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Injury risk profile of amateur Irish women soccer players and players' opinions on risk factors and prevention strategies.
Alahmad, Tahani A; Tierney, Audrey C; Cahalan, Roisin M; Almaflehi, Nassr S; Clifford, Amanda M.
Affiliation
  • Alahmad TA; School of Allied Health, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick (UL), Limerick, Ireland; College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical Therapy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: Tahani.Alahmad@ul.ie.
  • Tierney AC; School of Allied Health, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick (UL), Limerick, Ireland; School of Allied Health and Health Implementation Science and Technology Group, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport,
  • Cahalan RM; School of Allied Health, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick (UL), Limerick, Ireland; Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Electronic address: Roisin.Cahalan@ul.ie.
  • Almaflehi NS; College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; KSU Chair of Medical Education Research and Development, Collage of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: Nassr@ksu.edu.sa.
  • Clifford AM; School of Allied Health, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick (UL), Limerick, Ireland; Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Electronic address: Amanda.Clifford@ul.ie.
Phys Ther Sport ; 50: 184-194, 2021 Jul.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34098324
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To explore injury profile, opinions on risk factors and injury prevention, among Irish amateur women soccer players.

DESIGN:

A cross-sectional online survey.

SETTING:

Irish amateur winter league.

PARTICIPANTS:

Active players ≤18 years of age. MAIN

OUTCOMES:

Differences were found between injured and uninjured groups, and risk factors that significantly predict soccer injury were identified.

RESULTS:

168 injuries were reported by 83 respondents during the winter season. An increased prevalence of competition anxiety was observed in (53.8%n = 85 of respondents) compared to other risk factors. There was a negative association between injuries and players' general health state (OR = 0.820, 95% CI 0.7-0.9, p = 0.007). Players' knowledge about some risk factors including playing position, joint hypermobility, and playing during menses contradicts current evidence. 50%; n = 67 of the respondents had not received any education on injury risk or prevention.

CONCLUSION:

This study identified that Irish amateur women soccer players that responded have different characteristics, prevalence of risk factors and injury profiles to women players from different levels and countries. The findings suggest that some players may not be aware of the existing evidence base pertaining to common risk factors for injury. Further research is required to confirm the findings and explore the implementation of injury prevention strategies.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Athletic Injuries / Soccer / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Athletes Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Phys Ther Sport Journal subject: MEDICINA ESPORTIVA / MEDICINA FISICA Year: 2021 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Athletic Injuries / Soccer / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Athletes Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Phys Ther Sport Journal subject: MEDICINA ESPORTIVA / MEDICINA FISICA Year: 2021 Type: Article