Muscle lesion treatment in Brazilian soccer players: Theory vs. practice

• Autor(a) principal: de Souza Almeida, Fernando
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Mainine, Sérgio, de Abreu, Luiz Carlos, Valenti, Vitor E., Ferreira, Celso, Fonseca, Fernando L. A., Macedo Jr., Hugo, de Carvalho, Tatiana Dias, Valenti, Erica E., Moreno, Isadora L., Gonçalves, Ana Clara C. R. [UNESP], Vanderlei, Luiz Carlos Marques [UNESP], Mansoldo, Antônio Carlos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/226716
• topic: Athletic therapy; Clinical evaluation; Clinical research; Injury management; Sport; Sport medicine

Background: In this study we evaluated the rehabilitation profile of Brazilian soccer players which underwent lower limb muscle lesions. Methods: This is a descriptive investigation. We evaluated 139 professional soccer players (17- 24 years old). We evaluated the following variables: muscle lesion diagnosis, symptoms, non steroidal anti-inflammatory used, physiotherapy treatment, which physiotherapy recourses was used if treated and train adaptation. Results: In great part of the athletes muscle lesion remained between 2 weeks and 1month. Around 54% were diagnosed by a physician; the other part was diagnosed by a physical therapist. Non steroidal anti-inflammatory were prescribed by physicians in 42% of the cases; in 7% the physical therapist prescribed the medication while in 49% of the cases the masseur prescribed the drug. More than1/4 of the athletes received physiotherapy treatement between 48 hours and 5 days. Isometric exercise therapy was applied in 15% of the cases. 63% were not accompanied by the physiotherapist on their return to the field. 48% received massages immediately after injury. Conclusion: We presented discrepancy between the recommended theory described by several researches and the practice. We indicate the necessity of recycling in a general context the rehabilitation of muscle injuries.