Injury prevention in Brazilian women's football: Perceptions of physiotherapists and practices within elite clubs.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the perceptions of physiotherapists and the injury prevention practices implemented within elite women's football clubs in Brazil. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Online survey. PARTICIPANTS: Head physiotherapists from 32 Brazilian elite clubs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Structured questionnaire. RESULTS: Physiotherapists identified ACL rupture as the primary target for prevention. The top-five perceived injury risk factors included 'early return to sport after injury', 'workload too high', 'previous injury', 'poor sleep/rest', and 'muscle strength/power deficit'. 'Adoption of return to sport criteria' was almost unanimously recognized as a very important preventive strategy. 'Poor infrastructure' was elected as the main barrier to implementing prevention programs. From a practical standpoint, at least two-third of clubs implemented multi-component exercise interventions for injury prevention. These interventions typically encompassed flexibility/mobility, balance/proprioception, lumbo-pelvic stability, and agility exercises, alongside exposure to sprinting. Strength training routines typically included traditional, functional, and eccentric exercises. Most teams also employed other prevention strategies, including adoption of return to sport criteria, internal workload monitoring, post-exercise recovery modalities, preseason risk factor screening, and application of rigid strapping tapes. CONCLUSIONS: This study provided unprecedented insights into the physiotherapists' perceptions and injury prevention practices implemented within elite women's football clubs.

Uncovering injuries in Brazilian elite women's football: A prospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the injury profile in Brazilian elite women's football. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. METHODS: Time-loss injuries, along with match and training exposure, were monitored throughout a full season in four Brazilian elite clubs. RESULTS: Sixty-three out of 133 players (47 %) sustained 112 time-loss injuries along the season, leading to 0.8 injuries per player on average. The overall injury incidence rate was 5.0 injuries per 1000 h of exposure. Sudden onset injuries occurred at a rate of 4.2/1000 h of overall exposure, with rates of 15.9/1000 h during matches and 2.9/1000 h during training sessions. Forty-eight percent of the time-loss injuries were attributed to non-contact events. Gradual onset injuries accounted for 16 % of the injuries, resulting in a rate of 0.8/1000 h of overall exposure. The most affected locations were knee and thigh (29 % of all injuries for each), followed by ankle (17 %) and hip/groin (13 %). Muscle/tendon was the most affected tissue (47 % of all injuries), followed by ligament/joint capsule (33 %), bone (10 %), and cartilage/synovium/bursa (7 %). Ankle sprains, hamstring strains, and anterior cruciate ligament injuries accounted for over one-third of the injuries. Mild, moderate, and severe injuries account for 40 %, 43 %, and 17 % of cases, respectively. Overall, 18 % of cases were categorized as re-injuries, and 40 % of those occurred within 2 months of the index injury. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the initial understanding into the injury profile of Brazilian elite women's football. This information should serve as a guiding resource for injury prevention programs.

Are the Harris Hip Score and the Hip Outcome Score valid patient-reported outcome measures for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome?

BACKGROUND: The International Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-33) is a reference instrument among the Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) to assess people with hip disorders, including femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome. Older questionnaires such as the Harris Hip Score, or its modified version (mHHS), and the Hip Outcome Score (HOS), through the full version or its subscales (Activities of Daily Living-ADL; and Sports) are still used in the clinical setting and their construct validity is so far underexplored. OBJECTIVE: To assess the construct validity of mHHS and HOS-ADL compared with iHOT-33 by hypothesis testing in a large sample of patients with FAI syndrome. METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted with data records from patients with FAI syndrome seeking care at a private physical therapy clinic between 2013 and 2018. All participants completed the three questionnaires (mHHS, HOS-ADL, and iHOT-33) during the physical therapy initial assessment. RESULTS: From the 523 patients with FAI syndrome found in the clinic's database, 373 were eligible for this study. An acceptable agreement (r>0.70) was found between HOS-ADL and iHOT-33 (r = 0.77, 95%CI: 0.73, 0.81), but not between mHHS and iHOT-33 (r = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.62, 0.73). HOS-ADL score presented an acceptable agreement with iHOT-Symptoms subscale score (r = 0.78, 95%CI: 0.73, 0.81), while mHHS score did not (r = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.62, 0.73). Neither HOS-ADL or mHHS presented an acceptable agreement with iHOT-Sport, iHOT-Job, or iHOT-Social scores. CONCLUSION: The HOS-ADL score, but not mHSS score, is an acceptable measure of health-related quality of life in patients with FAI syndrome.

