Adductor Related Groin Pain Selina Shanley MISCP Leitrim Physiotherapy Leitrim Road, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim www.leitrimphysiotherapy.ie   Groin Pain – anyone who has suffered it knows how difficult it is to identify the correct source of the pain and to treat it accordingly. It is the second most common cause of days missed from sports training and is most commonly experienced in footballers and runners. Unfortunately, it is one of those areas which can result in longer term problems and performance reduction. Symptoms can be felt along the line of the groin, into the lower abdominals and along the inside of the thigh, depending on the underlying causative factor. The key to successful management is early intervention whilst you may think you can ‘run it off‘ the symptoms have appeared due to an underlying issue which should be addressed.   5 Early Warning Signs for Recognizing the Onset of Groin Pain Tightness/Stiffness during or after activity with no or temporary relief with stretching A decrease in acceleration ability A decrease in maximum speed A decrease in the distance of a long kick on the run Vague discomfort with deceleration Causes Pain in the groin is most commonly (but not solely) related to 4 clinical entities: Adductors (inner thigh muscles) Iliopsoas (front of hip and lower abdominal muscules) Abdominal wall Pubic bone stress related Investigations   For groin pain, investigations are only used after a thorough clinical examination and working diagnosis has been established. Imagery should only be used to support this diagnosis, exclude specific … Continue reading Top 5 Factors in Recognising if you’re at risk of developing Groin Pain