Causes of Hip & Groin Pain
Acute hip and groin pain frequently occurs in sports involving twisting, turning and sidestepping. Symptoms can arise from strains to the adductor (groin) or iliopsoas (hip flexor) muscles and tendons, the hip joint, such as a labral tear and/or a chondral lesion. Ignoring symptoms or rushing back to sport can lead to longstanding exercise related hip and groin pain.
Chronic groin pain in sportspeople is common in activities that involve high running loads, rapid changes of direction and kicking. The most popular diagnostic label for exercise related groin pain is osteitis pubis, however more precisely it known as athletic pubalgia. It describes a syndrome of groin pain related to exercise associated with bony changes at the symphysis pubis.
Other causes of chronic groin pain include adductor tendonopathy/enthesopathy, iliopsoas dysfunction including bursitis, or the sportspersons hernia.
Useful Information
Chronic groin pain in sportspeople is common in activities that involve:
- high running loads,
- rapid changes of direction,
- kicking.
How can we help?
We offer consultations, treatments and counselling for all hip & groin injuries and health conditions.
