Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the epidemiology of soccer muscle injuries in Italian Serie A professional football players.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
; 62(3): 356-360, 2022 Mar.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1716368
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence that COVID-19 lockdown had on the epidemiology of soccer musculoskeletal injuries during 2019/2020 Italian First Football League Serie A in professional football players.METHODS:
In this retrospective study we analyzed records from media-based platform (Trasfermarkt, https//www.transfermarkt.com), describing the epidemiology of muscle injuries before and after the first COVID-19 lockdown phases in Italian professional football players. We also classified the severity of the injury as the number of missing days from participation.RESULTS:
We assessed a lower prevalence of post-lockdown injuries, albeit showing a similar injury rate at 1000 game-hours (prelockdown 16.9 [13.0-20.7], post-lockdown 15.5 [9.9-21.1]; RR=0.92 [0.46-1.8]). All risk ratios for injury rate were not significantly different (P>0.05) between pre- and post-lockdown.CONCLUSIONS:
The incidence of muscle injuries has not significantly changed after the first COVID-19 lockdown in Italian professional soccer players. Recognizing injury rates might be crucial for physician to evaluate adequate preventive measures.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Athletic Injuries
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Soccer
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Football
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S0022-4707.21.12903-2
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