Groin pain is common in high-level sportspeople. The causes vary depending on whether the pain presents in a runner or a footballer.
Hip area
Hip Labral tear
Femoral Neck Stress Fracture
Referred Pain from Back
Lumbar Intervertebral Disc prolapse
Sacro-iliac joint dysfunction
Groin/Pelvis
Pubic Bone Stress Injury (aka Osteitis Pubis or Athletic Pubalgia in USA)
Groin Disruption (aka Gilmore’s Groin, Sportsman’s hernia)
The cause is frequently misdiagnosed with patients rushed for surgery that they don’t really need. A few months later the pain returns. It is important to get the diagnosis right and rehabilitate correctly.