Gilmore's Groin

[peterleephysio]

Hey there,

Have a read of this article on Gilmore Groin if you haven't come across it already

you can copy and paste it in the address bar and it should ask you to download the article for free.

www.jospt.org/members/getfile.asp?id=1179

basically you can look to return to sport as at 6-10 weeks. Depends on the surgeon's preferences.

Hope this helps.

[physiointhesand]

There are quite a few things that can cause groin pain in the athlete and surgery is not always the best answer. If it is indeed Gilmores Groin then surgical intervention can have positive effect.
The confusing thing about the condition is the potential for overlap of many other conditions in the same region. It is also commonly referred to athletic pubalgia, sports hernia, or groin dysruption. The blanket term that covers all conditions is "Chronic recalcitrant groin pain"

It is very important to seek multiple opinions before continuing with a proceedure (especially considering the complexity of this proceedure) as it is hard to accurately diagnose the condition. Hard to see (if at all) on MRI due to the weak wall opposed to an actual visible hernia.

Summary: Confusion for you. Best thing is to seek another opinion and dont mention gilmores groin to the next doc. Let them make up their own mind. PT can help the stabilising structures around the pelvis sometimes with suprising results.
Good luck.

[JustWondering]

I'd like to thank you both for your replies, they are much appreciated.
The document attached helped me get a much better understanding of what i may be dealing with and i am going to seek another oppinion as suggested.

Im finding the pain is quite minimal now but i do get sharp pains now and again, especially if sudden movements or prolonged walking. I am still waiting for my physio appointment so hopefully il learn more once iv seen them.

For others reading this who think they may have something similar id strongly advice you to seek a professional oppinion as soon as the injury occurs, as the waiting list for both the physio and operation is quite long, roughly 3 weeks for the physio to make contact and iv been told a few months for the op. For me this is quite depressing as i waited 2 months, and am missing my hobbies (worried about the up-comming ski season now)

again, thanks for your replies!