That Niggling Groin! – part two

Following on from the last post from Stephanie Korolis, she explains that the football commentator’s delight, osteitis pubis, is a term that has fallen out of favour.

This information was from a course on hip and groin injuries that Steph attended in Melbourne recently.

 

Let’s continue the journey into the groin.

Current research outlines that there can either be individual, or quite often, multiple pathologies associated with groin pain which can quite often be misdiagnosed as a “tear”.Hip and groin anatomy

The typical demands involved in winter sports such as AFL or soccer are enormous, especially when considering the ongoing loads and ranges of movement required by the lower extremities throughout an extended period of high-contact activity.

Traditionally, a visit to the Physiotherapist with groin pain would result in typical diagnoses such as osteitis pubis (OP), athletic pubalgia or posterior wall weakness.

These outdated
terms have since been replaced by classifications that are a bit more useful for the breadth of possible causes for groin pain.

The current classification system is:

  • Adductor-related groin pain
  • Iliopsoas-related groin pain
  • Inguinal-related groin pain
  • Pubic-related groin pain
  • Hip-related groin pain
  • plus ‘Other’ causes of groin pain in athletes

So the next time Brian Taylor talks about someone with osteitis pubis, you can ‘tut tut’ him.

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Russell Mackenzie
Russell Mackenzie
Russell is a physiotherapist and clinic owner in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the co-owner of Adelaide West Physio + Pilates and more recently, Adelaide West Headache Clinic, which was formed as a signal of his dedication and passion for headache and migraine treatment. Russell is an avid learner and is engrossed in the best practices of digital marketing to spread the word about health-related topics and improving health literacy in the community.
Russell Mackenzie

Russell Mackenzie

Russell is a physiotherapist and clinic owner in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the co-owner of Adelaide West Physio + Pilates and more recently, Adelaide West Headache Clinic, which was formed as a signal of his dedication and passion for headache and migraine treatment. Russell is an avid learner and is engrossed in the best practices of digital marketing to spread the word about health-related topics and improving health literacy in the community.
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