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future of inguinal repair and PT
I think this is a very fair question. Presumably Physical Therapy for hernia repair has some effect on outcome and return to normal activities just like it would with any other surgery, some evidence for which is seen with professional athletes. If you’re a sports fan, you’ll undoubtedly notice that many pro athletes are sidelined during the season for various hernias (usually inguinal and sports hernia it seems, from what I understand the repair is often similar involving a groin mesh overlay despite the two hernia types being very different), yet they’re often back at it in 6-8 weeks. That’s rather amazing, so what’s their routine and how soon does it start?
Here are three recent examples of pro athletes having hernias repaired, it’s a regular news story in sports:
There certainly must be some protocol that is used in pro sports to quickly rehab groin hernia surgery for a rapid return to the field that could be simplified for the wider public, so what is it? Perhaps surgery type matters as well? It seems most pro athletes have laparoscopic repair.
Anyway, as an active person myself with a hernia that has yet to be repaired, I’m certainly curious. This is something I’m sure many others would be interested in as well.