What's the Most Common Cause of Groin Pain?
A groin strain is a tear or rupture to any one of the adductor muscles.There are five adductor muscles: pectineus, adductor brevis and adductor longus (called short adductors which go from the pelvis to the thigh bone) and the gracilis and adductor magnus (long adductors which go from the pelvis to the knee).
The most common muscle to be injured is the adductor longus muscle which connects from the pubic ramus to the medial (inner) surface of the femur (thigh bone).
A rupture or tear in the muscle usually occurs when sprinting, changing direction or in rapid movements of the leg against resistance such as kicking a ball.
What are the Symptoms of Groin Strain?
Groin strain has the following characteristics:- Tightening of the groin muscles that may not be present until the following day.
- A sudden sharp pain in the groin area or adductor muscles during exercise.
- Bruising or swelling (this might not occur until a couple of days after the initial injury)
- Inability to contract the adductor muscles (squeezing the legs together or possibly lifting the leg out in front).
- Pain on passive adduction or when stretching the muscles.
- Pain on resisted adduction.
- Pain on resisted hip flexion.
- A lump or gap in the adductor muscles may be felt.
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