High rate of muscle injury despite no changes in physical, physiological and psychophysiological parameters in a professional football team during a long-congested fixture period

Pinheiro, Guilherme de Sousa; Chiari, Roberto; Claudino, João Gustavo; Carling, Chris; Lames, Martin; Couto, Bruno Pena

doi:10.1080/15438627.2022.2038159

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“…The results described do not corroborate the data from the present study, in which severe muscle injuries were the most common. These percentage differences may be due to the methodological design of each study, in which soccer players live in specific contexts and are subjected to different training and match loads (Pinheiro et al, 2022). Additional data revealed that even though muscle injuries represent a severe problem in soccer, it is observed that the preventive models and risk factors existing in the literature are not yet sufficient to promote a significant reduction in the number of muscle injuries in soccer (Clos et al, 2019;Ekstrand et al, 2023).…”

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“…However, it is hypothesized that the restricted affinity of proteins (MuRF-1 and titin) could affect the interactions between the contractile and structural properties of muscle fibers, the muscle regeneration process and contribute to a less resistant muscle. This reduces its ability to withstand damaging eccentric actions and increases the susceptibility of the soccer player to suffer more significant damage to the sarcomere structure at times of greater physical demand and mechanical overload during training and matches in the season (Larruskain et al, 2018;Pinheiro et al, 2022). In soccer, poorly controlled training combined with insufficient recovery between training sessions and matches can predispose players to muscle damage and possibly increase the risk of muscle injury if the overload is not adjusted (Murtagh et al, 2023;Uchamocha et al, 2024).…”

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“…These data could be essential to understanding the relationship between training and match exposures in developing muscle injuries according to the genetic polymorphism investigated. Past research has indicated a higher risk of muscle injury incidence during certain moments within a season (Pinheiro et al, 2022). Another point refers to the severity and recovery time of soccer players with muscle injuries, which can be influenced by aspects such as the history of injury, genetic profile, treatment strategies (Lim et al, 2021;Maestro et al, 2022), oral health (Uchamocha et al, 2024, playing positions, injured muscle site (Sinovas et al, 2020), physiological and psychological factors (Fagundes et al, 2019;Pinheiro et al, 2022), that should be considered when analyzing the results of the present study.…”

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Association of the MuRF-1/TRIM63 polymorphism with muscle injuries in professional soccer players

Silva Fagundes,

De Sousa Pinheiro,

Mendonça Pimenta

et al. 2024

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Muscle injuries are one of the biggest medical problems in professional soccer. Evidence has suggested that genetic polymorphism is a mediating factor in physiological and structural alterations that can lead to muscle injury. The TRIM63 gene polymorphism may affect the MuRF-1 protein, which is vital in the regulation of muscle mass, and is differentially regulated by exercise mode, muscle contraction, and training status. However, central aspects of the relationship between genetic variations, the environment, and muscle injuries still need to be explained. This study aimed to investigate whether MuRF-1/TRIM63 (A/G, rs2275950) was associated with the occurrence of muscle injury in professional soccer players. Forty-six Brazilian soccer players were evaluated. Genomic DNA was extracted using blood samples and semi-structured interviews on muscle injuries were applied after two seasons (2021-2022). Fisher's exact test was used to verify if MuRF-1/TRIM63 was associated with muscle injuries. The MuRF-1/TRIM63 genotypes (c2 = 2.19; p = 0.292), the dominant model (c2 = 1.04; p = 0.299), and the recessive model (c2 = 1.94; p = 0.208) showed no association with muscle injuries in soccer players. Preliminary evidence suggests that this genetic polymorphism may not be a reliable biomarker of muscle injuries in Brazilian professional soccer players. Keywords: Football; Genetic, Muscle injury, Performance, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP), Sport genomic.

