ArticleRehabilitation research and practice2018
The Effect of Therapeutic Exercise on Long-Standing Adductor-Related Groin Pain in Athletes: Modified Hölmich Protocol.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Return to sport after conservative versus surgical treatment for pubalgia in athletes: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- Surgical or conservative treatment in ARGP syndrome? A systematic review.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of plyometric vs. strength training on strength, sprint, and functional performance in soccer players: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
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- Acute effect of core stability exercises on static and dynamic postural balance in soccer players with groin pain.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Current Clinical Concepts: Exercise and Load Management of Adductor Strains, Adductor Ruptures, and Long-Standing Adductor-Related Groin Pain.Journal of athletic training · 2023Review
- Hip Muscle Strength Explains Only 11% of the Improvement in HAGOS With an Intersegmental Approach to Successful Rehabilitation of Athletic Groin Pain.The American journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- The conservative treatment of longstanding adductor-related groin pain syndrome: a critical and systematic review.Biology of sport · 2021Review
- Strength and Power Training in Rehabilitation: Underpinning Principles and Practical Strategies to Return Athletes to High Performance.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe Hölmich protocol in therapeutic exercise is the most appropriate method for the treatment of long-standing adductor-related groin pain (LSAGP). Herein, we evaluated a modified Hölmich protocol to resolve the possible limitations intrinsic to the Hölmich protocol in terms of the rate of return to sport and the recovery period for athletes with LSAGP.
designThe study followed a single-blind, before/after study design, where 15 athletes with LSAGP (mean age = 26.13 years; SD = 4.48) performed a 10-week modified Hölmich therapeutic exercise protocol.
resultsOutcome scores related to pain, hip adductor and abductor muscle strengths, and the ratio of maximum isometric and eccentric hip adduction to abduction strength increased significantly. Likewise, hip abduction and internal rotation ROM improved significantly compared to that at baseline. Furthermore, functional records (
conclusionThe findings of this study objectively show that the modified Hölmich protocol may be safer and more effective than the Hölmich protocol in athletes with LSAGP in promoting their return to sports activity.
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