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Viper

Any advice on the likely progression if continues to play squash, any case histories, experiences ?
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OsloSquash · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject:

I haven’t had this problem my self, but now that some other squash players do have this problem. What is common for the players who have this kind of problem is that they are quit thin. I don’t now this is the case for you. But what you can do is to become stronger in the muscles around hip and remember to stretch the hip. The combination of becoming stronger and improving you softness will maybe help you.
Good luck.
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neil13 · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject:

There's a couple of things that leap to mind. First is to check that you leg is straight when walking or running. I know that must sound strange but if your foot/ankle rolls in or out then that can cause problems with hips. This can be cured via shoes or orthotics. The other thing I would suggest is to get someone to watch a match to check to see if you aren't playing off the one leg the whole time. Other than that, make sure you stretch the hip flexors!!

fionnmacual · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:35 am Post subject:

Anecdotal, I know, Viper, but I went through a half season of limping about after every match because my hips were seized. Climbing stairs and the first few steps after getting out of a chair the day after a hard match were agonising.

I started being really rigorous about warming up with some court running, side-to-sides and ghosting. And then doing lots of straddles and lunge-stretches about half an hour after the match. Problem solved - it just moved on to my back, so now I have a load of back and hip exercises in my routine.

Soon I'll have you playing for 40 mins but spending 2 hours on exercises like me. That'll take away from your time salivating over those nubile young lady golfers Wink

Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

Take time off from squash... get in the gym and make yourself as fit as you can... see a doctor. Squash is to fast and to hard on the body.. one has to be strong and fit to play.

bny768 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 90

well, i slipped once with new shoes really bad, hip bone banged on the floor after i was in the air horizontal then landed on the side hip bone. now every so often hip hurts.

other guys i know are too heavy (muscle or fat) and pressure on the joints. Never heard of skinny guys getting hurt myself, most say they would be better if lost some weight. My experience anyways.

Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

Having a good warm-up is very important in my opinion.
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Viper · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the feedback guys.
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Marro · Prolific Contributor Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 77

I would recommend taking a look at trigger point therapy aswell.

It may well be that some muscles are seizing up with trigger points and need to be relaxed before strengthening and/or stretching is likely to be effective.

Either go to a physio who is familiar with this technique, or try out this book for some DIY first :

Trigger Point Therapy book

This is something I think it's great to practise continually anyway to ease many of the familiar aches and pains you hardly even notice any more.

Calsquasher · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject:

Our squash pro had a MAJOR hip problem which caused him to limp around on and off the court and cut short his pro career. He played matches in agonizing pain but soldiered on anyway and won most of them with incredible racket work. However, he had a life changing operation which put an end to the limping but he has to do 1/2 hour of stretching after matches. It involves elevating the bad leg behind him on a chair and flexing it up and down several hundred times. That operation made a huge difference in his life.
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BIGT · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject: Hip Soreness

Hi I have a problem with my left hip and have been to see a specialist who is also a keen squash player! The diagnosis with 99.9% of squash player hip soreness is called IT BAND IRRITATION.....Iliotibial band syndrome Crying or Very sad

Apparently this ligament attatches to the hip and runs right the way down to your tibula bone in the lower leg.The only advice that he gave me after plenty of reasurance that I had not damaged my hip joint was rest (yeh right Wink

) otherwise it was infared lamp and then cold ice pack to reduce the swelling on the Iliotibial band.Since using the hot and cold treatment its been tons better and now I can walk after a game.I have a schedual what I need to do and can send this to you via email if you would like to try it? but really you should ask your doctor first just to rule out any unnessesary hip joint movement which would indicate the other 0.1% of squash hip injury Confused

Hope this may help and get better soon.Tony.

Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

Reallyball doesn't do it.
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