know what to do but I think the GP would be an excellent starting point

Daisy 55

I'd see a doc. Friend thought he had a pulled muscle but it was a hernia. Better be sure!

thehamo

A good physio will be able to diagnose and treat/refer on if needs be (and not keep you coming back time and time again)

A GP (in my experience) will take 50 quid off you to tell you to go to a physio.

Get a good physio recommendation and make an appointment.

Jezek

thehamo wrote: »

A good physio will be able to diagnose and treat/refer on if needs be (and not keep you coming back time and time again)

A GP (in my experience) will take 50 quid off you to tell you to go to a physio.

Get a good physio recommendation and make an appointment.

I have to disagree. A physio cannot make a proper differential diagnosis. A GP might alternatively diagnose a hernia and refer you for surgery...

zagmund

Thanks for the ongoing discussion. It's interesting that people are split between doctors & physios. I ended up going to the GP and he checked out a few bits & bobs and determined that it was a strained adductor something or other, or a groin strain in other words.

I was surprised, but relieved. Most of the stuff I had been reading indicated that the recovery time was going to be a week or two, but I'm several weeks in at this stage so I thought it might have been something different. He did indicate that the physio might be able to give some exercises, but didn't really feel they would add much over "rest it for a while".

I'll cut out some of my limited exercise over Christmas and see if that helps. If it's still bugging me after Christmas I'll drop in to the physio.

z

calfmuscle

Jezek wrote: »

I have to disagree. A physio cannot make a proper differential diagnosis. A GP might alternatively diagnose a hernia and refer you for surgery...

Yes a physio can.

No a gp cannot.