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  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Physical Therapy

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  • Athletic pubalgia, or sports hernia, is a common cause of chronic groin pain in athletes.
  • Current rehabilitation often involves modalities like low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and low-intensity ultrasound (LIUS).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if adding Pilates exercises to LLLT and LIUS enhances outcomes for athletes with sports hernias.
  • The study specifically aimed to assess improvements in pain reduction, functional mobility, and hip function.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 88 male athletes diagnosed with sports hernia.
  • Participants were assigned to either an experimental group (Pilates + LLLT + LIUS) or a control group (LLLT + LIUS) for 6 weeks.
  • Outcomes measured included pain (Visual Analog Scale), functional mobility (Lower Extremity Functional Scale), and hip function (Harris Hip Score).

Main Results:

  • Both groups showed significant improvements over time (p < 0.001).
  • The experimental group experienced greater pain reduction than the control group (p = 0.003), though not clinically significant.
  • The experimental group demonstrated statistically and clinically significant improvements in functional mobility (p < 0.001) and hip function (p < 0.001) compared to controls.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating Pilates into rehabilitation programs offers modest additional pain relief for sports hernias.
  • Pilates incorporation leads to clinically meaningful improvements in functional mobility and hip function.
  • Pilates serves as a valuable adjunct to conventional therapies for sports hernia rehabilitation.