1. Health problems occurring in national-level female soccer players are different between leagues and throughout the season: a 6-month prospective cohort study
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Jörg Spörri, Johannes Scherr, Stefan Fröhlich, Nora Wieloch, Anna Dettwiler, and Florian Imhoff
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Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Objectives This study investigated the prevalence and severity of health problems in national-level female soccer players with respect to league and seasonality.Methods In a prospective cohort study, 46 female soccer players aged 22.8±3.9 years playing in the three highest leagues in Switzerland were surveyed biweekly using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre health problem (OSTRC-H) questionnaire. All definitions and measures followed the OSTRC-H-specific recommendations. The 6-month observation period included parts of the off-season and one half of the match season.Results The average 2-weekly health problem prevalence was 37.3% (illnesses: 8.8%; sudden onset injuries—both acute and repetitive mechanisms: 19.7%; repetitive gradual onset injuries: 12.4%) and 25.1% for substantial problems as defined in the OSTRC-H context (7.3%; 12.0% and 7.3%, respectively). The absolute injury rates amounted to 148 injuries per 100 players per half season, of which 96 injuries per 100 players per half season were substantial. Female players in the 2nd and 3rd highest national leagues showed more gradual onset injuries (p
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- 2023
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