How long does it take to recover from an adductor tear?
Usually, you will be able to return to sports after three to six weeks. If you have torn the adductor muscle between the tendon and bone, which is less common, recovery can take much longer ─ between 10 and 14 weeks.
Does a torn adductor require surgery?
According to research, the majority of sports-related groin injuries involve the adductor tendons. This type of injury usually requires surgical intervention to ensure the athlete can return to play.
What is adductor tenotomy surgery?
Summary. Adductor tenotomy is a surgical procedure performed when your adductor muscles becomes contracted and shortened, increasing the tension in the muscle and on the bone, which cannot be released through conservative methods.
Can you tear your adductor longus?
A grade 3 tear such as a traumatic rupture of the adductor longus tendon may require surgery. When there is also an avulsion injury, meaning the tendon is torn along with a piece of bone, surgery to reattach the tendon (and bone) may be considered.
What does a torn adductor feel like?
Pain and tenderness in the groin and the inside of the thigh. Sudden onset of pain sometimes accompanied by the sensation of a pop in the inner thigh. Failure to continue activity after initial onset of pain. Pain when you bring your legs together or when you raise your knee.
How do you fix a torn adductor?
To speed the healing, you can:
- Ice the inside of your thigh to reduce pain and swelling. Experts recommend doing it for 20 to 30 minutes every 3 to 4 hours for 2 to 3 days, or until the pain is gone.
- Compress your thigh using an elastic bandage or tape.
- Take anti-inflammatory painkillers.
How do I know if I tore my adductor?
Physical findings include tenderness to palpation (touch), bruising over the inner thigh and sometimes, swelling and warmth over the site of injury. With severe tears there may be a palpable defect over the site of the injury, though this is uncommon.
How do you fix a painful adductor?
Ice the inside of your thigh to reduce pain and swelling. Experts recommend doing it for 20 to 30 minutes every 3 to 4 hours for 2 to 3 days, or until the pain is gone. Compress your thigh using an elastic bandage or tape. Take anti-inflammatory painkillers.
How to strengthen your adductor longus?
The Pilates Roll Up. This exercise can be intense,but there are tons of ways to modify it so anyone at any level can practice this strengthening exercise.
What are the 5 adductor muscles?
Adductor brevis and adductor longus. There are three muscles in this group whose names start with the word,adductor.
How did the adductor longus get its name?
Usually one of the abdominal muscles tear first, but occasionally one of the adductors is injured. Because of its position, the adductor longus is usually the first of the adductors to tear. The adductor longus has a poor blood supply, and has only a very narrowly attachment to the pubic bone.
What causes adductor pain?
standing after long periods of sitting
