Abstract
Introduction. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. As a contact sport it has a high risk and incidence of injuries, which most often affect the lower limb. For the player to recover it is neessary to attend to well planned rehabilitation. Purpose. Analyzing the most common injuries among people practicing soccer and determining the role of rehabilitation in the treatment of these injuries.Material and methods. The research group was 101 individuals, 88 male and 13 female who played soccer as amateurs or professionals, aged 10 to 45 and had been training for a minimum of 2 years.Results. There were 487 injuries in total among all respondents, of which 370 were related to the lower limb and 117 to the upper body. Contussions and ankle sprains were the most common injuries. Every single preson included in the studies suffered from injury, but only 75.2% of them went to see a doctor after the incident and only 56,4% attended rehabilitation. Statistical significance has been present in the time to return to sports depending on the continuation of physical exertion after the injury, in the time to return to sport due to treatment or the lack of it, in the time to return to sports in relation to whether or not rehabilitation took place for patients with serious injury.Conclusion. The most common sports injuries in soccer are lower limb injuries, including damage to muscles and tendons. Recovery time is related to the type of injury, treatment options and rehabilitation methods. People practicing soccer should monitor their training loads with a physiotherapist. This can reduce the amount of problems later in career or daily life.
Highlights
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world
The following study defines a sports injury as tissue damage occurring during a sports match or training, forcing the player to refrain from practicing the sport for at least one day. This concept does not apply unequivocally to all people practicing sports, because a person who does not train professionally is considered to be completely healthy, when able to carry out his daily duties and the athlete must be ready to train or play at the highest possible level. [3,4] Soccer is a complex contact sport with a high risk and incidence of injuries among professional players, training children and amateurs [5]
According to studies conducted among adult men professionally practicing soccer, 10-35 injuries occur per 1000 hours of play, while among adult women practicing this discipline, 2-24 injuries occur per 1000 hours of play [6]
Summary
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. As a contact sport it has a high risk and incidence of injuries, which most often affect the lower limb. The following study defines a sports injury as tissue damage occurring during a sports match or training, forcing the player to refrain from practicing the sport for at least one day. This concept does not apply unequivocally to all people practicing sports, because a person who does not train professionally is considered to be completely healthy, when able to carry out his daily duties and the athlete must be ready to train or play at the highest possible level. [3,4] Soccer is a complex contact sport with a high risk and incidence of injuries among professional players, training children and amateurs [5]. Many professional athletes do not decide to re-enter the official competition due to the fear of another injury, as well as due to the pressure exerted by the environment (e.g. coaches, media, sponsors), so it is very important to take care of the psychological aspect of rehabilitation [9,12,13]
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