Prevalência de lesões dos membros inferiores em atletas profisssionais de futebol e futsal: comparação entre duas modalidades futebolísticas

Abstract

Soccer is among the most practiced sports around the world, being an activity that requires the athlete to use different musculoskeletal structures. At the same time, professional athletes are more predisposed to perform close to or within their physical limit, resulting in high-grade injuries. traumatic, these being mostly located in the lower limbs. Objective: To identify the prevalence of lower limb injuries in professional athletes who play soccer and futsal, comparing the results to determine which environment has a higher rate of injuries. Methods: Cross sectional study, carried out with 26 professional soccer and futsal players, men over 18 years old, active in clubs located in the municipality of Erechim in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. For data collection, a questionnaire was applied in the months of June to August, referring to the characteristics of injuries and athletes. Results: It showed that soccer is more prevalent in moderate and light injuries, while futsal has a higher rate of serious injuries. Furthermore, the main injuries caused in soccer and futsal athletes were muscle injuries, with the most affected area being the thigh and the most prevalent mechanism was overuse. Conclusion: Data analysis was extremely important to evaluate the injury profile of athletes working in the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, mainly due to the clubs' lack of budget. The data obtained and analyzed will help the clubs' multidisciplinary teams to obtain prevention plans and strategies with the aim of reducing the incidence of injuries.