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Athletes usually present with the complaint of the exercise-related unilateral lower abdomen and anterior groin pain, which is a deep, sharp pain that can radiate to the proximal thigh, low back, lower abdominal muscles, perineum or scrotum.
1 mar 2012 · Understanding “Sports Hernia” (Athletic Pubalgia): The Anatomic and Pathophysiologic Basis for Abdominal and Groin Pain in Athletes. Recent publicity and some scientific reports suggest increasing success in treating an entity called “sports hernia,” more accurately named athletic pubalgia.
Sports hernia/athletic pubalgia is activity-related lower abdominal and proximal adductor–related pain seen in athletes. Although some authors distinguish between the terms “sports hernia” and “athletic pubalgia,” there is considerable overlap in patient presentation and anatomic structures involved.
A sports hernia (also called athletic pubalgia, sportsman’s hernia and Gilmore’s groin) is an injury (usually a tear) in the muscles and/or tendons in your lower abdomen or groin that causes chronic pain.
A sports hernia will usually cause severe pain in the groin area at the time of the injury. The pain typically gets better with rest but comes back when you return to sports activity, especially with twisting movements.
explained 5 signs and symptoms that they felt encompassed athletic pubalgia: “(1) a subjective complaint of deep groin/lower abdominal pain, (2) pain that is exacerbated with sport-specific activities such as sprint-ing, kicking, cutting, and/or sit-ups and is relieved with rest, (3) palpable tenderness
1 gru 2020 · Often referred to as a “sports hernia” or “core muscle injury,” athletic pubalgia is a common yet poorly defined athletic injury. It is characterized by abdominal and groin pain likely from weakening or tearing of the abdominal wall without evidence of a true hernia.
