Comparison of the Prevalence of Injuries in the Iranian Football Premier League Players Before and After the Outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ebrahimi, Zahra; Mohammadali Nasab Firozjah, Ebrahim; Roshani, Sajad; Zareei, Mostafa

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Ebrahimi Z, Mohammadali Nasab Firozjah E, Roshani S, Zareei M. Comparison of the Prevalence of Injuries in the Iranian Football Premier League Players Before and After the Outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). RSMT 2021; 19 (22) :67-76
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Comparison of the Prevalence of Injuries in the Iranian Football Premier League Players Before and After the Outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Zahra Ebrahimi

, Ebrahim Mohammadali Nasab Firozjah

, Sajad Roshani

, Mostafa Zareei

Urmia University

Abstract: (2824 Views)

The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of injuries in the Iranian Football Premier League players before and after the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) through video analysis in the 2019-2020 season. The types of sports injuries were divided into acute and chronic categories based on the mechanism, and the injuries were analyzed by reviewing 143 videos from 239 matches. Prevalence, time of onset and affected area were recorded in a special sheet. According to the results, 219 injuries occurred before the outbreak of coronavirus and 276 injuries occurred after the outbreak of coronavirus. In the period before and after the outbreak of Corona virus, the lower limbs of the players (58/7%) were damaged more than other parts of their bodies. Also, the highest rate of injury occurred after the outbreak of coronavirus than before in the last minutes of the game (24/3%). Research Findings showed that the prevalence of injuries in Iranian Premier League football players in the post-outbreak period of Coronavirus increased due to home quarantine and closure of matches.

Keywords: Sports injury Epidemic, Football players, Corona virus, Video analysis

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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: آسیب شناسی و حرکات اصلاحی
Received: 2021/05/31 | Accepted: 2021/10/29 | Published: 2021/12/22

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