Abdominal and Hip Pain During Running

Question
Hello there I hope you can advise me. I have two small questions:

I'm a girl nearing 20 and I've been running long distances since I was about 14 and really enjoy it. I've had very few injuries and I feel my fitness is good. At the moment I run 3 miles a day, 6 days a week on country roads.

My first problem is that for the last 3 years during running one or both of my hips will start to ache sharply and quite deeply. Very often it forces me to stop, if I continue or run the next day it will stop me walking. Normally a couple of days off will get me back on track. Do you have any idea what causes this and if I can improve it?

Secondly: at 14 during a school hockey lesson I felt a very sharp pain in my lowest abdomen and near my right hip bone. It worsened, spreading through to my middle stomach and I was sent home because I couldn't walk to lessons. The doctor examined me, pressed my hip bone and tip of my pubic bone, found pain in both places and said I had damaged the ligaments holding the muscles to them. With time off running the pain eased. My question is why the pain still comes back frequently 6 years down the line. It recurrs when I run or occasionally when I've done nothing strenous at all. Naturally it stops my running too. Again, do you know of this affecting anyone else and should I seek a second opinion or do something to ease it myself?

Thank you very much and sorry for the long explanation. I'd be grateful for any help. Happy Summer!
Sarah  

Answer
Hi Sarah
First Question..Over time we can develop many over use symptoms along with tracking and alignment problems in the muscular skeleton system.Running requires a constant preventative schedule to keep assorted injuries and alignment and muscular skeleton issues from creeping in.I can't pin point your situation,but i think if you add some stationary bike workouts a few times a week for 30 to 40 minutes this could take care of some tracking and alignment issues that might exist and be part of the problem.
Second question..I don't think you need a second opinion,but i think both questions are related and it appears to me that there is a weakened muscular skeleton situation and also alignment and some tracking issues also.I would recommend you get into a good weight program with some core workouts.The weights you want to focus on are adductor,abductor,leg extensions,leg curls,half squats,stationary bike as in question one.

Summary..I really think that your situations your dealing with will be greatly enhanced starting this prevention and rehabbing series of workouts and that gradually you will see some headway.If you have other questions Sarah just get in touch and let me know how it goes.

All the best

John