Hockey places a tremendous amount of stress on the hips. For this reason, it is no wonder why, the most common injury in hockey is a groin strain (of the hip adductors or hip flexors). The hip adductor muscles are normally stabilizing muscles that keep the pelvis level when the body is moving. However, with hockey, these muscles not only work as stabilizers but with all the lateral movement, crossing the legs with skating, abrupt stops, and other hockey movements, the hip adductors are also used to move the legs into certain positions. With a dual purpose it is no wonder why there are so many groin injuries in hockey. Here are a couple of ways Hockey players can decrease the chances of hip injuries.
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