Must Know Sports Hernia Diagnosis Self Treatment/ Self Test

In this video, we show a sports hernia self treatment we give many of our clients. It is not the only part of treatment. Grabbing the skin around the region of the groin strain can reduce pain and stiffness with turning and twisting. Sports hernias are often misdiagnosed with hip labrum tears, hip impingement, adductor tendonitis and abdominal strains.

Sports Hernia Diagnosis

What Is A Sports Hernia?

A sports hernia is tearing of the transversalis fascia of the lower abdominal or groin region. A common misconception is that a sports hernia is the same as a traditional hernia. The mechanism of injury is rapid twisting and change of direction within sports, such as football, basketball, soccer and hockey.

The term “sports hernia” is becoming mainstream with more professional athletes being diagnosed. The following are just to name a few:

Torii Hunter
Tom Brady
Ryan Getzlaf
Julio Jones
Jeremy Shockey
If you follow any of these professional athletes, they all seem to have the same thing in common: Lingering groin pain. If you play fantasy sports, this is a major headache since it seems so minor, but it can land a player on Injury Reserve on a moments notice. In real life, it is a very frustrating condition to say the least. It is hard to pin point, goes away with rest and comes back after activity, but is hardly painful enough to make you want to stop. It lingers and is always on your mind. And if you’re looking for my step-by-step sports hernia rehab video course here it is.

One the best definitions of Sport hernias is the following by Harmon:
The phenomena of chronic activity–related groin pain that it is unresponsive to conservative therapy and significantly improves with surgical repair.”

This is truly how sports hernias behave in a clinical setting. It is not uncommon for a sports hernia to be unrecognized for months and even years. Unlike your typical sports injury, most sports medicine offices have only seen a handful of cases. It’s just not on most doctors’ radar. The purpose of this article is not only to bring awareness about sports hernias, but also to educate.

Will you find quick fixes in this article for sports hernia rehab?
Nope. There is no quick fix for this condition, and if someone is trying to sell you one, they are blowing smoke up your you-know-what.

Is there a way to decrease the pain related to sports hernias?
Yes. Proper rehab and avoidance of activity for a certain period of time will assist greatly, but this will not always stop it from coming back. Pain is the first thing to go and last thing to come. Do not be fooled when you become pain-free by resting it. Pain is only one measure of improvement in your rehab. Strength, change of direction, balance and power (just to name a few) are important, since you obviously desire to play your sport again. If you wanted to be a couch potato, you would be feeling better in no time. Watching Sports Center doesn’t require any movement.

Why is this article so long?
There is a lot of information on sports hernias available to you on the web. However, much of the information is spread out all over the internet and hard for athletes to digest due to complicated terminology. This article lays out the foundational terminology you will need to understand what options you have with your injury. We will go over anatomy, biomechanics, rehab, surgery, and even the fun facts. The information I am using is from the last ten years of medical research, up until 2016. We will be making updates overtime when something new is found as well. So link to this page and share with friends. This is the best source for information on sports hernias you will find.

Common Names (or Aliases?) for Sports Hernias
Sportsman’s Hernia
Athletic Pubalgia
Gilmore’s Groin
How Do You Know If You Have A Sports Hernia?
Typical athlete characteristics:
Male, age mid-20s

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[jameshutchins]

I know he is spot on. Ive been suffering for 4 months with a sports hernia. When my lower back isnt tight the pain drop to about a 2 in the lower ab area into the scrotum area. However when my lower back is tight and hurting the pain in the lower ab area and scrotum hits a 10. Thank you for confirming this.

[manipriya]

🙏 namasthe sir, I am from vijayawada Andhra Pradesh. Since 2days what you showed in this video same like that I have pain. Today it was increased. I took appointment for doctor consultancy. I have some knowledge about health so I thought it is hernia. So I searched for hernia symptoms. I just I saw your video and I just did it four times and I took rest for 10mints. The pain reduced 70%. It's amazing sir. Thank you thanks a lot dear. 🙏

[tylerstaplespsyd]

That is incredible. Weeks of nagging pain, cleared by grabbing a tuft of skin? Incredible. Thank you. Truly.

[vicarious]

Man this just might have been it. Thank you!

[elvisrumumba]

I nearly burst in tears when it struck me while playing, thanks tho I will try it

[KrishnaKaipa]

I just tried 1s, and a great relief form my 15 days of suffering, hope it subsides now, thank you so much

[tonyrabone]

Your videos are very informative and you clearly know your stuff. Thank you.

[rican_]

I did the test and the pain was not there when I pull the skin. When you mention lower back/spine problems, I do have those so that kinda makes sense as to why I have this pain in that area of the groin. Thanks for this video now im not freaking out as much.

[bryancrowe]

I had to chuckle at what he said as I have been experiencing what I believed was a inguinal hernia. Throbbing, pulsating pain along the left side of my genital area. Moving into my scrotum at times. I was close to going to the doctor about it. I tried the pinch and moves you indicated and low and behold it subsided, and is almost non existent. INCREDIBLE! Thank you so, so much!!!

[shujaathussain]

Thank you very much sir, a very good detailed live illustrated explanation.
And long article.

[joelmanzo]

I’m mind blown! One exercise and the pain and I can feel the difference .

[lulabelle]

Thank you for this informative video, I am trying to work out if I have a sports hernia or not. I feel a sharp pain in my testicle area lately, it's sporadic and I can't seem to recreate it from movements. I do run and felt it a couple of times after I ran last night.

[kuldippatel]

I suffer inguinal hernia pain, how to overcome without surgery?

[Carlnike]

This made my pain ease a lot within a day. Is there anyway I can speak to you more about my injury. It’s been caused by playing hockey. Cheers

[anthonydesbien]

This helped me a lot but I’d like to learn more.

[michaelknapp]

That upper groin area is exactly where I’m experiencing a lump. Got a doctors appointment next week.

[ThespyfromCairo]

You NAILED IT! It was EXACTLY my case!

[mandondurazo]

i just did that xercise and it worked thanks

[greenz]

Hello there, I actually had a inguinal hernia and I had a mesh through laparoscopic surgery 3yrs ago. I felt great after surgery. But now after 3 yrs i feel the pain and when I visited doctor and had ultrasound, I was told that there is no leak or no tissue coming out. But I’m so depressed that I can’t do much of the workout due to pain.

[TiagoM]

I'm amazed at how the pain went from 8/10 to 2 in seconds, it means it's nerve issue?