Groin problems from pre- to in-season: a prospective study on 386 male Spanish footballers

[1 ]School of Health and Sport Sciences (EUSES), Universitat de Girona , Salt, Spain

[2 ]Sportclínic, Physiotherapy and Sports Training Centre , Girona, Spain

[3 ]SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University , Aalborg, Denmark

[4 ]Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Aalborg University Hospital , Aalborg, Denmark

[5 ]Sports Orthopedic Research Center (SORC-C), Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital , Copenhagen, Denmark

[6 ]Sport and Physical Activity Studies Centre (CEEAF), Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia , Barcelona, Spain

[7 ]Medical Department, Futbol Club Barcelona, Barça Innovation Hub , Barcelona, Spain

[8 ]Department of Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Psychomotor Therapy, Faculty of Health, University College Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark

[9 ]Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre , Bundoora, Australia

[10 ]Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – Copenhagen (PMR-C), Amager-Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University , Hvidovre, Denmark