Groin Pain... What's Your Cause?

What Causes Groin Pain? Groin pain is commonly caused by a groin strain, groin hernia or other groin injury. A groin strain is a muscular tear or rupture to any one of your groin muscles; usually one of the hip adductor muscle group. Your body has five adductor muscles: adductor brevis, longus, magnus, pectineus and gracilis. Any of these groin muscles can be strained but the most common is adductor longus. A groin strain usually occurs with high speed activities such as kicking, change of direction or sprinting. What are the Symptoms of Groin Strain? Groin pain and tenderness. Muscles spasm or tightness of your groin muscles. Pain on stretch of your groin muscles.  Groin pain with groin muscle contraction - thigh squeeze. Groin Muscle Strain Diagnosis It is important to accurately diagnoses the source of your groin pain.  While groin pain most commonly is associated with a groin muscle injury, you can also experience groin pain from hernia and other origins. A physical examination from your physiotherapist can usually identify the groin muscle that has been injured. If a hernia is suspected, you may be advised to be assessed by your doctor or a groin surgeon. MRI and ultrasound investigations can be useful to specifically identify the location and extent of groin injury. Depending on their severity, groin strains are graded 1, 2, or 3. Grade 1 strains are a mild injury.  Grade 2 strains are a moderate severity injury, which may moderately affect your sporting performance and ability to walk. Grade 3 strains are severe and will affect your ability to run, jump and hop. These injuries may require surgical intervention. A partial rupture of the adductor muscles will often lead to inflammation of the groin or a tendinopathy after the initial rupture has healed. More detailed information on the best rehabilitation for your groin strain is available from your physiotherapist. Common Groin Pain Treatment Read full article about Groin Pain Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online Helpful Products for Groin Muscle Strains Related Groin Injuries Adductor Tendinopathy Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Groin Pain Hip Arthritis (Osteoarthritis) Hip Labral Tear Muscle Pain: Strains or Tears Osteitis Pubis Overuse Injuries Pinched Nerve Sacroiliac Joint - SIJ Pain Stress Fracture Sign up for our free newsletter!