Hernia is a common medical condition which usually happens in the abdomen or groin when one of the organs pushes through the muscle or tissue that contains it. Recently, the star athlete ...

Engaging in physical exercise, especially strength training like weightlifting can raise the risk of an inguinal hernia, that occurs in the groin area and is frequently seen in men aged 25-35.

A sports hernia is a tear or strain of your muscle, ligament, or tendon in your groin area or lower abdomen. You don’t need to play sports to get a sports hernia, but it’s more common in ...

Untreated hernias tend to keep growing, often causing pain and health problems. “Every year, nearly 700,000 Americans have surgery for groin hernias,” said Abhishek Parmar, M.D., assistant professor ...

An abdominal hernia is when an internal organ, often the intestines or bladder, pokes through the wall of muscle that usually keeps it in. Most are inguinal hernias (occurring in the lower ...

including umbilical hernias, inguinal hernias, ventral hernias, incisional hernias, recurrent hernias, mesh problems, and chronic groin pain. Our multidisciplinary team of hernia specialists uses a ...

Men Face Much Higher Risk for Hernias Than Women, and Age Matters By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- At least 20 million hernia surgeries are performed ...