Clinical Study
The Effect of Therapeutic Exercise on Long-Standing Adductor-Related Groin Pain in Athletes: Modified Hölmich Protocol
Table 3
Baseline characteristics of the participants (
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| Age (years) | 26.13 (SD = 4.48) | Height (meters) | 179.67 (SD = 3.47) | Sports | Soccer = 14; runner = 1 | Preferred limb | Right = 11; left = 4 | Location of injury | Right = 6; left = 9 | Duration of injury (months) | 22.53 (SD = 21.08) | Level of athletic activity | Elite (>5 times per week) = 4 | Subelite (3 or 4 times per week) = 11 | Sports activity at baseline | Ceased = 2; reduced = 12; unchanged = 1 | Pain (VAS) on legs adduction against resistance | 5.07 (SD = 0.59) | Pain (VAS) during functional tests | 5.20 (SD = 0.67) |
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VAS: visual analogue scale (no pain = 0; maximum pain = 10). |