SPORTS INJURIES DURING A FOOTBALL GAME

Elda Latollari, Alketa Caushi

Abstract

Introduction: Injuries are possible when playing sports if you are a professional athlete or playing for fun. You can avoid common sports injuries by taking precautions like using the right equipment and techniques for each sport. The main purpose of this study is to rehabilitate sports trauma as soon as possible during a football game. The main objectives that we managed to achieve through this study are: To be able to identify the type of trauma that occurred To rehabilitate the athlete as soon as possible To get the footballer back in the game as soon as possible Methodology: This study is of descriptive-analytical type. The study included 4 teams (U13, U15, U17, U19) each with 20 individuals. The footballers were followed for a period of two months October-December 2021. The traumas that were taken into the study are the traumas that occurred during the sports game. Traumas were divided into three main categories: Mild, moderate, and severe trauma. The ambulance bag contains are: refreshing spray. Warming cream, anti-pain cream, intramuscular pain medication, simple compresses, elastic bandages, diazepam, adrenaline IM / IV Results: Mild traumas cover 50% of cases and include: shoe blows, minor injuries (skin scratching, nosebleeds) / Moderate traumas cover 30% of cases and are muscle pulls, muscle contractures, patellofemoral syndrome muscular hematomas, while severe traumas involve 20% of cases and are: meniscus rupture, blows to the head, protrusion of the ankle. Rehabilitation consists of: acute phase refreshing spray, ice, immobilizations with bandages, while later massage break, stretching passive movements, active, closed, open chain exercises, stability exercises, cup therapy Conclusions: The mild traumas are easier to treat and rehabilitate, moderate ones require more time to rehabilitate, while severe traumas are rehabilitated longer but can cost the athlete's career, but above all they are very stressful and for the medical staff.

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