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Study aim
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To evaluate the effect of Exercise Treatment (Modified Holmich Protocol) in different intensities (low, moderate, and high) on groin pain
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Design
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Clinical trial with parallel groups consist of 3 intervention groups on 36 subjects
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Settings and conduct
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36 athletes according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be included in the study and in order their entrance date, they will be divided in intervention groups from 1 to 3,respectively . After the initial evaluations, they will perform therapeutic exercises for ten weeks with three different intensities. Then, after the tenth session, the initial evaluations will be performed again.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
Male athletes (18-35 years) , groin pain for at least 2 months
Exclusion criteria:
inguinal hernia,
Pelvic or lower extremity fracture,
chronic urinary system disorder
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group 1: Low-intensity modified Holmich therapeutic exercise protocol with 10% of maximum voluntary isometric contraction of addactur muscle, three times a week for ten weeks, intervention group 2: moderate-intensity modified Holmich therapeutic exercise protocol with 30% to 50% of maximum voluntary isometric contraction of addactur muscle, , three times a week for ten weeks and intervention group 3: high-intensity modified Holmich therapeutic exercise protocol with 70% of maximum voluntary isometric contraction of addactur muscle, , three times a week for ten weeks will perform.
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Main outcome variables
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pain, hip adductor and abductor muscle strengths, hip range of motion, 8 figure test