Preventive Treatment of Groin Pain in Football

Universita degli Studi di Genova42 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

preventive treatment groupOTHER

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

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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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.

Locations (1)

Università degli Studi di Genova

Genova, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Strength in the adductors

The strength was evaluated in Newton during maximal voluntary isometric contraction used a dynamometer (Activforce 2)

Time frame: One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol

Secondary Outcomes

Pain in the hip joint

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).

Time frame: One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol

Groin pain

Time frame: One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol

Range of motion (ROM) of the hip joint

ROM was assessed using the distance (cm) from the head of the fibula to the edge of the bed (Bent Knee Fall Out Test)

Time frame: One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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