The relationship between prevalence of musculoskeletal Injuries and playing position among elite football players within the Western Cape
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2024
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University of the Western Cape
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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. Methodology: A cross-sectional cohort study was used to determine the relationship between the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries among elite football players within the Western Cape. The study included professional and semi-professional football players, which are defined as elite football players in relation to the leagues analysed under the study and that were 18 years and older within the Western Cape. Players who obtained injuries outside of football related activities and were under the age of 18 years old were excluded from the study. Purposive sampling was used, and player recruitment was done by contacting the relevant clubs requesting permission to interact with the players directly. A total of 288 players were invited to participate in the study, and 7 were excluded for being underaged. The research data collection was done by making use of an adapted questionnaire for South Africa. The adapted questionnaire consisted of three sections conducted in English. The data collected was selfreported by the players. Data was imported, cleaned and described through the use of descriptive statistics, frequencies and percentages.
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Defender, Football, Forward, Musculoskeletal injuries, Western Cape