Year: 2024 | Month: May | Volume: 14 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 260-267
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240534
To Study the Impact of Groin Injury in Semi-Professional Male Footballers of Pune City
Joasel Santamaria1, Dr. Tejaswini Jadhav2, Dr. Albin Jerome3
1Physiotherapy Intern, St. Andrews College of Physiotherapy, Pune
2Assistant Professor, St. Andrews College of Physiotherapy, Pune
3Principal, St. Andrews College of Physiotherapy, Pune
Corresponding Author: Joasel Santamaria
ABSTRACT
Aim: To study the impact of groin injury in semi-professional male footballers of Pune city.
Objectives: To study the affection of Groin injury through HAGOS scale
Methodology: The study enrolled 80 participants who were semi – professional footballers and had experienced groin pain in the past week. 80 subjects were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A written informed consent was taken from the subjects in the language best understood by them. The study subjects were explained about the procedure. The HAGOS scale was administered to the subjects. The data was collected and was statistically analyzed.
Statistics & Results: The impact of groin injury studied through HAGOS questionnaire were Symptoms (68%), Pain (76%), ADL (68%), Sports/RA (47%), Physical Activities (70%), QOL (61%).
Conclusions: According to the results it can be concluded that the impact of groin injury from most to least affected are as follows: Sports and recreational activity, Symptoms, ADL,
QOL, Physical Activity, Pain.
Clinical Implications: This study implies that there is a need to focus on injury prevention. The association between injuries and performance is very likely one of the most important messages to convey to management and coaching staff, as well as to other collaborators in professional sports clubs, with the aim of continuing to improve medical services to the football players and to extend the focus on groin injury prevention and continuation of medical services to reduce the affection of the athlete performance.
Key words: Groin injury, Groin Pain, Semi – professional footballer, Athlete performance, Quality of Life.