A manual therapy technique for chronic adductor-related groin pain in athletes: A case series

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 616-620

  Weir, A ^a   Veger, S A S ^b   Van De Sande, H B A ^c   Bakker, E W P ^d   De Jonge, S ^e   Tol, J L ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b Sports Medical Advice Centre   (Netherlands)

^c Westfriesgasthuis   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adductor injury; Groin injury; Osteitis pubis; Sports injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GROIN; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349635817     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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