Epidemiology and common reasons of groin pain in sport

Abstract

Groin pain and tenderness is one of the most frequent complaints among athletes; however, there is still a lot of confusion regarding the best treatment. In this chapter, we focus on some aspects of the most frequent and/or the most controversial pathologies in the groin area, among others: hip, osteitis pubis, adductor tendons, iliopsoas pathologies, different nerves entrapment or sport hernia. We also try to answer the question why there are so many different opinions regarding the best treatment.