Hip and Groin Injury Management in Greek Amateur Male Football Players: “From Athlete Screening to Injury Risk Management”

Despite the widespread use of periodic health evaluations through screening programs in order to detect and prevent injuries and illnesses in athletes, its effectiveness in identifying health conditions and associated risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries is still under debate. Groin injuries account for 6.2% of sports injuries, with most of them (>80%) occurring in athletes. They are prevalent in sports activities involving kicking, twisting, cutting, and rapid accelerations - decelerations and are the 4th most common sports injury in football.

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The purpose of this Ph.D. research is to expand knowledge on the prevention of musculoskeletal hip and groin injuries in amateur male soccer players by studying the intrinsic risk factors that may lead to injury. To do this, the most reliable tests will be defined and will be included to create a battery of tests through which intrinsic risk factors for hip and groin injuries in amateur football players in Greece will be determined.

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Konstantinos Vassis, Ph.D. cand.