Swimming with thigh strain?

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I have a very painful thigh caused by too much running and walking (am training for a 100km walk).

I rested it for two weeks and ran yesterday and completely stuffed it, am now in a lot of pain.

I think it is coming from my lower back which is dodgy, and manifesting itself in my thigh.

I have tried both physio and chiro in the past, which would you recommend for this?

And do you think swimming would help it or make it worse?? Hate doing no exercise at all.

TIA

You don't know if you don't try. Style of swim might matter, too, like front crawl is 90% arms but I think breaststroke or backstroke are much more heavy on leg work.
I have a terrible back problem at moment, which gave me jib when I went swimming last night.
But... it wasn't worse afterwards. Just constantly reminding me that it was unhappy no matter what I did.

ps: have U looked at sciatica pain? Could your problem be that?

Thanks brexit. Yes very possibly...

If you swim, keep to front crawl and backstroke and use your legs gently, just enough to keep them from sinking. See how that goes. I have degenerative disc and arthritic hip and find swimming most helpful for both.
Avoid breaststroke- the snap of the kick would not help with a thigh problem- and do investigate the causes so you know what best to do.