LESÕES MUSCOLOESQUELÉTICAS EM JOGADORES DE FUTEBOL

Abstract

The present work consists of analyzing which musculoskeletal injuries that most affect soccer players, whether at a professional or amateur level. Football is a dynamic and contact sport, which causes many types of injuries to its players. The popularity of football coupled with the high incidence of injuries has been the subject of growing interest in the health area, so it is important for the physical education professional to know the injuries that most affect football players, in order to direct the practitioner who is injured to a appropriate professional, monitor their rehabilitation and understand how they will return to activities. To direct the research, the most common injuries will be separated by muscle and bone. Through this, it is intended to know the types of injuries, their approximate recovery time and the role of the physical educator in the post-injury transition and return to activities. This research is characterized as a qualitative bibliographic research.