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Association of the MuRF-1/TRIM63 polymorphism with muscle injuries in professional soccer players

Silva Fagundes,

De Sousa Pinheiro,

Mendonça Pimenta

et al. 2024

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“…Research regarding the effect of fixture congestion has been reported in the English Premier League, English Football League One (EFL1), as well as French Ligue 1 (24,25,29), but not in the English Football League Two (EFL2). Duration of fixture congestion periods can result in different impacts on injury rates and technical and physiological factors (15,39). Jones et al (29) investigated the effect of short-term fixture congestion on positionspecific running and external load in the EFL1.…”

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A Comparison of Training and Match Play External Load During a Congested In-Season Period in English League 2 Football

Fleming

Walker

Armitage

et al. 2023

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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A comparison of training and match play external load during a congested in-season period in English League 2 Football. J Strength Cond Res 37(9): e527-e534, 2023-This study aimed to investigate if external training load metrics differ between training days and match day (MD) during a period of fixture congestion and to verify if external load metrics vary based on playing positions. Training and MD data were collected in a part of the competition phase of the 2020-2021 season (6 weeks) in the English Football League 2 (N 5 20 players, mean 6 SDs: age 5 24.4 6 4.7 years).Global Navigation Satellite System units (Catapult S7 Vector 10 Hz) were used to monitor external load metrics. The metrics were duration of training, total distance (TD), high-speed running distance (HSR), sprinting distance, relative intensity (m/min), total accelerations (TotAcc) (.3 m•s 22 ), and total decelerations (TotDec) (,-3 m•s 22 ). This study found that duration, TD, relative intensity, HSR distance, sprint distance, TotAcc, and TotDec were different (p , 0.001, d 5 small to moderate) between MD and match day minus two (MD-2) or match day minus one (MD-1); however, during match day minus four (MD-4), only relative intensity was significantly lower (p , 0.001) compared with MD output. Therefore, MD-4 was the most demanding training session of the week (after the MD), and during MD-2 and MD-1, coaches decreased players' load to favor players' readiness. Moreover, this study found that MD and MD-1 resulted in statistically different values across several metrics between different playing positions (defenders , midfielders and strikers), whereas metrics in MD-4 and MD-2 were not statistically different, which highlights that in these sessions, players have similar external loads independently from their playing positions.

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External Training Loads and Soft-Tissue Injury Occurrence During Congested Versus Noncongested Periods in Football

Barreira,

Vaz,

Ferreira

et al. 2024

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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Objective: To analyze the influence of congested and noncongested fixture periods during 2 seasons in a professional male football team on soft-tissue injury incidence and external load. Methods: Thirty-three professional football players from a Portuguese Liga I team participated in this study. Weekly external load and soft-tissue injury rate and burden of 2 consecutive seasons (2021–22 and 2022–23) were analyzed. Results: Total soft-tissue injury rate and burden for the 2 seasons were 3.9 and 3.2 injuries per 1000 hours and 71.8 and 60.5 days per 1000 hours for congested and noncongested periods, respectively. No significant differences were observed between congested and noncongested periods. Total high-speed running, sprint distance, distance above 80% and 90% of maximal velocity, and meters accelerating and decelerating above 2 m/s2 were significantly higher for noncongested weeks. Match accelerations and decelerations above 3 m/s2 were higher during congested periods and training during noncongested periods. No differences between the 2 periods were observed for the total number of accelerations and decelerations above 3 m/s2. Overall, physical outputs per week were higher for training during noncongested weeks, whereas matches during congested periods registered higher external load. Conclusions: No effect of a congested schedule was observed on soft-tissue injury rates and injury burden. Higher match exposure during congested periods increased external load performed per week, and during noncongested periods, training load was superior to congested weeks.

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High rate of muscle injury despite no changes in physical, physiological and psychophysiological parameters in a professional football team during a long-congested fixture period

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Association of the MuRF-1/TRIM63 polymorphism with muscle injuries in professional soccer players

Association of the MuRF-1/TRIM63 polymorphism with muscle injuries in professional soccer players

A Comparison of Training and Match Play External Load During a Congested In-Season Period in English League 2 Football

External Training Loads and Soft-Tissue Injury Occurrence During Congested Versus Noncongested Periods in Football

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