What are the Most Common Symptoms of Groin Pain?

May 5, 2015 - PRLog -- A groin injury is a layman's term for a muscle strain of the adductor muscles.  A strain is a stretch or tear of a muscle or tendon. The muscles in your groin help bring your legs together. There are two muscles that may commonly get injured in a groin strain: the adductor magnus (the muscle running down the inner side of the thigh), and the sartorius (a thinner muscle that starts on the outside of your hip, crosses your thigh, and attaches near the inside of the knee).

What are the Symptoms of Groin Strain?

- Groin pain and tenderness.

- Muscles spasm or tightness of your groin muscles.

- Pain on stretch of your groin muscles.

- Groin pain with groin muscle contraction - thigh squeeze.

How is Groin Strain Diagnosed?

It is important to accurately diagnoses the source of your groin pain.  While groin pain most commonly is associated with a groin muscle injury, you can also experience groin pain from hernia and other origins.A physical examination from your physiotherapist can usually identify the groin muscle that has been injured. If a hernia is suspected, you may be advised to be assessed by your doctor or a groin surgeon.

MRI and ultrasound investigations can be useful to specifically identify the location and extent of groin injury.

Depending on their severity, groin strains are graded 1, 2, or 3.

- Grade 1 strains are a mild injury.

- Grade 2 strains are a moderate severity injury, which may moderately affect your sporting performance and ability to walk.

- Grade 3 strains are severe and will affect your ability to run, jump and hop. These injuries may require surgical intervention.

A partial rupture of the adductor muscles will often lead to inflammation of the groin or a tendinopathy after the initial rupture has healed.

PhysioMax Wellness in Burlington Ontario provides various tips and treatments for every client's needs. Healthcare providers from this clinic are very knowledgeable about the treatments needed by patients in order to help them recover from their injuries. This multidisciplinary clinic in Burlington Ontario provides Physiotherapy, Acupuncture, Chiropractic and Massage Therapy in order to tend to any kind of injuries and prevent issues from occurring in the first place. Please contact us or visit www.physiomaxwellness.ca for more detailed information.