Introduction: myofascial injuries of the lower limbs represent one of the main causes of interruption of sporting activity in football players, with a significant impact on recovery time and both individual and team performance. They account for approximately 40% of all injuries and can vary in severity from moderate to severe. Conservative treatment constitutes the reference approach in almost all cases, except for the most severe ones. Objective: this study aims to analyze the prevalence of risk factors associated with these injuries and with the risk of re-injury. Materials and methods: a literature review was conducted using the PubMed database. Studies were included if they met the inclusion criteria and followed the PEO model, which considered adult male amateur and professional football players exposed to intrinsic and extrinsic factors during sports activity, associated with the risk of muscle injury. After the selection process, the included studies were evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Results: a total of 1.324 articles were identified; after the screening and comparison with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 20 studies were selected, and several factors were found to be associated with the risk of muscle injury, such as age, previous injury, muscle weakness, and imbalances between antagonist muscles. However, it was not possible to establish an order of prevalence due to methodological heterogeneity and variability in the analyzed variables. Conclusion: despite methodological limitations, muscle weakness, strength asymmetries, age, and previous injury history were frequently investigated and found to be associated with injury risk. These findings highlight the importance and usefulness of existing preventive strategies targeting modifiable risk factors and suggest the need for more standardized studies to optimize the identification of the most prevalent risk factors and their related preventive strategies.
Introduzione: le lesioni miofasciali agli arti inferiori rappresentano una delle principali cause di interruzione dell'attività sportiva nei calciatori, con un impatto significativo sui tempi di recupero e sulla performance individuale e di squadra. Rappresentano circa il 40% degli infortuni e hanno diversi gradi di manifestazione, da moderato a grave. Il trattamento conservativo costituisce l’approccio di riferimento per quasi la totalità dei casi, esclusi quelli più gravi. Obiettivo: questo studio ha lo scopo di analizzare la prevalenza dei fattori di rischio associati a tali lesioni e al rischio di re-infortunio. Materiali e metodi: è stata condotta una revisione tramite una ricerca sul motore di ricerca PubMed. Sono stati inclusi studi gli studi che rispettassero i criteri di inclusione e seguissero il modello PEO, questi prevedevano calciatori maschi adulti dilettanti e professionisti, esposti a fattori intrinseci ed estrinseci durante la pratica sportiva, associati successivamente al rischio di infortunio muscolare. In seguito alla selezione dei risultati, gli articoli sono stati valutati con la scala Newcastle-Ottawa. Risultati: sono stati individuati 1324 articoli, in seguito alla lettura e al confronto con i criteri di inclusione ed esclusione sono stati selezionati 20 articoli. Dall’analisi sono emersi diversi fattori associati al rischio di lesione muscolare, come età, precedente infortunio, debolezza muscolare, o squilibri tra muscoli antagonisti. Tuttavia, non è stato possibile definire un ordine di prevalenza data l’eterogeneità metodologica e la diversità delle variabili analizzate. Conclusione: Nonostante le limitazioni metodologiche, debolezza muscolare, asimmetrie di forza, età e storia di precedente di infortunio, sono risultate spesso indagate e associate al rischio di infortunio. Ciò evidenzia l’importanza e l’utilità delle strategie preventive già adoperate per i fattori di rischio modificabili, e suggerisce la necessità di studi più standardizzati per ottimizzare l’individuazione dei fattori di rischio più prevalenti e le strategie preventive associate.
Prevalenza dei fattori di rischio nelle lesioni miofasciali degli arti inferiori e nel re-infortunio in calciatori dilettanti e professionisti
CAUDURO, LORENZO
2024/2025
Abstract
Introduction: myofascial injuries of the lower limbs represent one of the main causes of interruption of sporting activity in football players, with a significant impact on recovery time and both individual and team performance. They account for approximately 40% of all injuries and can vary in severity from moderate to severe. Conservative treatment constitutes the reference approach in almost all cases, except for the most severe ones. Objective: this study aims to analyze the prevalence of risk factors associated with these injuries and with the risk of re-injury. Materials and methods: a literature review was conducted using the PubMed database. Studies were included if they met the inclusion criteria and followed the PEO model, which considered adult male amateur and professional football players exposed to intrinsic and extrinsic factors during sports activity, associated with the risk of muscle injury. After the selection process, the included studies were evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Results: a total of 1.324 articles were identified; after the screening and comparison with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 20 studies were selected, and several factors were found to be associated with the risk of muscle injury, such as age, previous injury, muscle weakness, and imbalances between antagonist muscles. However, it was not possible to establish an order of prevalence due to methodological heterogeneity and variability in the analyzed variables. Conclusion: despite methodological limitations, muscle weakness, strength asymmetries, age, and previous injury history were frequently investigated and found to be associated with injury risk. These findings highlight the importance and usefulness of existing preventive strategies targeting modifiable risk factors and suggest the need for more standardized studies to optimize the identification of the most prevalent risk factors and their related preventive strategies.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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