Our team of physiotherapists and myotherapists in Melbourne are experts in diagnosing and managing groin pain. We understand how debilitating these injuries can be, and the importance of recognising the factors causing symptoms for each individual person to help create an individualised rehab plan. We will help you understand your injury and identify any contributing factors that need to be addressed. This will help you to get back to what you love doing!
The iliopsoas is a muscle located at the front of the hip. The main action of this muscle is hip flexion (bending). Injuries associated with this region include iliopsoas muscle strain, tendinopathy, and iliopsoas bursitis. These can occur as an acute injury or due to overload of the region.
Pubic-related groin pain is associated with the pubic symphysis. The pubic symphysis is a joint located in the front of your pelvis and connects the left pelvic bone to the right pelvic bone. Injury to this area can occur due to overuse/overload on the joint, or due to direct trauma. Pain associated with this injury is usually felt in the pubic area and can sometimes refer down the inner thigh.
The adductor muscles are made up of multiple muscles, including adductor longus, adductor magnus, adductor brevis, and adductor minimus. The pectineus and gracilis muscles are also a part of your inner thigh muscles and can sometimes contribute to pathology in this area. The most common injuries that can occur here, include adductor muscle strains or adductor tendinopathies. Both injuries are very common in sports associated with cutting/change of direction and kicking. Adductor strains usually occur with a moment in time where there is a high contractile force to the muscle that causes a strain in the fibres. These can be graded by the level of severity of the strain. Adductor tendinopathies can occur due to an overload of the tendon. It can occur due to doing too much too quickly and placing an increased load on that tendon that it is not accustomed to, or by introducing new exercises/activities such as change of direction or kicking.
The inguinal region is located at the lower part of the abdomen into the groin region. It is important as it has many structures that pass through this region, including blood vessels and nerves that enter and leave the abdominal region. Inguinal-related pain is classified as pain in the inguinal canal and tenderness within this region. Usually, pain in this region can be reproduced or aggravated with resistance testing of the abdominal muscles or when there is an increase in abdominal pressure such as coughing or sneezing. Some injuries that can occur here include inguinal hernia, nerve entrapments or ligamentous strains.
The source of your groin or hip pain can be caused by many structures in this area. Symptoms during activity and rest can be aggravated or worsened by many factors such as underlying muscle strength and flexibility, joint mobility, movement patterns, and lifestyle and health related factors. Our expert team will complete a thorough assessment to determine a diagnosis and identify key factors contributing to your condition that will help guide management. You will be provided with a plan that is tailored to you and your injury, consisting of education, advice and individualised exercise to help reduce pain and improve function, and other physiotherapy and myotherapy treatments where required.
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