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Chelsea ready to open their cheque book with sensational £100 million swoop for Kaka and Fernando Torres - report

While it is only ' paper-talk ' , I still have to ask myself why Chelsea are going after the two most famous Athletic Pubulgia sufferers in International football .

Athletic pubalgia, also called the sportman's hernia or sports hernia, Gilmore's groin or groin disruption, is a medical condition of the groin affecting athletes. Jerry Gilmore recognized the syndrome in 1980 and developed a surgical repair technique.
It is a syndrome characterized by chronic groin pain in athletes and a dilated superficial ring of the inguinal canal. Soccer and ice hockey players are affected most frequently, and both recreational and professional athletes may be affected. A hernia cannot be found on physical examination or medical imaging, and is not revealed during surgery. The term hernia thus is a misnomer, but has persisted, as surgical reconstructions similar to those performed for inguinal hernias are often effective for "sports hernias" as well.

Symptoms include pain during sports movements, particularly hip extension, and twisting and turning. This pain usually radiates to the adductor muscle region and even the testicles, although it is often difficult for the patient to pin-point the exact location.
Following sporting activity the person with athletic pubalgia will be stiff and sore. The day after a match, getting out of bed or a car will be difficult. Any exertion that increases intra-abdominal pressure, such as coughing, sneezing, or sporting activity can cause pain. In the early stages, the person may be able to continue playing their sport, but the problem usually gets progressively worse .
As pain in the groin and pelvis can be referred from a number of problems, including injuries to the lumbar spine, the hip joint, the sacro-iliac joint, the abdomen, and the genito-urinary system, diagnosis of athletic pubalgia requires skillful differentiation and pubic examination in certain cases where there is intense groin pain.
The diagnosis of Gilmore's groin is based on the patient's history and clinical signs. The most notable clinical sign is dilation of the superficial inguinal ring on the affected side, which can be palpated by the examining doctor when the scrotum is inverted with the little finger. Typically, there is specific pain on coughing and sneezing, as well as sitting up and squeezing the legs together.


Both Kaka and Fernando Torres have had rather poor seasons last time out [ not to mention under-performing at the World Cup ] and it would of course make sense to their clubs to perhaps move the problem on ..... but surely Chelsea know about this particular condition , and therefore I have to ask myself why we would pay that amount of money for two ' injured ' players.