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Injuries In Football

The biggest concern for the sporting world is injuries and the causes of injuries that often

influence the players' careers and risk their careers and lives when not mitigated. The factors that

are often overlooked and the measures to prevent injuries are what would make the extreme sport

safer to play.

Annotated Bibliography

Arnason A, Sigurdsson SB, Gudmundsson A, Holme I, Engebretsen L, Bahr R. Risk

Factors for Injuries in Football. The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

2004;32(1_suppl):5-16. doi:10.1177/0363546503258912

There is not much information on the causes of serious injuries as players participate in

games. However, the risk of getting injured while playing the sport is high. This study uses a

multivariate model to determine the risk factors for developing injuries. The model involved

using real-life players from the highest division to determine how often injuries occur during an

entire sports season—data such as jump height, oxygen intake, and carbon (IV0 oxide intake

were used. The article's authors were qualified to write and conduct this study due to their

experience in the field.

The authors of the article concluded that more experienced players had a higher risk of

injury in general. Age and past hamstring injuries were key risk factors for hamstring strains.

Predictive risk variables for groin strains were past groin strains and limited hip abduction range
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of motion. The author concludes that age and past injury are the most significant risk factors for

injury among professional football players. The report focuses on multiple factors contributing to

injuries and how to mitigate them. It does not, however, consider regions with varying climatic

circumstances. The article also relates to the other sources by accurately explaining its data

collection procedures and providing complete information.

Chomiak J, Junge A, Peterson L, Dvorak J. Severe Injuries in Football Players. The

American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2000;28(5_suppl):58-68.

doi:10.1177/28.suppl_5.s-58

This prospective study aimed to investigate the characteristics linked with the prevalence

of intense injuries in football between the age of 15 to 40 with novice to advanced skill levels

(regional reams to major leagues). The author drew the following conclusions based on the

outcomes of the research and the examination of individual body part injuries: Prior injuries,

joint instability, a lack of football strategies, and insufficient injury treatment and rehabilitation

are regarded as innate player characteristics that affect the incidence of severe injuries. Second,

environmental factors include psychological exercise strain during activities, amount of training,

gaming field conditions, gear, and rule breaches (foul play).

The paper is efficient in handling data and accounts for the severe injuries caused by the

sport while playing the game. It, however, fails to focus on the minor injuries that often halt a

player's progress. The article works well with the other sources because of its data collection and

sampling method.

Kirkendall DT, Junge A, Dvorak J. Prevention of football injuries. Asian J Sports Med.

2010 Jun;1(2):81-92. doi: 10.5812/asjsm.34869. PMID: 22375195; PMCID:

PMC3289174.
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Kirkendall has extensive research on the particular topic and is qualified to provide

information on injuries in football. The main argument offered by the author is that there are

different ways to protect players from injury, allowing them to have a long healthy sports career.

Each sport presents its participants with specific injury risks and chances. Numerous attempts

have been undertaken in recent years to perform injury prevention studies for specific injuries or

injuries that occur within particular sports to generate knowledge useful to the sports medicine

community and participants. Numerous randomized clinical trials aimed at minimizing injury

risk in athletes have focused on football.

In the MEDLINE search, "injury prevention" and "sport" were first-order keywords. This

list contained only "clinical trials" and "randomized controlled trials" to reduce the risk of

common football injuries in children and adults. Due to the exclusion of projects that relied on

mechanical interventions, the search focused on discovering studies that employed a physical

activity-based training program.

It has been demonstrated that a generalized and systematic warm-up prior to playing

football can effectively prevent common injuries, resulting in a one-third reduction in the

frequency of injuries. Given the many people who play football worldwide, it stands to reason

that efforts to prevent injuries should positively affect public health. Sports medicine experts

need to advocate for injury prevention methods that have been proven beneficial. The article's

content is relevant to the thesis because it involves injury investigation and still has extra details

on prevention.

Introduction

The biggest concern for the sporting world is injuries and the causes of injuries that often

influence the players' careers and risk their careers and lives when not mitigated. The factors that
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are often overlooked and the measures to prevent injuries are what would make the extreme sport

safer to play.

The National Football League has registered players with injuries that threatened to end

their careers. Even when the injuries are treated, and the players heal, the chance of getting

injured is not reduced. Due to the sport's high speeds and physical contact, football games and

training sometimes result in injuries. While overuse injuries are possible, concussions and other

acute injuries are more prevalent. Despite wearing protective equipment, football players are

susceptible to injury due to the force required to bring an opponent or resist being brought to the

ground.

A player can be sidelined in milliseconds despite countless hours of training, sometimes

for the remainder of the season. Given the size and speed of these athletes, it is not surprising

that football has the most significant injury rate among all American sports. This article

discusses the injuries sustained by football players during the season and the effect it has on their

careers and way of life. In addition, this essay will examine how various factors affect the

occurrence and causes of player injuries. This article explains the limitations of the preventive

techniques employed to safeguard gamers, together with data from foremost specialists. The

biggest concern for the sporting world is injuries and the causes of injuries that often influence

the players' careers and risk their careers and lives when not mitigated. The factors that are often

overlooked and the measures to prevent injuries are what would make the extreme sport safer to

play.
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Works Cited

Arnason A, Sigurdsson SB, Gudmundsson A, Holme I, Engebretsen L, Bahr R. Risk Factors for

Injuries in Football. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2004;32(1_suppl):5-16.

doi:10.1177/0363546503258912

Chomiak J, Junge A, Peterson L, Dvorak J. Severe Injuries in Football Players. The American

Journal of Sports Medicine. 2000;28(5_suppl):58-68. doi:10.1177/28.suppl_5.s-58

Kirkendall DT, Junge A, Dvorak J. Prevention of football injuries. Asian J Sports Med. 2010

Jun;1(2):81-92. doi: 10.5812/asjsm.34869. PMID: 22375195; PMCID: PMC3289174.