digestive disorders
Abdominal Wall Hernias
Sports hernias
A sports hernia is not a true hernia because there is no opening or weakness in the abdominal wall. There is also no protrusion of abdominal contents. Instead, the disorder involves a tear of one or more muscles, tendons, or ligaments in the lower abdomen or groin, particularly where they attach to the pubic bone. The termsports herniamay have come about because the pain occurs in the same area as an inguinal hernia. A sports hernia is not really a hernia. It is a tear of a muscle, tendon, or ligament in part of the abdomen where hernias are common. 