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Core muscle injury, often misleadingly termed as “sports hernia,” is a condition that mainly affects athletes who play
It is more common in males than females.
94% of these core muscle injuries occur gradually from unknown causes; the other 6% are caused by a specific traumatic incident, such as
Of course casual exercisers and nonathletes can also experience this kind of injury.
Our senior physiotherapists can help individuals with core muscle injury improve their abdominal and hip strength and flexibility in order to safely return to their desired sport or activities. We are also part of the prehabilitation and rehabilitation team for people who require surgery for core muscle repair.
Core muscle injuries have been called athletic pubalgia and sports hernia, but core muscle injuries does not typically fit the common definition of a “hernia,” where an organ or soft tissue protrudes outside its normal cavity.
There is no defect in the abdominal wall or herniation of the abdominal contents with a sports hernia. Injury occurs in the form of tears and weakening in the deep layers of the abdominal wall.
At the same time and ironically, aggressive and unsafe abdominal exercise programs can also cause or aggravate a core muscle injury.
A core muscle injury usually occurs where the abdominal muscles attach in your pelvis.
There is no protrusion of organs, but there are tears in tendons and muscles, such as those surrounding the hip. This makes the term “hernia” a misnomer, as the term hernia means when organs from your abdomen come out through spaces, such as the inguinal canal. Nerve irritation can also happen, adding to the uncomfortable symptoms.
Chronic groin pain is a hallmark symptom of core muscle injury, and this injury can cause a lot of training and competition downtime.
It occurs in 5% to 18% of athletes, and varies with the sport being played. Sharp groin pain with exertion is also a typical symptom. Pain often occurs exclusively with
that decreases quickly with rest.
With core muscle injury you may experience:
Note: If you have groin pain that isn’t relieved with rest from activity, you could have other potentially serious medical conditions involving the digestive, urinary, or reproductive systems. Consult our senior physiotherapists or your physician immediately.
If you see our senior physiotherapists first, we will do and indepth and thorough evaluation that includes taking your health history. Wet may ask whether you:
We also will conduct standard strength tests of your hip muscles, and tests to measure the flexibility of your hip and thigh muscles. We will assess how well you can isolate or contract certain muscles. A thorough examination of your hip and low back movements may also be performed.
We may use additional tests to investigate for knee joint or lumbar spine injuries.
To provide a definitive diagnosis, we may collaborate with a sports medicine physician or other health care provider. The doctor may order further tests—such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) — to rule out other injuries to your hip, low back, or pelvis, and further confirm the diagnosis of a core muscle injury.
Conservative treatment of core muscle injuries includes rest and physiotherapy.
We will provide treatments to target the key problems found during the examination and design an individualized treatment program for you that targets your condition and goals, to help you safely return to your sport or normal activity levels.
Some cases of more severe injury may require surgery.
Most patients with a core muscle injury are advised to first attempt a conservative physiotherapy course of treatment for 4 to 6 weeks. If groin pain continues to occur after that time, surgery may be recommended. If you decide to have surgery, our senior physiotherapist can help you regain your strength and flexibility following the procedure.
Treatment Without Surgery
Physiotherapy will focus on addressing the key problems that are found during your evaluation. The key issues that are often found with this injury include poor hip strength and flexibility, and a reduced ability to activate or turn the abdominal muscles to stabilize the pelvis.
Targeted physiotherapy treatments will address your condition without worsening or reproducing your pain.
We will also caution you to avoid certain activities and exercises that cause groin pain. Cold therapy may also be applied to decrease pain in the area of injury. We may advise you to:
Your physiotherapy treatments may include:
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At the first session, our specialist physiotherapists will carry out a thorough assessment, helping them to select the most appropriate treatment to help you recover as well as provide treatment in the same session.
Follow up sessions are inline to provide expert treatment for your pain as well as prescribing specific exercises to reduce your risk of re-injury and giving you a long term solution.
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