scar tissue as cause of chronic pain in sports hernia injuries

the sports hernia involves stretching and possible tearing of soft tissues in and around the groin.
unfortunately, there is often a period of time between the actual injury onset and the treatment of this condition in which compsenatory patterns and strains develop within those involved muscle groups. these strains that happen can cause microtearing of the tissues that are being strained. tendons, periosteum, muscle fibers, fascia, can all be damaged through movements that cause strain. the result is scar tissue.
scar tissue is well known to cause pain in bodies that have suffered damage whether it be from injury or surgery. the hard tissue can press against a nerve, or may act as a distruption or interference point within the fascial system. scars can cause tugging of tissues and organs within the body, causing pain and nerve irritation.
lj smith, a football player for the philadelphia eagles, underwent sports hernia surgery in summer of 2007. a few months later, despite physical therapy efforts, he was still in pain and had to undergo more surgery to clear out painful scar tissue that was a result of the injury and its microtears.
so some of you who are still experiencing post op pain can feel somewhat confident that there is a bunch of scar tissue in there. who knows whether or not it is the cause of pain. my surgeon told me that my nerve irritation is due to scar tissue. that is why i began structural integration treatments and then neural therapy treatments to follow. both modalities tend to scarring.
structural integration: http://theiasi.org/index.php
neural therapy: http://www.neuraltherapy.com/