Yamal and Nico are troubled. Medical experts: Osteitis pubis will not end careers but needs treatment.

Osteitis pubis has troubled young players such as Lamine Yamar, Mastantono, Nico Williams, etc. "Daily Sports" consulted medical experts on the causes of osteitis pubis and how to deal with it.

The adductors are key

"Osteitis pubis is caused by a strength imbalance between the muscles in the abdominal area and the muscles in the legs. The most important muscle in this case is the adductors. For football players, this is used during dribbling, running, and jumping. The problem that occurs with these patients is that the strength of the adductors exceeds the strength of the abdominal muscles, which causes them to have greater tension in the pubic symphysis area. Many of these players experience pain in the pubic area and at the adductor insertion point," explains Sejas.

The solution is to stop or to live with the pain?

"It's not that you have to live with this injury, it's that you have to treat it. It's not an injury that's going to end your career, but it has to be watched closely and treated. Recovery, stretching, abdominal work, and especially elasticity training have to be well regulated. Especially in these young players, there's a tendency to overtrain the adductor strength, which is exactly what shouldn't be done; elasticity has to be added to compensate. But it's not an injury that we should worry about or that's going to end these kids' careers. It does need to be watched closely. "