Can a bruised hip heal in 3 days?

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2013-07-02 10:33 PM

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Subject: Can a bruised hip heal in 3 days?
Found a way to do my first wipe out 3 days before my first Olympic. Hip and head took the worst of the hit. Very thankful for the helmet.
I can walk OK, but any pressure on the hip hurts like hell. Vibration from running is quite painful.

Am I screwed? Any tricks to make it heal faster?

It only feels like a bad bruise, no major damage, so I plan on plenty of pain killers to pull through. My original Taper plan was to swim tomorrow, run Thursday and take Friday off.

Any advice would be appreciated.

2013-07-03 11:30 AM
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Subject: RE: Can a bruised hip heal in 3 days?

I bike crashed a few years ago a week before a HIM.  My crash was pretty bad, no broken bones but torn cartilage in my rib cage and a giant hematoma on my hip.  Unfortunately for me, I was unable to run for about a week.  But after that week, those running vibrations to which you refer didn't bother my swollen hip at all.  And that sucker was so swollen, it took almost a year to look normal again.

Ice it, make sure to get it check out too.  The doctor that treated me said it's common to chip a piece of the hip and not even realize until much later when the thing just isn't healing.

Good luck, hope you can race and race well!

2013-07-03 4:42 PM
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Originally posted by noelle1230

I bike crashed a few years ago a week before a HIM.  My crash was pretty bad, no broken bones but torn cartilage in my rib cage and a giant hematoma on my hip.  Unfortunately for me, I was unable to run for about a week.  But after that week, those running vibrations to which you refer didn't bother my swollen hip at all.  And that sucker was so swollen, it took almost a year to look normal again.

Ice it, make sure to get it check out too.  The doctor that treated me said it's common to chip a piece of the hip and not even realize until much later when the thing just isn't healing.

Good luck, hope you can race and race well!




Thanks for the info. Luckily I did not tear anything. I have a pretty interesting bump on the hip, but I can walk with just a bit of pain. Using Ice and Ibuprofen to bring the swelling down, as well as some cream my doctor suggested.

I figured I'll skip my running tomorrow. Probably better to try going 5 days without running then irritate the hip. I'm a back of the pack guy anyway, so even if I'm a few minutes slower, won't affect my enjoyment of the race.
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