Physiotherapy of the most common injuries in football

Nogomet je danas jedan od najpopularnijih svjetskih sportova kojim se ne bave samo muškarci, već i žene te zahvaća sve dobne skupine. Općenito u sportu, ne samo u nogometu, česta su pojava ozljede. Sportske su ozljede sve one ozljede koje nastaju za vrijeme obavljanja neke sportske aktivnosti. Neki od osnovnih elemenata koji odlikuju nogomet su preciznost, tehnička sposobnost, koordinacija, brzinska izdržljivost, brzina te eksplozivnost pa nije ni čudo što nogometaši čine najveći postotak ozlijeđenih sportaša. Neke od najčešćih ozljeda koje pogađaju nogometaše su kontuzije raznih dijelova tijela, prijelomi, ozljede zglobova, a naročito zgloba koljena. Ozljeda prednjeg križnog ligamenta općenito je jedna od češćih ozljeda koja pogađa ljude diljem svijeta, a najpopularnija je ipak među sportašima. Kod ove je ozljede bitno odabrati dobru metodu liječenja, a ona ovisi o mnogo čimbenika, kao što su životna dob ozlijeđenog, motiviranost sportaša za daljnje bavljenje sportom itd. Sljedeća česta ozljeda koja pogađa nogometaše je distorzija gležnja. Uganuće zgloba ili distorzija je akutna traumatska ozljeda koja nastaje kao posljedica prekomjerno forsirane kretnje zgloba. Akutna je distorzija gležnja ne samo najčešća sportska ozljeda već najčešća ozljeda lokomotornog sustava uopće. Važnu ulogu u povratku nogometaša na sportske terene preuzima fizioterapeut. Uz dobru anamnezu, dobro poznavanje mehanizma ozljede te kvalitetnu procjenu i pravovremenu intervenciju nogometaš se u određenom vremenu može vratiti u ritam treniranja kakav je bio i prije nastanka ozljede. Kako bi broj ozljeda u nogometu bio što manji, važno je poduzimati mjere prevencije, neke općenite kao što je istezanje te se koristiti metodama prevencije koje su prilagođene posebno nogometašima.Football or soccer is today one of the world's most popular sports, which is practiced not only by men but also by women and affects all age groups. In general in sports, not only in football, injuries are common. Sports injuries are all those injuries that occur during the performance of a sports activity. Some of the basic elements that characterize football are precision, technical ability, coordination, speed endurance, speed and explosiveness, so it is no wonder that footballers make up the largest percentage of injured athletes. Some of the most common injuries that affect footballers are contusions to various parts of the body, fractures, injuries to the joints, and especially the knee joint. Anterior cruciate ligament injury is generally one of the more common injuries affecting people around the world, and is most popular among athletes after all. With this injury, it is important to choose a good method of treatment, and it depends on many factors, such as the age of the injured, the motivation of athletes to continue playing sports, etc. The next common injury that affects footballers is ankle distortion. A sprained joint or distortion is an acute traumatic injury that occurs as a result of excessively forced joint movement. Acute ankle distortion is not only the most common sports injury but the most common injury of the locomotor system in general. An important role in the return of football players to sports fields is taken over by a physiotherapist. With a good anamnesis, good knowledge of the mechanism of the injury and a quality assessment and timely intervention, the footballer can return to the rhythm of training as it was before the injury. In order to keep the number of injuries in football (soccer) to a minimum, it is important to take prevention measures, some general ones such as stretching, and to use prevention methods that are specifically tailored to footballers