Osteitis Pubis in the Active Patient

In brief For more than 3 months, a young male soccer player had groin pain diagnosed as stemming from a "tight groin." His discomfort, however, was characteristic of the overuse injury osteitis pubis: gradually worsening pain with significant tenderness on palpation of the symphysis pubis. X-ray and bone scan verified the diagnosis. Conservative treatment for osteitis pubis is often successful; our patient responded to a typical regimen of rest; flexibility and strength exercises for the low back, hip, and thigh; and a gradual return to running and full soccer activity.