Long-standing pubic-related groin pain in professional academy soccer players: a prospective cohort study on possible risk factors, rehabilitation and return to play.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite being a common overuse entity in youth soccer, scientific data on risk factors, rehabilitation and return to play for long-standing pubic-related groin pain is still rare. The current prospective cohort study aims to evaluate potential risk-factors, propose a criteria-based conservative rehabilitation protocol and assess return-to-play outcomes among professional youth soccer players suffering from long-standing pubic-related groin pain.

Methods

Male soccer players with long-standing (> 6 weeks) pubic-related groin pain from a professional soccer club's youth academy were analyzed for possible risk factors such as age, team (U12 - U23), younger/older age group within the team, position and preinjury Functional movement score. All injured players received a

SUBMITTER: Eberbach H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8600924 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature