Table 3.
Summary of the clinical implications emerging from this review
| Clinical variable assessed | Finding | Implications for clinical practice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle group | Feature | Main result | Include in screening (prospective findings) | Include in rehabilitation (retrospective findings) |
| Adductor | Strength | Decrease in SRGP | ✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Flexibility | Increase in SRGP | ✓✓ | ||
| Abductor | Strength | Decrease in SRGP | ✓ | ✓ |
| Relationship between abductor and adductor muscles | Strength | Decrease in SRGP | ✓ | |
| Activation | Decrease in SRGP | ✓ | ||
| Hip flexor | Strength | Increase in SRGP | ✓ | |
| Hip rotation ROM | Hip external rotation | Decrease in SRGP | ✓✓✓ | |
| Knee flexor | Strength | Decrease in SRGP | ✓ | |
| Transversus abdominis | Thickness | Decrease in SRGP | ✓ | |
SRGP sports-related groin pain, ROM range of movement, ✓✓✓ indicates strong evidence, ✓✓ indicates moderate evidence, ✓ indicates limited or very limited evidence