The Influence of the Physiotherapy Measures on the Capacity and Trauma Prevention of the Young Football Players' Leg Muscles

Numerous studies have proven that in the majority of cases stretching exercises performed on a particular muscle or muscle group enhances muscle flexibility and therefore reduces the risk of trauma. Athletes, who practice a lot, tend to suffer traumas if they do not perform proper stretching exercises. We put forwards a hypothesis that if a workout is supplemented with certain measures that enhance muscles elasticity, these traumas may be avoided. The aim of this paper was to determine the influence of the physiotherapy measures on the capacity and trauma prevention of the young football players' leg muscles. The following tasks where set: 1. To determine the alteration of the young football players' muscles functional indicators in one training year. 2. To determine the influence of the muscle stretching exercises on the quality of the muscle tone. 3. To evaluate the influence of the long-term physiotherapy measures on the trauma prevention of the young football players' muscles. The study revealed that the functional indicators of the majority of the young football players' leg muscles significantly improved and their ability to use the muscle elasticity and stretching quality used to alter in relation to the load and the experience. One-time complex muscle stretching procedure reduces muscle leg tone when the leg muscle is relaxed, and the muscle tone increases at the time of maximum forceful stretching. The application of long-term physiotherapy procedures (measures) after the workout makes positive influence on the alteration of muscle elasticity. The study results did not prove the hypothesis that the muscle elasticity is directly related to trauma frequencies. A subsequent hypothesis is put forward that long-term physiotherapy procedures creates a stronger link between the muscle elasticity alteration and the of the young football player trauma risk