Meralgia paraesthetica causes burning pain in the outer and front parts of the thigh. It happens when the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is trapped as it passes over the outer part of the pelvic bone. So what is meralgia paraesthetica, and how do you treat burning pain in the front of the thigh? This [...]
There are many causes of groin pain in athletes, and one of the most common is osteitis pubis (pubic symphysitis) — inflammation and overload of the pubic symphysis. Rehabilitation is the mainstay of treatment, but can a steroid or cortisone injection for osteitis pubis help? This page focuses on the injection options; for the [...]
Sacroiliac joint pain is an under-recognised cause of buttock or groin pain. Treatment usually starts with exercise therapy and activity modification. But not every case settles with simple measures, so an SI joint injection is sometimes needed. When and how is a sacroiliac joint injection performed? This is part of our wider deep buttock [...]
Iliopsoas bursitis (or tendonitis) is a broad term for symptoms arising from the iliopsoas tendon, which bends your leg at the hip. It's an overuse condition, common in people who repeatedly flex the hip — runners, cyclists, and sportspeople. Most cases settle with simple treatments such as physiotherapy, but more complex cases benefit from [...]
Groin pain in runners is often called a "pulled groin" or groin strain, which suggests a muscle tear. But while some cases are adductor or hamstring tears, most groin pain in runners is unrelated to a muscle injury. Getting the right diagnosis is the key to treating it correctly. So what causes groin pain [...]
Why would someone have a hip injection? Hip joint injections relieve pain from joint diseases such as arthritis. Hip arthritis is among the most common causes of hip or groin pain. Other causes of hip pain include impingement of the hip or iliopsoas tendonitis. A steroid injection for the hip can be helpful. Find [...]
