Yup-worst title ever, but it got you this far… In light of discussing hockey and soccer related groin pain for the last couple weeks, I thought I’d give a personal example that will help illustrate how some of the things we’ve talked about come together. I’ve had off and on knee and hip problems on […]
An overly bold statement? Not in light of experimental and “in the trenches” experience. Research has shown that adductor (groin) strains result from a strength imbalance between the hip adductors and hip abductors (or the muscles that pull the leg toward the midline vs those that pull it away from the midline). There is also […]
Isometrics (producing muscular force without a change in total muscle length…think of pushing against a wall) are probably one of the most effective, and under-utilized forms of training. Other than wall sits (which is a stupid exercise in my opinion), many hockey players never use isometric training at all. I love isometrics. I think they’re great […]
Back to cleaning up groin pain issues in your hockey players… After improving soft-tissue quality through foam rolling, “lacrosse balling”, and manual therapy, the next step is to stretched the newly “released” muscles. It’s particularly important to focus on the muscles surrounding the hip. As a reminder, the side-to-side discrepancies in range of motion or […]
One of the first steps to dealing with groin pain is to restore proper range of motion (ROM) around the hips. Side note: ROM is also referred to as flexibility or mobility. Although joint mobility in physical therapy refers to an involuntary movement of the bones in the joint, the term mobility is often used […]