Diagnosing Groin Injuries: The Importance of Seeing a Groin Specialist
Groin pain can be complicated to diagnose and treat. Athletes and weekend warriors are often misdiagnosed with a sports injury when they could have an injury of the groin.
Groin pain can be complicated to diagnose and treat. Athletes and weekend warriors are often misdiagnosed with a sports injury when they could have an injury of the groin.
Getting back to normal activities, work and sports after hip arthroscopy surgery often requires transportation.
Dance can appear to be effortless, yet requires a tremendous amount of endurance, stamina, strength, and flexibility.
Within the last decade, our understanding and ability to treat hip injuries in athletes has grown exponentially.
Advancements in arthroscopic technology have helped athletes and weekend warriors return to sports in ways that were unimaginable in previous years.
Our daily routines can have a significant impact on the health, longevity, and longevity of our joints, athletic competition and performance, injury prevention and recovery.
Elite athletes with hip issues can get back in the game with hip arthroscopy. Tyson Gay, an Olympic sprinter, had an arthroscopy procedure in 2011; he returned to jogging six months later and competed in the 2016 Olympics1.
Hip arthroscopy is a relatively new procedure compared to hip replacement. It is a highly specialized and hard to diagnose procedure that offers athletes relief from hip pain and the ability to return to play.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 2 million people suffer sports related injuries every year. These injuries can result from sports accidents, inadequate training, improper use of protective devices, or insufficient warm-ups.
Approximately 60 million children and teens participate in athletics each year. This number doesn’t include all the athletes who participate in sports after the age of 18 and well into their 20’s and 30’s.