Injury risk in professional football players with special reference to the playing position and training periodization.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
; 52(6): 631-8, 2012 Dec.
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AIM: The aim of this study was to examine injury incidence in professional football players according to the playing positions and with a special reference to training periodization. METHODS: A Spanish professional team was followed prospectively for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons and exposure times and time-loss injuries were individually recorded during all training sessions and matches. Heart rate was monitored in all training sessions. RESULTS: total of 114 injuries were registered during the study period (mean injury incidence: 6.6 injuries per 1000 hours). The frequency of injuries was not uniformly distributed by playing positions (P<0.001), as forwards and central defenders sustained the greatest number of injury episodes and the highest match absence. Ligament sprains and muscle strains accounted for 50% of all injuries and 62% of all match absences. The highest incidence of sprains was achieved during pre-season and the beginning of the competition period. The risk to sustain a muscular strain peaked at the beginning and in the final weeks of the competition period and was related (r=0.72; P<0.05) to mean heart rate during the training stage. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that there exists a difference of injury risk according to the period of the season and therefore, injury prevention strategies should be introduced from pre-season. Moreover, training workloads should be controlled to avoid increasing the risk of muscle strains.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Educación y Entrenamiento Físico
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Fútbol
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Esguinces y Distensiones
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Músculo Esquelético
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Italia