Groin injury management

• Pubic and adductor pain management:

  • The individualised approach: There is no criteria-based rehabilitation protocol for adductor injuries
  • HOWEVER Supervised rehabilitation / training has a higher success rate than passive modalities

  
• Inguinal pain management:

  • Usually repaired via laparoscopic surgery
  • Can be managed conservatively with exercise and an injection for chronic cases
  • Exercises include strengthening: abduction, adduction and abdominal strength and single leg strength
  • Management decision is based on severity and predicted time out of sport
  • Return to sport after surgery, 2 - 6 months
• Iliopsoas pain management:

  • Injuries commonly occur with adductor related pain
  • Management follows the same principles as adductor related injuries, with a focus on hip flexion loading