Osteitis pubis among soccer athletes is a disabling painful condition and it is difficult to manage without integrating a multimodal treatment approach. There is limited scientific evidence on the effectiveness of exercise in treating Osteitis pubis especially when it progress to a chronic painful condition. The purpose of this case report is to discuss the successful multimodal physiotherapeutic management for a 15-year old soccer athlete diagnosed with stage-IV Osteitis pubis. Land and water based active core muscle strengthening exercises, Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques (PNF) and Manual Therapy are some of the essential components incorporated in multimodal intervention approach with emphasis to water based strength and endurance training exercises. The athlete was able to make progress to a successful recovery from his chronic painful condition and accomplished the clearly established clinical outcomes during each phase of rehabilitation.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	osteitis pubis, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, case study
Research Division:	Health Sciences
Research Group:	Allied health and rehabilitation science
Research Field:	Physiotherapy
Objective Division:	Health
Objective Group:	Clinical health
Objective Field:	Treatment of human diseases and conditions
UTAS Author:	Manickaraj, N (Dr Nagarajan Manickaraj)
ID Code:	148378
Year Published:	2012
Web of Science® Times Cited:	8
Deposited By:	Health Sciences
Deposited On:	2022-01-04
Last Modified:	2022-04-22
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