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A profile of soccer injuries in selected league amateur indoor and outdoor soccer players in the greater Durban area

dc.contributor.advisorKorporaal, Charmaine Maria
dc.contributor.authorArchary, Nigel Wayneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-18T08:01:45Z
dc.date.available2009-05-18T08:01:45Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionDissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, at the Durban University Of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2008.en_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To determine a profile of soccer injuries prevalent in amateur Indoor and Outdoor soccer players in the greater Durban areas. Methods: This study used the Outdoor Supersport corporate league and the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) Indoor soccer league. A total of 103 out of a possible 147 players participated in the study which included 41 Outdoor and 62 Indoor players. The Indoor soccer players were contacted to complete the questionnaire at their match days at the Gale street Indoor soccer arena and the Outdoor players were contacted during their training sessions and/or match days. The researcher was present to answer any questions posed by the participants. In the case of participants having difficulty in understanding English, a bilingual Zulu translator accompanied the researcher in every interaction with the participants. Results: Out of a total of 103 participants, the foot/ankle (62.1%) was the most frequently injured site. This was followed closely by the knee (55.3%). The rest of the sites in descending order were wrist, back, head, elbow, shoulder, chest, genital and abdomen. All participants reported a first injury, 69 participants reported a second injury and 27 participants reported a third injury. Outdoor soccer players reported the knee as being the most affected area, while Indoor soccer players injured the foot/ankle frequently. Furthermore, age was stated as a significant positive correlation when compared with number of sessions missed, meaning the older the participants, the more sessions they missed. The findings suggest that the use of protective equipment can decrease injury rates due to the use of ankle guards decreasing missed sessions. Conclusion: The profile of soccer injuries in selected amateur league Indoor and Outdoor soccer players in the greater Durban area has been described in this study. In terms of number of injuries, there seems to be no significant differences iv between Indoor and Outdoor soccer players. With regard to site of injuries, the lower limb was affected more than any other body part. The Outdoor players showed more knee injuries than the Indoor players who showed higher incidences of foot/ankle injuries.en_US
dc.description.levelMen_US
dc.format.extent123 pen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/415
dc.identifier.other311637
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10321/415
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSocceren_US
dc.subjectChiropracticen_US
dc.subject.lcshSoccer injuriesen_US
dc.subject.lcshChiropracticen_US
dc.subject.lcshInjury profileen_US
dc.titleA profile of soccer injuries in selected league amateur indoor and outdoor soccer players in the greater Durban areaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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