Are severe musculoskeletal injuries associated with symptoms of common mental disorders among male European professional footballers?

• DOI: 10.1007/s00167-015-3729-y
• Publication Date: 2015-08-01T10:24:05Z
• Authors: Vincent Gouttebarge; Haruhito Aoki; Jan Ekstrand; Evert A. L. M. Ve...; Gino M. M. J. Ker...
• Keywords: Depression

To explore the associations of severe musculoskeletal injuries (joint and muscles) surgeries with symptoms common mental disorders (distress, anxiety/depression, sleeping disturbance, adverse alcohol behaviour , smoking, nutrition behaviour) among male European professional footballers.Cross-sectional analyses were conducted on electronic questionnaires completed by footballers recruited from national players' unions Finland, France, Norway, Spain or Sweden. The number (time loss more than 28 days) (total, joint, muscle) during a football career was examined through four questions, while evaluated validated scales.A total 540 (mean age 27 years; 54 % playing in highest leagues) participated study. Sixty-eight per cent participants had already incurred one joint 60 muscle injuries. Prevalence ranged 3 for smoking to 37 anxiety/depression 58 behaviour. positively correlated distress, anxiety smoking. Professional who sustained their two nearly times likely report not suffered injuries.It can be concluded that is associated footballers. This study emphasises importance applying multidisciplinary approach clinical care support footballers, especially when player faces lengthy periods without training competition as consequence recurrent injuries.III.