Risk Factors for Injuries in Professional Football Players / Факторы Риска Получения Травм Профессиональными Футболистами

Haxhiu, Bekim; Murtezani, Ardiana; Zahiti, Bedri; Shalaj, Ismet; Sllamniku, Sabit

doi:10.1515/folmed-2015-0033

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“…As previous injury is considered the largest risk factor for sustaining an injury [ 81 ], it is reasonable to suggest that complete recovery is crucial to help prevent re-injury [ 82 ]. A specific rehabilitation programme will customarily address the injured site and focus on alterations in strength, proprioception and kinematics which may have occurred as a result of the injury or the time loss from training/match-play [ 83 ].…”

Section: Injury Incidence Risk and Preventionmentioning

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Physiological Characteristics of Female Soccer Players and Health and Performance Considerations: A Narrative Review

et al. 2021

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Female soccer has seen a substantial rise in participation, as well as increased financial support from governing bodies over the last decade. Thus, there is an onus on researchers and medical departments to develop a better understanding of the physical characteristics and demands, and the health and performance needs of female soccer players. In this review, we discuss the current research, as well as the knowledge gaps, of six major topics: physical demands, talent identification, body composition, injury risk and prevention, health and nutrition. Data on female talent identification are scarce, and future studies need to elucidate the influence of relative age and maturation selection across age groups. Regarding the physical demands, more research is needed on the pattern of high-intensity sprinting during matches and the contribution of soccer-specific movements. Injuries are not uncommon in female soccer players, but targeting intrinsically modifiable factors with injury prevention programmes can reduce injury rates. The anthropometric and physical characteristics of female players are heterogeneous and setting specific targets should be discouraged in youth and sub-elite players. Menstrual cycle phase may influence performance and injury risk; however, there are few studies in soccer players. Nutrition plays a critical role in health and performance and ensuring adequate energy intake remains a priority. Despite recent progress, there is considerably less research in female than male soccer players. Many gaps in our understanding of how best to develop and manage the health and performance of female soccer players remain.

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Section: Injury Incidence Risk and Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physiological Characteristics of Female Soccer Players and Health and Performance Considerations: A Narrative Review

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“…Yet other studies mainly focus on single injury types or body locations [2, 7, 28, 35]. The current studies that address all injury types from complete professional divisions either do not cover European top leagues [4, 6, 21, 34] or analyse public media information with a high risk of bias [26]. Certainly, to our best knowledge, there is no current publication describing epidemiologic data from one of the Europe's top leagues, covering complete divisions (complete squads from all clubs) in a longitudinal study design.…”

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Injury burden differs considerably between single teams from German professional male football (soccer): surveillance of three consecutive seasons

Klein

Luig²,

Henke

et al. 2019

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to analyse unique injury data of the national statutory accident insurance for the two highest divisions in German male football (Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga) over three consecutive seasons regarding inter‐season, inter‐division and inter‐team differences. Methods This was a prospective observational open cohort study over the seasons 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. Every acute injury that was registered by clubs or physicians with the German statutory accident insurance for professional athletes (VBG) as part of occupational accident reporting and that led to time loss and/or to medical attention, was included. Results The complete sample consisted of 1449 players. The study covered 2663.5 player seasons with an observed match exposure of 69,058 h and a projected training exposure of 529,136 h. In total, 7493 injuries were included. The overall incidence rate was 12.5 (± 0.28) injuries per 1000 exposure hours, which translated into match and training rates of 47.0 (± 1.62) and 8.02 (± 0.24) injuries per 1000 h, respectively. Conclusion Findings of 2.7 injuries per player and season underline the need of effective preventive approaches. Higher injury incidences in seasons after international tournaments suggest an increasing risk of injury with increasing number of matches. However, large differences between the single teams from the same division indicate that a reduction in the injury burden is generally possible. Continuing the presented injury surveillance might be helpful to identify injury trends in the future and to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive approaches under real‐life conditions. Level of evidence Level II.

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“…The physical demands on a football player are complex, which may explain the high number of injuries in elite football ( Noya Salces et al, 2014 ). Age, height, previous injuries, preferred kicking leg, impaired range of motion, muscle strength, and endurance as well as poor running performance, player position, years of playing, and foul play have been suggested to be injury risk factors ( Bengtsson et al, 2013 ; Ekstrand et al, 2011 ; Hägglund et al, 2013 ; Haxhiu et al, 2015 ; McCall et al, 2014 ; Stubbe et al, 2015 ; Svensson et al, 2016 ; van Dyk et al, 2016 ). Match-related injuries increase throughout the season, while injuries related to training are more common during the preseason and decrease during the match-season ( Noya Salces et al, 2014 ).…”

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Physical performance tests – a relationship of risk factors for muscle injuries in elite level male football players

Svensson¹,

Alricsson²,

Olausson³

et al. 2018

J Exerc Rehabil

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The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between the outcome of preseason physical performance tests and the risk of sustaining lower extremity muscle injuries within the same season, in male football players at elite level. This is a cohort study of a male football team (63 players) from the first league in Swe-den. The football players are prospectively followed, in terms of muscle injuries of the lower extremity during five seasons between 2010 and 2014. All muscle injuries were evaluated and diagnosed with ultraso-nography. The following physical performance tests were included: squats, chin-ups, YoYo intermittent recovery level 2, counter movement jump, squat jump, standing long jump, sprint, one leg squat test, and a functional movement screen. A total of 86 muscle injuries occurred during the study period. No significant correlation was found between the results of the physical performance tests and muscle injuries of the lower extremity. None of the evaluated tests predicted the risk of sus-taining muscle injuries of the lower extremity. We conclude that muscle injury risk factors are more complex than solely related to the results of the preseason physical performance tests.

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Risk Factors for Injuries in Professional Football Players / Факторы Риска Получения Травм Профессиональными Футболистами

Abstract: The risk factors that increase injury rates in football players were previous injury, higher age and years of playing. Future research should include adequate rehabilitation program to reduce the risk of injuries.

Cited by 14 publications

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Physiological Characteristics of Female Soccer Players and Health and Performance Considerations: A Narrative Review

Physiological Characteristics of Female Soccer Players and Health and Performance Considerations: A Narrative Review

Injury burden differs considerably between single teams from German professional male football (soccer): surveillance of three consecutive seasons

Physical performance tests – a relationship of risk factors for muscle injuries in elite level male football players

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