Have you had patients that developed groin pain after getting a bit carried away with situps or abdominal exercises in the gym? Or have your patients developed lower abdominal pain after running or training that is causing them pain into hip extension?

In this podcast with Andrew Wallis, Sports Physiotherapist with the St Kilda AFL team, we explore how you can treat patients that were a little too exuberant with their abdominal training or running, including:

• The Doha Agreement on groin pain terminology
• Inguinal related groin pain
• Anatomy of the abdominal region and groin
• Rectus abdominus tendon overload
• Whether pelvic tilt contributes to abdominal overload
• How you can identify the cause of pain in this suprapubic region
• How to objectively assess patients, and key tests to perform
• How you can treat patients with an acute overload history
• Progressive abdominal loading, including exercises you can use
• How to progress running, interval training and hill running
• Adding in cutting, agility training and kicking
• How to help set your patient's expectations about recovery timeframes and progress

Links associated with this episode:

• Access now the webinar on how to rehab adductor-related groin pain with Andrew Wallis
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• Infographics by Clinical Edge
• Andrew Wallis on Twitter @Andrewwallis15
• Facebook - The Hip and Groin Clinic
• The Hip and Groin Clinic website

Resources associated with this episode:

• Cook and Purdam. 2009. Is tendon pathology a continuum? A pathology model to explain the clinical presentation of load-induced tendinopathy
• King et al. 2018. Clinical and biomechanical outcomes of rehabilitation targeting intersegmental control in athletic groin pain: prospective cohort of 205 patients
• Weir et al. 2015. Doha agreement meeting on terminology and definitions in groin pain in athletes

Other Episodes of Interest:

• Physio Edge 070 How to treat adductor related groin pain and complex cases with Dr Adam Weir
• Physio Edge 069 Adductor related groin pain, stress fractures and nerve entrapment assessment and diagnosis with Dr Adam Weir
• Physio Edge 054 Hip and groin part 2: Assessment and treatment with Benoy Mathew
• Physio Edge 053 Hip and groin part 1: Diagnosis, pathology and red flags with Benoy Mathew
• Physio Edge 028 Groin Injury Screening and Rehabilitation With Dr Kristian Thorborg
• Physio Edge 025 Groin Assessment With Dr Kristian Thorborg

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