Short and mid-term results of a comprehensive treatment program for longstanding adductor-related groin pain in athletes: A case series

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 99-103

  Weir, Adam ^a   Jansen, Jaap ^b   van Keulen, Joyce ^c   Mens, Jan ^d   Backx, Frank ^b   Stam, Henk ^d  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Athletes; Follow up; Groin injury; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LONGSTANDING ADDUCTOR RELATED GROIN PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; GROIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955171090     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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