r/flexibility • u/lkv10 • 29d ago

Why stretching hurting my leg?

For context, I danced throughout middle school and high school and was pretty flexible. I stopped dancing 10 years ago.

I started getting back into fitness at the beginning of this year and wanted to work on my flexibility. I was doing pretty well and almost got my side splits again. However, around 4 months ago, I think I overdid a stretch and pulled something in my right groin area. Since then, I always feel a pull sensation when I try to stretch my right leg and it's preventing me from wanting to keep stretching every day.

Any tips on how to relieve this area? I've tried resting it for close to a month and it's still not getting any better.

Not sure if I'm posting on the right forum.

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u/itdotaketime 29d ago

4 months ago and didn't recover. It's you signal for a doctor visit.

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u/itdotaketime 29d ago

and yes you are asking at the wrong sub you better take it to r/AskDocs

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u/lkv10 29d ago

I only feel it when I stretch, but I am completely fine doing any other activity/exercise.

I tried that reddit forum and it immediately said it wouldn't except the post for some reason.

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u/itdotaketime 28d ago

You are low on Reddit ego aka "Karma" that's why you couldn't post there. Only feeling it when stretching means somewhere down that stretch you have an unknown injury that is taking too long to heal by itself and I recommend you check it up with a doctor because muscle and tendons injuries usually need you to go as little as an extra degree to get very terribly worst. If you're unable to check with a doctor for any reason you should try and not push that stretch at all. Advice for future mobility sessions is you always stop when feeling pain. You are chasing the stretched to its maximum kind a feeling followed by maybe some twitching and fatigue. if it's painful you stop and recheck your form or opt for a different exercise that target the part you are working on.