Groin Pull Symptoms and Causes

No matter how severe the strain, by its very nature a groin pull is both sudden and painful. The specific symptoms you’ll experience with a pulled groin depend upon the severity of the muscle strain.

Common symptoms of a strained groin include:

• Pain in the groin and surrounding areas
• swelling and tenderness
• bruising in the groin area (indicates blood vessels have been broken)
• overall weakness in the adductor muscles
• stiffness in the region
• possible snapping or popping as the groin muscle tears (if severe)

There are numerous possible causes of a pulled groin, however, let’s take a look at some of the most common ones:

• lack of flexibility in the groin
• poor groin strength
• being overtired, overused, or not warming up prior to stressful activity
• overstretching the groin (pushing the adductor muscles past their tension threshold)
• sudden stress upon the groin, often cause by lateral movement
• external impact upon the groin

Additionally, you are at risk for a groin strain if you are exercising while fatigued (which can result in poor form), during cold weather, or if you’ve had a previous groin injury.

If you have symptoms of a mild to sever groin pull or strain, for treatment related info, read more: Groin Pull Treatment

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