Groin and adductor strains are among the most common injuries in football, soccer and other change of direction sports. They range from a minor pull through to a more significant muscle or tendon injury, and getting the diagnosis and the loading right is the difference between a clean recovery and a frustrating, recurring problem. At our Melbourne CBD clinic we accurately diagnose the injury and build a progressive, objectively measured plan to return you to sport.
Frequently Asked Questions
The adductors are the group of muscles on the inside of the thigh that bring the leg towards the midline and are heavily loaded in kicking, sprinting and changing direction. A groin strain is an injury to these muscles or their tendons, usually felt as pain in the inner thigh or groin with activity, kicking or squeezing the legs together. Groin pain can also arise from the hip joint, the pubic bone and surrounding structures, which is why a careful assessment matters to identify exactly what is driving the pain.
Frequently Asked Questions
We begin with a comprehensive subjective and objective physical assessment to identify the source of your groin pain and the structures involved. We then utilise our state of the art facility, encompassing Keiser pneumatic equipment, Kineo intelligent load machines and VALD technology, to objectively measure adductor and hip strength and to guide exactly how we load and progress the injury. Progressive strengthening of the adductors and surrounding hip and trunk muscles is the foundation of recovery, paired with hands on manual therapy, clear education and a graded, criteria based return to running, kicking and change of direction, confirmed with objective strength testing.
Your hip and groin rehabilitation is managed by physiotherapists with genuine expertise in this area:
Sam brings particular experience in football, soft tissue and hip and groin injuries from his work in elite sport, grounded in current evidence and objective strength testing.
Mia is experienced in hip, groin and lower limb rehabilitation, grounded in current evidence and objective strength testing.
Our team look forward to working with you to help achieve your goals
Not always. A thorough clinical assessment is often enough to diagnose a groin or adductor strain. Where the picture is unclear or a more significant injury is suspected, we can arrange imaging through our on site sports and exercise medicine doctors.
Recurring groin strains are often due to returning to sport before adductor and hip strength has been fully restored. Our objective strength testing identifies lingering deficits so you return only when genuinely ready, which is one of the most effective ways to prevent recurrence.
Not always. A thorough clinical assessment is often enough to diagnose a groin or adductor strain. Where the picture is unclear or a more significant injury is suspected, we can arrange imaging through our on site sports and exercise medicine doctors.
No. You can book directly with our physiotherapists without a doctor’s referral. If imaging or a medical review is needed, we can arrange this with our on site sports and exercise medicine doctors.
