PRP for groin pain and Gilmore’s groin
Your own platelets, concentrated and injected where the tissue is breaking down. A biological first-line treatment for chronic groin pain — local, no surgery, no hospital stay.
- Your own platelets
- Grantham or Sleaford
- £1,200
- 60-minute appointment
Concentrated healing signals
Platelet-rich plasma is exactly what it sounds like — a small amount of your own blood, spun down to concentrate the platelets and the growth factors they carry. The concentrate is then injected, under ultrasound guidance, into the tissue that is failing to heal.
For chronic groin pain — whether that is Gilmore’s groin, adductor tendinopathy or a long-running pubic-bone irritation — PRP gives the tissue a coordinated healing signal it has not been able to mount on its own. It is biology, not pharmacology, which is why it suits athletes and active adults who would rather not start with steroids or surgery.
Is PRP right for your groin pain?
- Chronic groin pain that has not settled with rest, physio or anti-inflammatories
- Gilmore’s groin (sportsman’s hernia) and posterior inguinal wall pain
- Adductor tendinopathy or pubic-bone-related groin pain
- Athletes and active adults who want a biological treatment before considering surgery
- Active infection in the groin or pelvis
- A frank hernia that needs surgical repair (we will tell you if that is the case)
- Bleeding disorders or anticoagulants that cannot be safely paused
On the day, and after
- 1
Diagnosis first
We rule out a true hernia or anything else surgical before we inject. Ultrasound and clinical examination at our Grantham or Sleaford clinic, open MRI if needed.
- 2
Blood draw and spin
A small blood sample is taken and processed on site. Around 20 minutes in the centrifuge.
- 3
The injection
Ultrasound-guided injection directly into the affected tendon or soft tissue. Local anaesthetic. You walk out of the clinic the same day.
- 4
The healing window
Relative rest and a graded loading programme for 4-6 weeks. Most people feel meaningful improvement by 6-12 weeks, with continued gains over 3-6 months.
Cost and next step
£1,200
Covers the consultation, the PRP preparation and injection, and your follow-up. Some chronic cases need a course of 2-3 sessions; we will be honest with you about that at the first appointment.
Where to next
Talk to us
Free 15-minute discovery call
Describe your symptoms and our team will tell you what the right next step looks like.
Diagnosis explainer
Gilmore’s groin in detail
What sportsman’s hernia actually is, who gets it, and how we work through diagnosis.
About your clinician
Professor Paul Lee
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a 20-year career in hip and groin care.