The role of active training programme and passive physiotherapy treatment in athletes with groin pain: literature review

Abstract

Background: Groin pain is a very common issue in professional and non-professional athletes. The complexity of the
rehabilitation approach is due to the number of anatomical structures that can be involved, and the multifactorial
cause of GrP. Objective: To verify, through a narrative review of the literature, the role of the Active Training
programme (AT) and Multi Modal Treatment program (MMT) in the conservative treatment of GrP. Materials and
Methods: The research was carried out by a single operator through a review of the literature of the last 25 years in
databases such as Medline, Pubmed and PEDro. Only RCTs with a minimum score of 5/10 in the PEDro Scale were
included. The research started in March 2021 and ended in May 2021. Results: 75 scientific articles were obtained
from an initial research,. After removing duplicates and reading title and abstracts, 4 studies were selected and
reviewed. The first study aims to test the effectiveness of TA compared to passive treatment. In the second and third
AT is compared with MTM. The fourth study looked at the long-term effectiveness of TA. Conclusion: According to