Landing stability during the single-leg drop jump in footballers with hip and/or groin pain

Key Points

1. Participants with hip/groin pain demonstrated significantly better mediolateral margin of stability than controls during braking, but not during propulsion, which may represent a cautious approach to landing.

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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE

Hip and groin pain is prevalent in footballers, with one study reporting up to 49% of participants experience hip/groin pain during a single season (1). Long term, athletes with hip/groin pain may be at higher risk of developing hip osteoarthritis. Short term, athletes with hip/groin pain may present with altered movement patterns, especially during more demanding activities such as landing, lateral cutting and lateral hurdle hops.

The objective of this study was to characterize dynamic stability during the landing period of the single leg drop jump (SLDJ) in football players with and without hip/groin pain. The authors selected margin of stability (MOS) and whole-body angular momentum (WBAM) to evaluate dynamic stability.

Hip and groin pain is prevalent in footballers, with one study reporting up to 49% of participants experience hip/groin pain during a single season.

Clinically, this highlights the importance of task-specific motor control training that respects individual compensatory patterns while progressively restoring efficient movement strategies.

METHODS

• This study included 117 participants with hip/groin pain (symptomatic group) and 24 asymptomatic controls aged 18-50 years. Participants in the symptomatic group had a positive FADIR test and over six months of insidious onset activity-related pain. Participants completed at least

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