Aspectos Da Reprodução Em Touros Bovinos Com Uso De Congelação De Sêmen E Termografia Infravermelha / Aspects Of Reproduction In Bulls Concerning The Use Of Semen Freezing And Infrared Thermography / Aspectos De La Reproducción En Toros Bovinos Con Uso De Congelación De Semen Y Termografía Infrarroja

Esta revisão de literatura tem como objetivo colaborar com informações quanto à relação entre a temperatura do escroto em touros e a qualidade do sêmen fresco e congelado. A eficiência reprodutiva é um dos principais fatores determinantes para melhoramento dos padrões reprodutivos da pecuária de corte. Sendo assim, pesquisas e investigações relacionadas a novas metodologias de análise da capacidade reprodutivas de touros, têm sido alvo de investimento e procura pelo setor tecnológico agropecuário, sobretudo quando se consideram os altos investimentos e as qualidades superiores que são desenvolvidas pelo mercado.

This literature review aims to provide data regarding the relation between the temperature of the scrotum in bulls and the quality of fresh and frozen semen. The reproductive efficiency is one of the main determining factors for the improvement of the beef cattle reproductive patterns. Therefore, research and investigations related to new methodologies for analyzing the reproductive capacity of bulls has been the subject of investment and demand by the technological agricultural sector, especially when considering the high investments and the superior qualities that are developed by the market.

Esta revisión de literatura tiene como objetivo colaborar con informaciones sobre la relación entre la temperatura del escroto en los toros y la calidad del semen fresco y congelado. La eficiencia reproductiva es uno de los principales factores determinantes para mejorar los patrones reproductivos de la ganadería de corte. Por lo tanto, investigaciones relacionadas con nuevas metodologías de análisis de la capacidad reproductiva de toros, han sido objeto de inversión y demanda por el sector tecnológico agropecuario, sobre todo cuando se consideran las altas inversiones y las cualidades superiores que son desarrolladas por el mercado.

Aspectos Da Reprodução Em Touros Bovinos Com Uso De Congelação De Sêmen E Termografia Infravermelha / Aspects Of Reproduction In Bulls Concerning The Use Of Semen Freezing And Infrared Thermography / Aspectos De La Reproducción En Toros Bovinos Con Uso De Congelación De Semen Y Termografía Infrarroja

Esta revisão de literatura tem como objetivo colaborar com informações quanto à relação entre a temperatura do escroto em touros e a qualidade do sêmen fresco e congelado. A eficiência reprodutiva é um dos principais fatores determinantes para melhoramento dos padrões reprodutivos da pecuária de corte. Sendo assim, pesquisas e investigações relacionadas a novas metodologias de análise da capacidade reprodutivas de touros, têm sido alvo de investimento e procura pelo setor tecnológico agropecuário, sobretudo quando se consideram os altos investimentos e as qualidades superiores que são desenvolvidas pelo mercado.(AU)

This literature review aims to provide data regarding the relation between the temperature of the scrotum in bulls and the quality of fresh and frozen semen. The reproductive efficiency is one of the main determining factors for the improvement of the beef cattle reproductive patterns. Therefore, research and investigations related to new methodologies for analyzing the reproductive capacity of bulls has been the subject of investment and demand by the technological agricultural sector, especially when considering the high investments and the superior qualities that are developed by the market.(AU)

Esta revisión de literatura tiene como objetivo colaborar con informaciones sobre la relación entre la temperatura del escroto en los toros y la calidad del semen fresco y congelado. La eficiencia reproductiva es uno de los principales factores determinantes para mejorar los patrones reproductivos de la ganadería de corte. Por lo tanto, investigaciones relacionadas con nuevas metodologías de análisis de la capacidad reproductiva de toros, han sido objeto de inversión y demanda por el sector tecnológico agropecuario, sobre todo cuando se consideran las altas inversiones y las cualidades superiores que son desarrolladas por el mercado.(AU)