Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
Groin injuries, soccer, athletes, pain, muscle strength
Brief summary
Groin pain represents a common issue in football. Currently, there are no prevention protocols demonstrating real effectiveness. We aimed to investigate the possible positive effect of a prevention program for groin pain.Forty-two élite male athletes belonging to a youth academy of a professional football club were recruited in this prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blind, study.
Interventions
OTHERpreventive treatment group
each athlete belonging to the preventive treatment group performed the protocol of preventive treatment 2 times a week, before or after the training session for five months
Sponsors
Universita degli Studi di Genova
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
16 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* subjects between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, belonging to the youth sector of a professional club.
Exclusion criteria
* Presence of pain or injuries at the level of the hip-hip region at the initial assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Strength in the adductors | One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol | The strength was evaluated in Newton during maximal voluntary isometric contraction used a dynamometer (Activforce 2) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain in the hip joint | One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol | The pain was rated using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (0-10; 0 represents no pain and 10 represents maximum pain) during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (Copenhagen five-second squeeze test). |
| Groin pain | One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol | The pain was rated using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (0-10; 0 represents no pain and 10 represents maximum pain) during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (Copenhagen five-second squeeze test). |
| Range of motion (ROM) of the hip joint | One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol | ROM was assessed using the distance (cm) from the head of the fibula to the edge of the bed (Bent Knee Fall Out Test) |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed