Adductor Groin Pain

Adductor related groin pain is just one possible reason for your groin pain. Figuring out what is causing YOUR groin pain is ESSENTIAL in getting you better. We Treat & Rehab the cause, NEVER just treat the symptoms!

Other possible reasons for your groin pain include the hip joint, inguinal related, pubic related or hip flexor related problems.

What are the adductors?

The adductors are the muscles that run from your thigh bone to your pelvis on the inside of your leg. They are the muscles that give you the bulk in your inner thigh. There are a number of adductor muscles including adductor longus, adductor magnus, adductor brevis, gracilis, pectineus.

Adductor longus is the most commonly injured of these muscles but any of them can be injured or cause pain.

What do the adductors do?

The adductor muscles work in a few different ways. Adduction means bringing together. All of the adductor muscles pull your legs towards the middle of you. They control your thigh bones ability to move inward and from side to side. They are active most of the time when you are walking and running or changing direction. They are also very important for our balance.

Why does it hurt?

The adductor muscles can become injured or torn like any muscle. They can also become painful WITHOUT any tear to them. Both the muscle and/or the tendon (muscle to bone connection) can cause pain. The tendon is how the muscles attach onto the bone.

It's normally a vague pain around the front of your hip, groin and inner thigh. Despite how much it hurts there is normally nothing causing long term harm or damage.

Do I need a scan?

The usual answer to this question is NO, you do not need a scan! There are some injuries that do require an MRI scan but we will be able to recommend if that's the case once we have fully assessed your groin pain. If you have already had either an ultrasound or MRI scan that's great! BUT if you have been told that you don't need surgery, guess what you need REHAB! It WILL NOT get pain free just by waiting.

Do I need an injection?

Hell NO!!! We do not recommend this AT ALL. Steroid injections into the area have a HIGH risk of leading to your tendon rupturing. You definitely DO NOT want that.

How did I get it?

Adductor groin pain is caused by over doing it. You have done more than the area has been able to cope with.

Afterwards you might feel stiffness and pain, sometimes worse first thing in the morning. You may have felt better, then tried to return to exercise only to find that you get pain again. It can feel like you are in a vicious cycle BUT don't worry, we'll get you back on track!

Should I stop training?

The ultimate question of all active sports people. "Should I keep training, or should I stop?" With Adductor groin pain you MAY benefit from a short period of altered training. Don't worry though we can normally get you back training pain free very quickly. Using strength work, basic gait re education and changing your training techniques. It sounds complicated but don't worry we'll talk you through it and do it with you the first time.