The relationship between prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries and playing position among elite football players within the Western Cape
| dc.contributor.author | Albertyn, Joshua | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-09T13:39:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-09T13:39:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background and Aim: Football is the most widely played ball game in the world. The risk of injury in football is considerable. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries and playing position among elite football players within the Western Cape. Background and Aim: Football is the most widely played ball game in the world. The risk of injury in football is considerable. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries and playing position among elite football players within the Western Cape. Results: The study sample consisted of 281 professional and semi-professional football players within the Western Cape. The study consisted of 162 males (57.7%) and 119 females (42.3%). Most injuries were found to be lower body (67.6%) injuries caused by contact (44.8%), specifically tackling (30.2%). For the combined cohort, 67.6% of players reported lower body injuries and 19.9% of players reported upper body injuries. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/21045 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
| dc.subject | Defender | |
| dc.subject | Football | |
| dc.subject | Forward | |
| dc.subject | Goalkeeper | |
| dc.subject | Musculoskeletal injuries | |
| dc.title | The relationship between prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries and playing position among elite football players within the Western Cape | |
| dc.type | Thesis |