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Injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: A media-based approach

The increase in demand for football players to perform at their best during training and competition results in the escalation of a varying number of football-related injuries. Media reports provide readily as well as timely information on injury-related issues that could assist the stakeholders i...

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Main Authors: Isyaku, Hassan, Mohamad Razali, Abdullah, Rabiu Muazu, Musa
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Published: 2019
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L Education (General)
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spelling my-unisza-ir.67512022-04-04T01:59:43Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6751/ Injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: A media-based approach Isyaku, Hassan Mohamad Razali, Abdullah Rabiu Muazu, Musa L Education (General) The increase in demand for football players to perform at their best during training and competition results in the escalation of a varying number of football-related injuries. Media reports provide readily as well as timely information on injury-related issues that could assist the stakeholders in decision making before and after a competition. Although, many attempts have been made to quantify football-related injuries in many countries via media, however, little is known on its prevalence, types and mechanisms as reported in Nigerian media. The present study employed a content analysis technique through which 94 football-related news articles from Nigerian newspapers were examined and the most frequently reported injuries are identified. It is demonstrated from the chi-square analysis that the occurrences of football-related injuries are distributed amongst players regardless of their positional role in the game [χ2(60) = 41.401; p>0.05]. Moreover, the prevalence in the mechanisms of injuries are disseminated across injury types [χ2(30) = 32.203; p>0.05]. A total of 94 different injuries are reported with knee, ankle, and thigh as the most affected locations. The findings further revealed that strikers have a higher rate of injury occurrences with a total of 52% as compared to midfielders 20%, defenders 14%, and goalkeepers 12% whilst 2% are unidentified. Many of the injuries reported are either fresh 48% or recurrent 50% with only 2% recovery. The present findings could be useful to stakeholders in projecting injury-related problems in football which could guide appropriate action. 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6751/1/FH02-FBK-20-47559.pdf Isyaku, Hassan and Mohamad Razali, Abdullah and Rabiu Muazu, Musa (2019) Injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: A media-based approach. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care, 11 (2). pp. 37-44. ISSN 2250-1460
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Isyaku, Hassan
Mohamad Razali, Abdullah
Rabiu Muazu, Musa
Injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: A media-based approach
description The increase in demand for football players to perform at their best during training and competition results in the escalation of a varying number of football-related injuries. Media reports provide readily as well as timely information on injury-related issues that could assist the stakeholders in decision making before and after a competition. Although, many attempts have been made to quantify football-related injuries in many countries via media, however, little is known on its prevalence, types and mechanisms as reported in Nigerian media. The present study employed a content analysis technique through which 94 football-related news articles from Nigerian newspapers were examined and the most frequently reported injuries are identified. It is demonstrated from the chi-square analysis that the occurrences of football-related injuries are distributed amongst players regardless of their positional role in the game [χ2(60) = 41.401; p>0.05]. Moreover, the prevalence in the mechanisms of injuries are disseminated across injury types [χ2(30) = 32.203; p>0.05]. A total of 94 different injuries are reported with knee, ankle, and thigh as the most affected locations. The findings further revealed that strikers have a higher rate of injury occurrences with a total of 52% as compared to midfielders 20%, defenders 14%, and goalkeepers 12% whilst 2% are unidentified. Many of the injuries reported are either fresh 48% or recurrent 50% with only 2% recovery. The present findings could be useful to stakeholders in projecting injury-related problems in football which could guide appropriate action.
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author Isyaku, Hassan
Mohamad Razali, Abdullah
Rabiu Muazu, Musa
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Mohamad Razali, Abdullah
Rabiu Muazu, Musa
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title Injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: A media-based approach
title_short Injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: A media-based approach
title_full Injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: A media-based approach
title_fullStr Injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: A media-based approach
title_full_unstemmed Injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: A media-based approach
title_sort injury prevalence, types and mechanisms in football: a media-based approach
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url http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6751/1/FH02-FBK-20-47559.pdf
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