For diastolic blood pressure, the main analysis of variance showed a statistical significance at P =.

05) and also from the immediately post-CTM data (all P <. Post hoc pairwise comparisons revealed that the 15-, 30-, 45-, and 60-minute data all differed significantly from the pre-CTM data (all P <. The effect of CTM on skin temperature was statistically significant, P =. Skin temperature at the site of massage, blood pressure, heart rate, and dorsal foot temperature were measured in 8 healthy participants before CTM, immediately after, and at 15-minute intervals for 1 hour. The purpose of this study was to measure effects of connective tissue massage (CTM) on the autonomic nervous system using thermography and physiological measurements.Ī repeated-measures design was used. National team players have a higher match exposure, but no higher risk of injury than other top level players. The results suggest that regional differences may influence injury epidemiology and traumatology, but the factors involved are unclear. The most common injury is the thigh strain typically involving the hamstrings. The risk of injury in European professional football is high. Thigh strain was the most common injury (16%), with posterior strains being significantly more common than anterior ones (67 v 36 p < 0.0001). National team players had a higher match exposure, with a tendency towards a lower training injury incidence than the rest of the players (p = 0.051). Major injuries (absence > 4 weeks) constituted 15% of all injuries, and the risk of major injury was also significantly higher among the English and Dutch teams (p = 0.04). The risk of match injury was significantly higher in the English and Dutch teams than in the teams from France, Italy, and Spain (41.8 (3.3) v 24.0 (7.9) injuries per 1000 hours p = 0.008).

The mean (SD) injury incidence was 9.4 (3.2) injuries per 1000 hours (30.5 (11.0) injuries per 1000 match hours and 5.8 (2.1) injuries per 1000 training hours). Time-lost injuries and individual exposure times were recorded during all club and national team training sessions and matches.Ī total of 658 injuries were recorded. To investigate the risk exposure, risk of injury, and injury pattern of footballers involved in UEFA Champions League and international matches during a full football season.Įleven top clubs (266 players) in five European countries were followed prospectively throughout the season of 2001-2002. No previous study on adult football involving several different countries has investigated the incidence and pattern of injuries at the highest club competitive level.

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