RESUMEN
This study sought to investigate the kinematic and kinetic variables that change in patients with athletic groin pain (AGP) after a successful exercise intervention. The kinematic and kinetic measures of subjects with AGP (nâ¯=â¯65) that completed a lateral hurdle hop, pre and post an exercise rehabilitation program were compared to a control group of matched uninjured individuals (nâ¯=â¯50). Analysis of Characterising Phases was used to identify differences in kinematic and kinetic measures between the groups. AGP subjects returned to pain-free participation in sport in a median time of 9.14â¯weeks (5.14-29.0). In total 18 different biomechanical variables were significantly different between the AGP group and the uninjured group pre-rehabilitation. Of these, seven variables were no longer significantly different between the AGP group post-rehabilitation and the uninjured group. These seven variables may represent the factors most related to return to play in this cohort and are potential targets for rehabilitation.