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Pain & Injury. A simple way to drill down to a sports injury by body part and location.
Sports Hernia
A sports hernia is an injury seen in athletes in a variety of sports. The sports hernia occurs when there is a weakening of the muscles of the abdominal wall. Treatment of a sports hernia may require surgery if the symptoms do not resolve with conservative treatments.

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