A groin injury usually involves the muscles in the thigh and groin when these muscles have too much force applied or stretched suddenly they become strained causing an injury know as a groin pull.
A groin pull injury can occur in patients who practice sports such as jumping, football and hockey.
Symptoms of a groin pull vary depending on the severity usually the patient feels a severe pain in the groin or thigh and may have problems raising the leg. In some cases the patient may feel a popping or snapping sensation followed by a severe pain.
Pulled groin treatment is simple and is the same routine for most muscle injuries:
Rest, rest is always important to allow the injury to heal.
- Stretching may help the healing process however patients are advised not to stretch to much as it can have an opposite affect slowing down the healing process.
- Ice, Ice is always used to reduce inflammation this should be applied in the first forty-eight hours.
- Anti-inflammatory medication is a simple torn calf treatment it can be used to help reduce pain and swelling.
- Physical therapy to allow the leg to regain its normal function through gentle exercise.
This injury could take up to six weeks to heal to prevent a pulled groin injury, exercising tendons and muscles and carrying out a proper warm up.
