Sports people are used to hearing often about hernia problems. The most common types of hernia that occur when practicing sports are inguinal hernia and sports hernia, referred to by some doctors as ‘Gilmore’s groin’.
When you get inguinal hernia tissue from the intestine pushes through the abdominal wall, because of a weakness in the inguinal canal (the inguinal canal is the ‘tube’ situated between the thigh and the abdomen, and which has the role of transmitting the testes or the round ligament while the organism is still young).
Many soccer players suffer from hernia because the pelvic region is put through great torsional loads while playing soccer. A lot of older players have either sports hernia or Gilmore’s groin. The second may be undetectable in the beginning, causing only a little pain when you get in and out of bed, but allowing you to perform the normal daily activities. As time passes the situation gets worse and eventually surgical intervention is required.
Sports hernia symptoms are pain when performing sports and when performing certain movements like suddenly turning and turning. This pain spreads to...