Injury in a Previous Season Predispose Athlete to Injury
Does injury in a previous season predipose a football player or other athlete to injury the following season?
A study in Sweden looked at the injuries sustained by 12 elite Swedish male football teams during the 2001 and 2002 seasons. The results were recorded and analyzed to establish any correlation between injuries in concurrent seasons.
Results showed those with hamstring, groin, and knee joint injuries were two to three times more likely to sustain injury in the second season. However, players did not show a predisposition to ankle sprain injury if they had sustained the injury the previous season. Age was not associated with an increased injury risk and the overall incidences on injury among players were similar between seasons.
The study concluded previous injury can be considered by be an important risk factor in football players sustaining the same injury again the following season.
If you have an injury, see your massage therapist and get it worked on so that scar tissue will not form and the injury will not be as severe.
As your therapist works on you on a regular basis, they can spot an injury in the making before the client can. Your massage therapist will focus on the muscles that are used most during the particular sport or athletic activity. But please remember, prevention to injury is the key.
Pre-event massages- Designed to pump more oxygen and blood to the muscle tissue. This can produce up to a 20 percent enhancement. It can also protect against physical injury, increase range of motion, and improve overall endurance.
Post event massages - Designed to reduce soreness, cramping, fatigue and muscle spasms. This massage help eliminate lactic acid and other metabolic wastes from the muscle tissue. This reduces lingering muscle tension thereby helping eliminate soreness after the event. It also reduces recovery time.
A study in Sweden looked at the injuries sustained by 12 elite Swedish male football teams during the 2001 and 2002 seasons. The results were recorded and analyzed to establish any correlation between injuries in concurrent seasons.
Results showed those with hamstring, groin, and knee joint injuries were two to three times more likely to sustain injury in the second season. However, players did not show a predisposition to ankle sprain injury if they had sustained the injury the previous season. Age was not associated with an increased injury risk and the overall incidences on injury among players were similar between seasons.
The study concluded previous injury can be considered by be an important risk factor in football players sustaining the same injury again the following season.
If you have an injury, see your massage therapist and get it worked on so that scar tissue will not form and the injury will not be as severe.
As your therapist works on you on a regular basis, they can spot an injury in the making before the client can. Your massage therapist will focus on the muscles that are used most during the particular sport or athletic activity. But please remember, prevention to injury is the key.
Pre-event massages- Designed to pump more oxygen and blood to the muscle tissue. This can produce up to a 20 percent enhancement. It can also protect against physical injury, increase range of motion, and improve overall endurance.
Post event massages - Designed to reduce soreness, cramping, fatigue and muscle spasms. This massage help eliminate lactic acid and other metabolic wastes from the muscle tissue. This reduces lingering muscle tension thereby helping eliminate soreness after the event. It also reduces recovery time.
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