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Conservative Rehabilitation Treatment in Groin Pain Syndrome

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Evaluation and treatment of groin pain syndrome in athletes is challenging since different pathologies may cause similar symptoms and many systems can refer pain to the groin. The possibility of coexisting injuries further complicates the management of these patients: if more than one affliction can cause groin pain, it is difficult to establish which is the main contributor and which is secondary. The aim of a conservative rehabilitation project is to treat not only the main injury but also all the underlying risk factors. When a patient comes to our observation complaining of long-term groin pain, a meticulous postural evaluation has a crucial importance in order to evaluate even minimal dysfunctions that, in combination with muscular imbalance, can lead to groin pain syndrome. In order to illustrate the concepts that underlie the preparation of a rehabilitation programme, we are going to describe the most frequent pathologies that cause groin pain.

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  1. Sport & Exrcise Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Ilaria Maria Marchetti

  2. Department of Rehabilitation and Functional Recovery, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, via Manzoni 56, Rozzano (MIlan), Italy

    Cristiano Sconza

  3. Department of Rehabilitation and Functional Recovery, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, via Manzoni 56, Rozzano (MIlan), Italy

    Stefano Respizzi

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy

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  2. Knee Orthopaedic and Sport Traumatology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy

    Piero Volpi

  3. Kinemove Rehabilitation Center, Pontremoli, Massa Carrara, Italy

    Gian Nicola Bisciotti

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Marchetti, I.M., Sconza, C., Respizzi, S. (2017). Conservative Rehabilitation Treatment in Groin Pain Syndrome. In: Zini, R., Volpi, P., Bisciotti, G. (eds) Groin Pain Syndrome. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41624-3_18

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