ArticleScientific reports2022
Digital body mapping of pain quality and distribution in athletes with longstanding groin pain.
Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07750327 (A Pain-guided Rehabilitation Program in a Recreational Long-distance Runner With Long-standing Groin Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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A Pain-guided Rehabilitation Program in a Recreational Long-distance Runner With Long-standing Groin Pain: A Single-case Experimental Study
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Adductor-Related Athletic Groin Pain: A Clinical Commentary.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Summary and Analysis of Digital Pain Manikin Data in Adults With Pain Experience: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Bodily maps of exercise-induced feelings.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The current state of digital manikins to support pain self-reporting: a systematic literature review.Pain reports · 2025Review
- Neuropathic causes of groin pain in athletes: understanding nerve involvement.International orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Types, method, and mode of implementation of pain/symptom maps in musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2025Article
- Inguinal-Related Groin Pain and/or Disruption in Athletes: Current Understanding, Assessment and Management Strategies.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- The Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Italian Version of the Hip and Groin Outcome Score Questionnaire for a Young and Active Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Visualizing and quantifying spatial and qualitative pain sensations.Scandinavian journal of pain · 2022Article
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7 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Groin pain is common in athletes, but remains a challenge to diagnose. Self-reported pain quality distribution may facilitate differential diagnoses. We included 167 athletes with groin pain (≥ 4 weeks). All athletes received a standardized clinical examination. Athletes could choose multiple quality descriptors and intensity, and drew these on a digital body map. Overlay images were created to assess distribution and area visually. Intensity, duration, and qualities were compared between each clinical entity and multiple entities. Top three quality descriptors were electric (22%), pain (19%), and dull/aching (15%). There were no differences in the frequencies of quality descriptors (p = 0.893) between clinical entities. Areas of the mapped qualities were similar between the single clinical entities (χ
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