This ebook will demystify sports hernia injuries and groin pain among athletes and medical professionals. Save yourself tens of hours of research and get the answers you need right here. Here is a free excerpt from the book. Sports hernias are commonly caused by repetitive twisting, turning, or sudden changes in direction during sports activities. These movements can strain or tear the aponeurosis, leading to pain and dysfunction. The strongest contributing factor is poor hip mobility according to current research. Decreased hip range of motion from hip FAI leads to more workload in surrounding tissues. Limitations of hip range of motion (in one or both hips) lead to more shear force on the pelvis at the pubic symphysis. This leads to altered biomechanics of the core, pelvis, hip and the entire leg via the kinetics chain we discussed in the Big Picture section. This theory was tested on human cadavers. FAI was simulated and the compensated pelvic dynamics was observed. More rotational forces were forced to the pubic symphysis in the cadavers with CAM hips leading to repetitive loading and possible sports hernias. (Birmingham et al, 2012) Improving hip mobility is often lost due to sitting too much, poor exercise habits and anatomical variants like FAI. At Performance Place we believe you should attempt to get back as much mobility as YOU can. Everyone will not have the same movement potential, but that is okay! Generally speaking, you should strive for your hip mobility to be equal-ish on both sides. If you get your mobility back, the overload of other tissues will stop and your pain level will decrease. Larger ranges of hip mobility is required for kicking, throwing, sprinting and lunging. Day to day tasks do not require large amounts of hip mobility, which is why many people have an increase in pain if they “rest it” for months and then return to activity. Without regaining the lost range, your injury will probably return when you return to your sport. [end]