Hip Pain: Return to Sport Considerations

Pre-arthritic hip pain is a common occurrence among athletes, especially those competing in ice hockey1 and field-based team sports (soccer, rugby, and football).2 While this area receives less attention than knee or shoulder injuries, current research is beginning to improve diagnosis and treatment of both intra-articular and extra-articular hip pathology. But, what about return to sport? What the Literature Says Determining…

Differential Diagnosis: Athletic Pubalgia

In the next installment of the Differential Diagnosis Series for MedBridge Education, we are going to take a look at the difficult and complex diagnosis of Athletic Pubalgia... Pathophysiology and Anatomy Athletic pubalgia is a catch-all term for soft-tissue pathology in the groin, lower abdominal, pubic, and medial thigh regions. This pathology can be secondary to tendinopathies,…