I am delighted to talk with Dr Eanna Falvey on the background behind his paper published in British Journal of Sports Medicine, in a discussion around the paper entitled "Athletic groin pain (part 1): a prospective anatomical diagnosis of 382 patients—clinical findings, MRI findings and patient-reported outcome measures at baseline" which features in my Research Review 127 (Access here http://eepurl.com/bNSQYf). The paper is Open access and can be accessed here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26626272 We talk about the diagnosis of Athletic Groin pain and the literature to date including historical cohorts to date. We cover the terminology, discuss the Doha Consensus and the clinical examination of patients in detail. We move on to the results of the paper itself an the positive predictive value and examination of clinical tests in series with MRI examination. We discuss hip pathology and the relevance in this study and the lack of hernia evidence. Eanna then discusses where the research is headed in the future. Eanna is a Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine at the Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin and Senior Lecturer in Sports Medicine at University College, Cork. A former Irish Amateur Heavyweight boxer he has been team doctor for the Irish Mens Rugby Team for over 6 years and two World Cups and as doctor to the British and Irish Lions in Australia. He continues as Director of Sports Medicine at the clinic and as Physician to Irish High Performance Boxing Unit. He has over 29 original publications, a PhD in Sports Medicine and is author of Clinical Sports Anatomy, McGraw Hill. The Sports Surgery Clinic is in Dublin, Ireland You can follow Eanna on twitter @FalveyEanna I write a weekly 4 paper research review summary in sports medicine, science, and performance and you can subscribe at www.drandyfranklynmiller.com/review Disclosure: I am a co-author of the paper