Fox is reporting McNabb

[Yeagermeister]

Has a sports hernia.....The Madden curse strikes again :lmao:

[Cbz40]

What is a sports hernia?

[jterrell]

What is a sports hernia?
I think he is gonna need to use feminine hygeine products for a few weeks.

:laugh2:

[Grizz]

What is a sports hernia?


It's a hernia that works out a lot, a hernia that plays orgnized sports. I drafted a sports hernia on my fantasy football team.

[VACowboy]

If it's true he'll be out a while.

[Cbz40]

:D I think he is gonna need to use feminine hygeine products for a few weeks.

:laugh2:


:lmao: I knew I would regret asking that question. Thank you gentlemen. :D

[fortdick]

What is a sports hernia?

I felt stupid for not knowing, so I looked it up:

Sports hernia is a syndrome of chronic pain caused by weakness or disruption of the posterior inguinal canal and conjoined tendon. Although limited literature on the subject exists, many consider sports hernia to be an early form of direct inguinal hernia. The exact incidence is unknown, but the condition is seen in activities involving high-speed twisting and turning, such as soccer, rugby, and ice hockey.1 (http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2005/0205/johnson.htm#references) An estimated 5% of all soccer injuries are groin injuries, but this injury accounts for a disproportionately large amount of time lost from sport.

http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2005/0205/johnson.htm

I still don't know what it is!

[zagnut]

What is a sports hernia?

I think it's a hernia in the crease between the hip and lower abdomen, between the lower stomach muscles and where the upper groin muscle connects to the hip. Basically, off to the side of Donovan's lower fro.

:blech:

[Bizwah]

I don't know what a "sports hernia" is, but I've had a regular hernia.

Talk about an uncomfortable feeling. I remember washing in the shower, and counting 3 *ahem* instead of two.....or at least, that's what it felt like.

My bowels were dropping into my scrotum. I felt "racked" all the time. Needless to say, the surgery hurt worse than the hernia itself. I was back on my feet in about a week.

Now, I don't know about sports hernias, but if it's anything like I had, he'll be back on the field very soon.

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

I felt stupid for not knowing, so I looked it up:

Sports hernia is a syndrome of chronic pain caused by weakness or disruption of the posterior inguinal canal and conjoined tendon. Although limited literature on the subject exists, many consider sports hernia to be an early form of direct inguinal hernia. The exact incidence is unknown, but the condition is seen in activities involving high-speed twisting and turning, such as soccer, rugby, and ice hockey.1 (http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2005/0205/johnson.htm#references) An estimated 5% of all soccer injuries are groin injuries, but this injury accounts for a disproportionately large amount of time lost from sport.

http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2005/0205/johnson.htm

I still don't know what it is!

:lmao: :laugh2:

Wheres Jobberone when we need him?

[fortdick]

Maybe he was spending too much time in the shower with Ron Mexico after the Atlanta game?

[Grizz]

Basically, off to the side of Donovan's lower fro.

:blech:

Dude, really, that was just a little too much information. :nono2:

[zagnut]

Dude, really, that was just a little too much information. :nono2:

Hey, people were asking. :D I gave the requisite vomit smiley.

And did ya read Bizwah's 3rd nut story? That is too much information. :laugh2:

[Skeptic]

I don't know what a "sports hernia" is, but I've had a regular hernia.

Talk about an uncomfortable feeling. I remember washing in the shower, and counting 3 *ahem* instead of two.....or at least, that's what it felt like.

My bowels were dropping into my scrotum. I felt "racked" all the time. Needless to say, the surgery hurt worse than the hernia itself. I was back on my feet in about a week.

Now, I don't know about sports hernias, but if it's anything like I had, he'll be back on the field very soon.


Good. Lord.

[big dog cowboy]

What is a sports hernia?
It is what you get from eating too much Campbell's chunky soup.

[JakeCamp12]

Brian Cox on FS on XM satellite was saying he had one of these and thought that TO's problem was the start of one. He says it is very painful and will give you problems all year long.

[VACowboy]

Heath Miller (Pittsburg's first-round pick) had one and it kept him out of pre-draft workouts.

[burmafrd]

Not something that you can just shrug off. Might have to miss some games if surgery is required. This could make things VERY interesting.

[BadKarma]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/4903072

It could be a long, painful year for Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.

Jay Glazer / FOXSports.com
Posted: 1 hour ago

While the world watched McNabb suffer a bruised sternum on national television in the opener, a new injury has flared up for the star quarterback — an injury the team fears could affect him for the remainder of the season.

FOXSports.com has learned that this week the Eagles star quarterback was tested for a sports hernia, a very vague tear or "disruption" in the abdominal area that does require surgery. McNabb had an MRI taken early this week and the results were sent to America's foremost sports hernia expert Dr. William Meyers.

According to those close to McNabb, the MRI was not conclusive enough to determine whether or not McNabb had an abdominal strain or a sports hernia. Often an MRI doesn't show a sports hernia in the early stages. In fact, in many cases a proper diagnosis cannot be made for quite a while.

But if McNabb does have a sports hernia, it would explain his reluctance so far this season to run with the ball. Fans and media have been wondering why McNabb has not run the ball as often as in the past. Heading into Week 3, he had just the one rush for no gain. Such an injury is excruciating when a player tries to open it up.

If, in fact, McNabb's ab strain turns out to be a sports hernia then he will have to play through the pain in the area for the remainder of the season as rest and treatment won't really cure the problem. Surgery would also be required following the year. The team would have to monitor his reps in practice throughout the season and rest him at times during the week until the Eagles season is complete.

The painful injury may have resulted from how much work McNabb does on his core. McNabb was first tested for the injury when he tweaked his core area in camp but at that point too Meyers found nothing conclusive. The fact that the pain is still prevalent has led the team to fear that he could have a sports hernia.

Sports hernias are prevalent in many athletes and can linger painfully for a while as making a definitive determination is still difficult in the medical field. The team's hope is that he simply has an abdominal strain that won't go away. That at least would preclude him from having surgery and treatment would also eventually alleviate the problem.

If McNabb does end up needing surgery for a sports hernia, he could expect to be sidelined for four to six weeks. But even if surgery is required, the team does not anticipate him having it during the season.