In Part 2 of our focus this month on 'Groin & Abdomen', our guest is Dr Dora Papadopoulou, GMC Specialist Register Trauma & Orthopaedics Consultant for Sports, Exercise & MSK in Stamford Hall. As a Sports, Exercise & MSK doctor, Dr Dora Papadopoulou has worked many times in the Olympics, Paralympics and special Olympics, and in this episode talks to us about Sports Related Groin Injuries. Other Episodes In This Series Part 1 - recorded 10th May - special guest Dr Sarah Rollins, ex-Army GP, Consultant in Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Lead Doctor for the Defence Women’s Health Rehabilitation Working Group, discusses the anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall, as well as the causes & diagnoses of hernias and diastasis recti. Part 3 - to be recorded 8pm Wednesday May 24th - special guest Benoy Mathew of Function2Fitness will be focussing on Treatment of Groin Issues. Part 4 - POSTPONED - DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED - special guest Jenny Burrell of Burrell Eduction will be focussing on Diastasis Recti (abdominal separation). Topics discussed: 0:00 Intro 4:10 Welcome Dr Dora Papadopoulou 6:20 Classification of groin issues 10:00 Anatomy of the groin: importance of the Adductor longus 15:10 Difficulties in terminology & diagnosis 20:40 Symptoms: Iliopsoas vs adductor vs inguinal vs pubic related groin issues 26:30 Groin pain typically a combination of groin related issues 28:33 Is embarassment of the location an issue? 30:55 How can sports rehab professionals, sports therapists and massage therapists help educate athletes to get them in earlier? 40:30 Surgical treatments: adductor tenotomy 46:50: Inguinal ligament release 58:50: Red flags - fever, nausea, vomiting 59:10: Next week Groin Treatment with Benoy Mathew! Useful Links Twitter: @Dora_Sportmed Treatment of the acute adductor related groin Pain Treatment Protocol Our sincere thanks to Dr Dora Papadopolou for giving up her time to be a guest on the show! PART 3 to be recorded 8pm Wednesday May 24th - special guest Benoy Mathew of Function2Fitness will be focussing on Treatment of Groin Issues. Want to join the live recordings? Episodes of the Sports Therapy Association podcast are recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member! If you cannot join us live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available. Please Support Our Podcast! If you appreciate what we do, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes. Questions? Email: [email protected]

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