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Tashiro T1, Urabe Y1, Sasadai J1, Suzuki Y1,2, Sakai S1, Komiya M1, Maeda N1
1Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Department of Sports Rehabilitation, Hiroshima, Japan, 2Matterhorn Rehabilitation Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Background: Ankle sprain is the one of the most common sports injuries (Hootman et al., 2007). In soccer, it is most frequently, and accounts for about 17% of all injuries (Agel et al., 2007). The recurrence rate of ankle sprain was reported 73% (Yeung et al., 1994), therefore many athletes suffer from pain, developing edema, disfunction, time lost from activity, and so on. After ankle sprain, urgent treatment is necessary, however, at least 90% of players injured ankle sprain did not perform appropriate rehabilitation within 30 days (Feger et al., 2017). We had investigated the current state of rehabilitation of ankle sprain at medical or sports institutions and sports teams (Urabe et al., 2017). According to that, many athletes continued to play without reserving adequate treatment after ankle sprain, and we also found that despite most of the players experiencing ankle sprain, they are not seeking treatment. Therefore, it seems that the perception of the treatment after ankle sprain of sports players is not enough.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of soccer players on the treatment for ankle sprain.
Methods: The internet-based questionnaire was offered to 235 collegiate male soccer players in Japan. The Questionnaire was consisted of the history of ankle sprain, presence or absence of hospital consultation and reasons, duration of hospital visit, the ankle function and soccer performance after ankle sprain, and so on.
Results: A total of 90 players responded the questionnaire, and the response rate was 38.3%. 77.8% (70 players) of the players had experienced ankle sprain. After the ankle sprain, the rate of hospital consultation was 52.9% (37 players); 47.1% (33 players) of them stopped going or did not go to the hospital. The most common reason was that “I thought ankle sprain would heal even without treatment.” The rate of the game participation experience in a condition with disfunction due to ankle sprain was 91.4% (64 out of 70 players).
Conclusion(s): Forty percent (28 out of 70 players) of the players who experienced ankle sprain continued visiting the hospital until the completion of the treatment. On the other hand, 47.1% (33 players) did not go to the hospital, even if they experienced ankle sprain. It is considered that the latter has disregarded the treatment of ankle sprain. Further, a history of ankle sprain has reported to be a risk factor of recurrence of ankle sprain (Genki et al., 2014). According to this survey, it was revealed that 91.4% of players participated in soccer games despite of the risk of recurrence of ankle sprain. Such players who disregard the ankle sprain may recur it after returning to sports. Therefore, players should be properly educated and informed regarding the importance of ankle sprain treatment.
Implications: This survey could confirm the perception of collegiate male soccer players on ankle sprain treatment and help to prevent it.
Keywords: Ankle sprain, Soccer players, Questionnaire survey
Funding acknowledgements: We have no funding acknowledgement in this study.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of soccer players on the treatment for ankle sprain.
Methods: The internet-based questionnaire was offered to 235 collegiate male soccer players in Japan. The Questionnaire was consisted of the history of ankle sprain, presence or absence of hospital consultation and reasons, duration of hospital visit, the ankle function and soccer performance after ankle sprain, and so on.
Results: A total of 90 players responded the questionnaire, and the response rate was 38.3%. 77.8% (70 players) of the players had experienced ankle sprain. After the ankle sprain, the rate of hospital consultation was 52.9% (37 players); 47.1% (33 players) of them stopped going or did not go to the hospital. The most common reason was that “I thought ankle sprain would heal even without treatment.” The rate of the game participation experience in a condition with disfunction due to ankle sprain was 91.4% (64 out of 70 players).
Conclusion(s): Forty percent (28 out of 70 players) of the players who experienced ankle sprain continued visiting the hospital until the completion of the treatment. On the other hand, 47.1% (33 players) did not go to the hospital, even if they experienced ankle sprain. It is considered that the latter has disregarded the treatment of ankle sprain. Further, a history of ankle sprain has reported to be a risk factor of recurrence of ankle sprain (Genki et al., 2014). According to this survey, it was revealed that 91.4% of players participated in soccer games despite of the risk of recurrence of ankle sprain. Such players who disregard the ankle sprain may recur it after returning to sports. Therefore, players should be properly educated and informed regarding the importance of ankle sprain treatment.
Implications: This survey could confirm the perception of collegiate male soccer players on ankle sprain treatment and help to prevent it.
Keywords: Ankle sprain, Soccer players, Questionnaire survey
Funding acknowledgements: We have no funding acknowledgement in this study.
Topic: Sport & sports injuries
Ethics approval required: Yes
Institution: Matterhorn Rehabilitation Hospital
Ethics committee: Matterhorn Rehabilitation Hospital Ethics Committee
Ethics number: MRH17005
All authors, affiliations and abstracts have been published as submitted.
