| Background. The incidence rate of muscle injuries and re-injuries in professional elite soccer players actually is very high and may interfere with the fate of a championship. Purpose. To investigate the effect of a two-tiered injury prevention programme on first injury and re-injury incidence in top level male soccer players. Study design Case Series Study. Muscle injuries and re-injuries sustained by a group of 36 soccer player of an italian elite soccer team have been collected during 2010-2011 season. These data have been compared with those collected during the previous season in the same elite soccer team. Results. A total of 64 injuries occurred, 36 (56%) of which during practice and 28 (44%) during matches. Muscle injuries accounted for 31.3% of the total (n=20), 70% (n=14) of which occurred during practice and 30% (n=6) during matches. Hamstring were the muscles most often injured (n=11) In all, 3 re-injuries occurred (15% of muscle injuries). No early re-injuries occurred. The incidence was 2.5 injuries/1000 hours and the burden was 37 days absence/1000 hours. Conclusions. Through the implementation of a group and personalized injury prevention program, we were able to reduce the total number of muscle injuries and days absent because of injury, in a team of elite soccer players, as compared to the previous season. Specifically, muscle injuries accounted for 31% of all injuries, as compared to 59% of all injuries sustained by the team during the previous season. The number of injuries/1000 hours of exposure was reduced by half (from 5.6 to 2.5) and the days absent/1000 hours fell from 106 to 37. |
Reducing muscle injuries and reinjuries in one italian professional male soccer team
Melegati G., Tornese D., Trabattoni A., Gevi M., Pozzi G., Schonhuber H., Volpi P.
Original Article, 324 - 330
Keywords: football, muscle injuries, prevention,
Table of Content: Vol. 3 (No. 4) 2013 October/December
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ISMuLT skeletal muscles injuries Guidelines
Maffulli N., Nanni G.Editorial, 240 -
ISMuLT Guidelines for muscle injuries
Maffulli N., Oliva F., Frizziero A., Nanni G., Barazzuol M., Giai Via A., Ramponi C., Brancaccio P., Lisitano G., Rizzo D., Freschi M., Galletti S., Melegati G., Pasta G., Testa V., Valent A., Del Buono A.Guidelines, 241 - 249 -
Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal. Basic principles and recommendations in clinical and field science research
Padulo J., Oliva F., Frizziero A., Maffulli N.Technical Note, 250 - 252 -
Mitohormesis in muscle cells: a morphological, molecular, and proteomic approach
Berbieri E., Sestili P., Vallorani L., Guescini M., Calcabrini C., Gioacchini A.M., Annibalini G., Lucertini F., Piccoli G., Stocchi V.Review, 254 - 266 -
Morphogenesis of rat myotendinous junction
Curzi D., Ambrogini P., Falcieri E., Burattini S.Original Article, 275 - 280 -
Surgical repair of muscle laceration: biomechanical properties at 6 years follow-up
Oliva F., Giai Via A., Kiritsi O., Foti C., Maffulli N.Original Article, 313 - 317 -
The acute effect of the tongue position in the mouth on knee isokinetic test performance: a highly surprising pilot study
di Vico R., Ardigò L. P., Salernitano G., Chamari K., Padulo J.Original Article, 318 - 323 -
Reducing muscle injuries and reinjuries in one italian professional male soccer team
Melegati G., Tornese D., Trabattoni A., Gevi M., Pozzi G., Schonhuber H., Volpi P.Original Article, 324 - 330 -
Thigh muscles injuries in professional soccer players: a one year longitudinal study
Corazza A., Orlandi D., Baldari A., Gatto P., Stellatelli M., Mazzola C., Galli R., Longo S., Sconfienza L.M., Silvestri E.Original Article, 331 - 336 -
Regeneration of injured skeletal muscle after the injury
Järvinen T. AH, Järvinen M., Kalimo H.Review, 337 - 345 -
Insight in spastic musculoskeletal structures in cerebral palsy: impaired or compensatory structural changes?
Di Lorenzo L., Forte A.M., Forte F.Letter to the Editor, 356 - 358 -
My experience from ECOSEP Bauerfeind Travelling Fellowship 2013
Nikos M., Valle X., Tsapralis K., Lohrer H., Padhiar N., Maffulli N.Letter to the Editor, 358