by William Brown, MD | Aug 26, 2014 | Sports Hernia Questions, Sports Hernia Resources, Sports Hernia Surgery
How to Prepare and Make the Most Out of Your Sports Hernia Appointment with Dr. Brown After weeks or months of frustration and misdirection, you’re finally making headway. You’ve scheduled an appointment with the renowned sports hernia doctor in California, Dr....
by William Brown, MD | Dec 30, 2013 | Sports Hernia Questions, Sports Hernia Resources
Just Follow Your Local Professional Sports Team Sports hernias are referred to as such because they tend to afflict athletes ranging from hockey players to ballet dancers. Though sports hernias are common sports injuries, they are still rather difficult to diagnose...
by William Brown, MD | Sep 23, 2013 | Sports Hernia Resources, Treatment of Sports Hernias
Sports hernia repair begins with selecting a qualified doctor – and ends with a trip to California Since there are so few sports hernia repair experts in the medical field, it’s quite common for patients to travel from out of state to see Dr. Brown. 50% of his...
by William Brown, MD | May 16, 2013 | Articles by Others, Sports Hernia Resources
Involving Adductor Tenotomy, Ilioinguinal Neurectomy and Osteitis Pubis An appendix follows this protocol for examples of exercises in each phase of rehabilitation. There is little research available on the protocol for sports hernia rehabilitation. The following...
by William Brown, MD | Aug 14, 2012 | Diagnoses, General Information, Sports Hernia Resources
The best single test to evaluate for athletic pubalgia is an MRI with the athletic pubalgia protocol. If your doctor is unfamiliar with the protocol, below is a link to an article discussing how to do the MRI and how to interpret the images. On page 9 the MRI settings...
by William Brown, MD | Apr 3, 2012 | Diagnoses, Sports Hernia Resources
The adductor muscles are located on the medial aspect of the thigh. These muscles adduct the hip joint. Of the adductor muscles, the adductor longus is the most commonly injured. This is because of its limited attachments at the pubic bone and poor mechanical...
