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• Hip and Groin pain in sub-elite South African Footballers - PDF (1.03 MB)

  Groin injuries are common in football players, attributed largely to the nature of the sport involving rapid accelerations, decelerations, abrupt directional changes and kicking. Up to a third of players will sustain a groin injury in their careers and this may mean months off from the field, and predispose them to other injuries. Previous groin injuries are a well-identified risk factor for future groin injuries, suggesting that players are either inadequately rehabilitated, or that the original predisposing risk factors have not been addressed. This may lead to long-standing disability with lengthy absences from sport.