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Expert Care for Sports Hernia—Get Relief & Get Moving Again

If a Sports Hernia is limiting your life, our specialists at Elite Ortho are here to help you recover faster with personalized treatment and compassionate care.

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Sports Hernia

A Sports Hernia is a tear in the lower abdominal muscles or tendons resulting in exertional pain. A sports hernia more specifically is a tear in the inguinal floor, or a tear in the oblique muscles. This differs from an inguinal hernia because the colon is not the part responsible for the protrusion, rather it is the muscle.

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Signs You May Have a Sports Hernia

Pain can be from a single incident or gradual. Pain is often felt in the pubic region just below the belt line with activity and can be painless at rest.

What Causes a Sports Hernia?

Activities with explosive or repetitive motions predispose people to sports hernias.

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Don’t Wait—Get Relief from Pain Today

Our orthopedic experts at Elite Ortho are here to help you regain comfort, strength, and confidence in your body. Whether you need a personalized recovery plan or advanced surgical care, we’ll guide you every step of the way—with compassion and skill.

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Evaluation & Treatment

How We Diagnose Stress Fracture

Evaluation of a sports hernia begins with a medical history and physical exam. The best way to diagnose a sports hernia is through an MRI or bone scan of the pelvis.

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Initial treatment includes rest, anti-inflammatory medications, activity modificaiton, and physical therapy. Therapy includes ultrasound, trunk stabilization, lower abdominals strengthening, and adductor strengthening.

In rare cases surgery is indicated. In this case an abdominal surgeon repairs the pelvic floor, use mesh fibers to reattach partial tears, or perform an adductor release to relieve pressure off the inguinal ligament.

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Why Choose Elite Ortho?

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Board-Certified Surgeons

Nationally recognized, specialty-trained experts in orthopedic care.

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20+ Years of Experience

Every doctor brings over a decade of hands-on success.

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Advanced Orthopedic Technology

From nano arthroscopy to internal brace repair—we use the best tools available.

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Full-Spectrum Orthopedic Services

Surgical and non-surgical treatment for bones, joints, injuries, and pain.

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Ethical, Compassionate Care

We treat every patient like family, with honesty and empathy.

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Meet Our Orthopedic Specialists

Our practice is home to a team of expertly trained surgical and sports medicine specialists who are dedicated to providing high quality evidence-based medical care in a private practice setting with a personal touch. Our doctors have trained at some of the most prestigious academic medical centers in the nation.

We treat all musculoskeletal conditions including, but not limited to, injuries related to sports, accidents, or work, injuries involving shoulders, hands, wrists, elbows, knees, hips, ankles, concussion as well as arthritis, and back problems.

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