Sports Hernia in Soccer Players
A hernia is an abnormal protrusion (bulging) of tissue through a space where it doesn’t belong, often causing pain due to the trapped tissue. Common types of hernias include a herniated disk and the traditional "hernia" (in medical terms, an inguinal hernia). In a herniated disk, the tough outer layer (annulus fibrosus) of an intervertebral disk (the cushion between the bones in the spine) tears, allowing the jelly-like inner core (nucleus pulposus) to push through the tear.