Publications by authors named "Rilind Obertinca"
Many football injury prevention programmes (IPPs) have been developed to target various injuries and populations. There was no specific IPP for youth players in place before. However, several existing IPPs designed for adults were also assessed in the youth population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe youth football injury prevention program 'FUNBALL' contains exercises requiring high cognitive demands, which are performed concurrently to the training of the respective motor task. This study evaluates whether the program increases cognitive performances of young football players. 1253 football players (aged 13-19 years old) were randomly assigned to either a control (CON) or an intervention (INT) group.
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- A study was conducted to examine the rates and types of football injuries among young male players (U15, U17, and U19) during the 2021-2022 season.
- Out of 503 players, a total of 187 injuries were reported, with match play resulting in significantly higher injury rates (10.50 injuries/1000 hours) compared to training (2.16 injuries/1000 hours).
- It was found that older age groups (U19s) experienced more injuries than younger players, with muscle injuries being the most common type and the thigh being the most affected area.
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- A study evaluated a new exercise-based injury prevention program called 'FUNBALL' for football players aged 13-19 in Kosovo, using a randomised controlled trial design with 55 teams participating.
- The INT group that used the 'FUNBALL' program had a significantly lower injury incidence (319 injuries total) compared to the control group, including fewer thigh injuries and less severe injuries.
- The results suggest that implementing the 'FUNBALL' program regularly can effectively reduce football-related injuries in adolescent male players.
Background: Playing football is associated with a high risk of injury. Injury prevention is a priority as injuries not only negatively impact health but also potentially performance. Various multi-component exercise-based injury prevention programs for football players have been examined in studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProspective study, Level of evidence II. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of scoliosis among children aged 8-15 years old and to identify the impact of schoolbag weight in developing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). AIS is a common disease whose prevalence varies between countries and gender, with an increased rate among females compared to males.
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