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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.
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Athletic Injuries , Physical Therapists , Soccer , Humans , Female , Cross-Sectional Studies , Brazil , Soccer/injuries , Athletic Injuries/prevention & control , Surveys and Questionnaires , Adult , Return to Sport , Risk Factors , Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries/prevention & control , PerceptionABSTRACT
A Lei Geral do Esporte (LGE) foi sancionada em junho de 2023 e apesar do veto presidencial a 40% do conteúdo, teve como inovação a inclusão a menção à participação das mulheres no esporte, rompendo com a omissão histórica sobre a temática. Considerando o cenário de desigualdade de gênero nas oportunidades de prática esportiva, nosso objetivo foi analisar a forma pela qual a LGE aborda a questão de gênero, considerando o esporte como um direito fundamental para o desenvolvimento humano de todas as pessoas. Analisamos a legislação com base nas premissas da análise cultural, que destaca a linguagem como artefato cultural e tecnologia de poder. Observamos como os discursos presentes na legislação enunciam, produzem ou limitam a inclusão das mulheres no esporte.
The General Sports Law (LGE) was enacted in June 2023 and despite the presidential veto affecting 40% of its content, LGE mentioned the right to sport for women, breaking historical silence on the matter. Given the historical inequality in access and participation for girls and women in sports, this essay examines how the LGE addresses gender issues, recognizing sports as a fundamental right for the comprehensive human development of all individuals. We analyze the legislation based on the premises of cultural analysis, highlighting language as a cultural artifact and a power technology. We observe how the discourses present in the legislation articulate, produce, or limit the inclusion of women in sports.