The Role of Virtual Reality in the Management of Football Injuries

Injuries represent a serious concern for football players, with a significant loss in terms of sport participation and long periods of rehabilitation. According to the 2019/20 UEFA Élite Club Injury Report, the average incidence of injuries during training is 2.8 per 1000 h of training, with an aver...

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Published in:	Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 60; no. 6; p. 1000
Main Authors:	Demeco, Andrea, Salerno, Antonello, Gusai, Marco, Vignali, Beatrice, Gramigna, Vera, Palumbo, Arrigo, Corradi, Andrea, Mickeviciute, Goda Camille, Costantino, Cosimo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 18-06-2024 MDPI
Subjects:	Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - rehabilitation Athletes Athletes - statistics & numerical data Athletic Injuries - prevention & control Athletic Injuries - rehabilitation Exercise Fatigue Humans Injuries Injury prevention Joint and ligament injuries Knee Prevention programs Rehabilitation Review Risk Factors Soccer Soccer - injuries sport Sports injuries Teams Training Virtual Reality rehabilitation athletes Soccer sport
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Summary:	Injuries represent a serious concern for football players, with a significant loss in terms of sport participation and long periods of rehabilitation. According to the 2019/20 UEFA Élite Club Injury Report, the average incidence of injuries during training is 2.8 per 1000 h of training, with an average absence from training of 20 days. In addition, injured athletes are 4 to 7 times more likely to relapse than uninjured athletes. High workloads and reduced recovery periods represent two of the most important modifiable risk factors. In this context, prevention and an adequate rehabilitation protocol are vital in managing injuries, reducing their incidence, and improving the return to competition. In recent years, technological development has provided new tools in rehabilitation, and Virtual reality (VR) has shown interesting results in treating neurologic and orthopedic pathologies. Virtual Reality (VR) technology finds application in the sports industry as a tool to examine athletes' technical movements. The primary objective is to detect the biomechanical risk factors associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury. Additionally, VR can be used to train athletes in field-specific techniques and create safe and controlled therapeutic environments for post-injury recovery. Moreover, VR offers a customizable approach to treatment based on individual player data. It can be employed for both prevention and rehabilitation, tailoring the rehabilitation and training protocols according to the athletes' specific needs.
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ISSN:	1648-9144 1010-660X 1648-9144
DOI:	10.3390/medicina60061000