Prevalence of Groin Injury in Football Player...

Prevalence of Groin Injury in Football Players

Author Name : Dr. Waseem Raja, Dr. Jitendra Kumar Sriwas, Dr. Shakshi Naithani, Dr. Tripti Pandey

ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to find the prevalence of hip and groin injuries in football players using the HAGOS questionnaire in association with the flexibility and the agility of the player. To check the prevalence HAGOS questionnaire was used, for flexibility the Sit and Reach test and for agility the Illinois Agility test. The variable factors of the study were the age of the player, the hours and years of practice and the level of sports. The results of the study show that there was prevalence of hip and groin injuries also a significant co-relation was found between HAGOS and flexibility and HAGOS and agility