Prevalence of Sport Injuries among Football Players: Sport Injuries among Football Players

Ulfat Tariq; Ismail Saleem; Shazia Abdul Hamid Khalfe; Aqsa Waseem; Muhammad Yaseen Mughal

doi:10.54393/tt.v6i2.279

Authors

Ulfat Tariq Department of Physical Therapy, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Ismail Saleem Department of Physical Therapy, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Shazia Abdul Hamid Khalfe Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Aqsa Waseem Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Yaseen Mughal Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Applied Medical Sciences College, Najran University, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/tt.v6i2.279

Keywords:

Football, Sport Injuries, Injury Prevalence, Sprains and Muscle Pain

Abstract

Football is a physically demanding sport that exposes players to a high risk of various injuries due to frequent physical contact, intense physical exertion, and high-speed movements. Objective: To find out the prevalence of sports injuries among football players. Methods: The study was cross-sectional, and participants were selected by a convenience non-probability sampling technique. To determine the prevalence of sports injuries, a self-adopted and validated questionnaire was used. 100 footballers were selected. Before data collection, informed consent was obtained before distributing the questionnaire. After filling out the questionnaire, the data were collected on the same day. SPSS version 22. was used for data analysis. Results: 100 participants were included in this study; the mean age ranged from 21 to 25 years old. The findings of the study showed that 40% participants had sprains, while 36% participants had muscle pain, 8% participants had fractures, 7% participants had wounds, 5% participants had tendon injury, 2% participants had bruises, and 2% participants had no injury. Conclusions: It was concluded that sports injuries are more prevalent among footballers. In this study, sprains and muscle pain were found to be more prevalent among footballers.

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