Groin Pain in Football: A to Z

Day One 13/06

08.00 – 09.00

Doors open & Registration

09:00 – 09:30

Opening PAOK FC 1st Medical Conference

09.30 – 11.30

The Problem
• Epidemiology – Problem magnitude Kristof SAS
• Etiology – Ioannis TERZIDIS
• Classification – Zarco VUCKOVIC
• Diagnostic tools (TMG, GroinBar, FMS) – Giorgos GKAGKALIS
• Clinical diagnosis – Examination – Emmanuel Papacostas
• Imaging – Vasilis LALLAS

11.30 – 12.00

Coffee Break

12.00 – 13.00

Anatomy – Functional anatomy
• Pubic symphysis – Murat BOZKURT
• Inguinal canal – Kostas NATSIS
• Adductors/Iliopsoas – Hazem FAROUK

13.00 – 13.45

Pathophysiology – Biomechanics
• Applied forces – Nick STERGIOU
• Pelvic tilt – Lefteris KELLIS

13:45 – 15:00

Lunch Break

15.00 – 16.15

Other causes – Miscellaneous
• Hip – Alexandros TZAVEAS
• Spine – Arion KAPINAS, Efthimis SAMOLADAS
• GenitoUrinary causes – Giorgos KARIDAS
• Female Football – Milena TOMOVIC

16.15 – 16.30

Coffee Break

16.30 – 18.00

Teams APPROACH: What to do in this case
• FC Anderlecht – Kristof SAS
• PAOK FC – Emmanuel PAPACOSTAS
• Super League team Physicians

18.00

Closing Day One

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Day Two 14/06

09.00

Doors open

09:45 – 10:45

Physical therapy as final treatment
• LumboPelvic stabilization – Alexis KARAGIANNIDIS
• Adductors/Hip – Georgios Prionas
• Evaluation – Giorgos KOUTRAS

10.45 – 11.45

Conservative treatment – minor intervention
• NSAIDs, Biphosphonates etc – Aristotelis SIDERIDIS
• Biologics (PRP, MSCs svf with tendo) in Adductor tendinopathy – Konrad SLYNARSKI
• Lessons from other tendons (EPTE, HVI, Traumeel) – Trifon TOTLIS

11.45 – 12.15

Coffee Break

12.15 – 13.00

Surgical treatment
• Endoscopic techniques – Charis IAKOVIDIS
• Open procedures – Zarco VUCKOVIC
• Adductor tenotomy – Efthimis PAPASOULIS
• Decision making – Panos KASPIS

13.00 – 13.15

Lunch Break

14:15 – 16:30

Postoperative issues
• Phase 1: Physical therapy and therapeutic exercise – Kostas EPAMINONTIDIS
• Phase 2: Functional strengthening – Vasilis KANARAS
• Phase 3: On-field training – Giorgos TSONAKAS
• Phase 4: Return-To-Play – Emmanuel PAPACOSTAS

16.30 – 17.00

Synopsis

17.30

End of PAOK FC 1st Medical Conference

Executive Workshop – Limited Tickets

Day Three 15/06

08.00

Departure from Toumba Stadium with Conference bus

09:00

Hands-on Workshop on Groin Pain Football cases

4 groups of 6 participants in a rotation program 4 stations 45 – 60 minutes each, with personal participant involvement

Where?

PAOK FC Training Facilities at MESIMVRIA

When?

Saturday June 15th

What?
09.15 – 09.30

Introduction with real case scenarios
1. History taking, clinical evaluation, imaging
2. Physio approach including TMG evaluation, modalities (TECAR) and Manual Therapy
3. GYM work – Pool Programs
4. On-field program

13.30 – 14.15

Conclusions – discussion during lunch

15.00

Toumba Stadium Tour