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Italian consensus statement (2020) on return to play after lower limb muscle injury in football (soccer)
- Source :
- BMJ Open Sport — Exercise Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Return to play (RTP) decisions in football are currently based on expert opinion. No consensus guideline has been published to demonstrate an evidence-based decision-making process in football (soccer). Our aim was to provide a framework for evidence-based decision-making in RTP following lower limb muscle injuries sustained in football. A 1-day consensus meeting was held in Milan, on 31 August 2018, involving 66 national and international experts from various academic backgrounds. A narrative review of the current evidence for RTP decision-making in football was provided to delegates. Assembled experts came to a consensus on the best practice for managing RTP following lower limb muscle injuries via the Delphi process. Consensus was reached on (1) the definitions of ‘return to training’ and ‘return to play’ in football. We agreed on ‘return to training’ and RTP in football, the appropriate use of clinical and imaging assessments, and laboratory and field tests for return to training following lower limb muscle injury, and identified objective criteria for RTP based on global positioning system technology. Level of evidence IV, grade of recommendation D.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Best practice
MEDLINE
Delphi method
Socio-culturale
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Football
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Lower limb muscle
return to play
medicine
muscle injury
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
030222 orthopedics
fitness testing
lower limb
soccer
sporting injuries
Consensus Statement
030229 sport sciences
Evidence-based medicine
Return to play
Settore M-EDF/01 - METODI E DIDATTICHE DELLE ATTIVITÀ MOTORIE
Football soccer
fitness testing, lower limb, muscle injury, return to play, soccer, sporting injuries
football injury, consensus statement, return to play
Physical therapy
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Open Sport — Exercise Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7d8bd6aa8e11a8a50b8653f267b1c74a