How to resume football after an injury: how to do it?

How to resume football after an injury: ankle, ribbon, holders, satisfaction, knee … medical devices to resume competition after an injury are numerous and varied. It is often difficult to give an opinion in the face of the entity of the offer on the market. What materials should they be favored according to its injury? Which recovery protocol? What are the best brands and what cost? Glenn Loric, osteopath and sport physiotherapist give you his advice.

How to resume football after an injury

Chevilières and Kneepers

As part of the returns to the competition following a fracture oaa Severe and/or repeated distortionYou can advise you to wear a peg (or knee). Kneepers must be used in the short term because they strongly interrupt the sports gesture and are generally prohibited by the referees in official matches. Chevilières are less restrictive. They block the foot but are generally well supported. Are used 3-6 weeks Depending on the sensations of instability. It should be noted that the prolonged door of a compression would reduce proprioception and therefore weakens the articulation.

My recommended brand for sport is Zamst. Market solid, pleasant and effective products.

For ankles, the recommended models are the films (less than 40 €) or the A1.

For the knees, the recommended models are ZK7 and ZK3 (from 60 to 80 €).

These models are at attractive prices on online pharmacy sites.

Holders

Wild boars are used to stabilize an joint after a distortion or to reduce the constraints in the context of tendinopathy. They are generally more advantageous than the sticks because they are adapted to the morphology and the sports wound. Disadvantages are the high cost of the bands of straps and the need for external aid to apply them.

The most efficient reggispi brand is the BSN tensoplasty. It is also the most expensive (€ 5 online) but we have at least the certainty that the band contains the whole game.

Cuddles should be used in moderation after a distortion because their prolonged use would cause a decrease in proprioception. For a return following a distortion to the ankle, the protocol used is 1 week Working innerctation+matches then 3 weeks Read just for the game.

In connection, a simple and effective example of ankle bra.

The tasks

The ties are colored elastic adhesive stripes that can be seen on many athletes. We use them following muscle injuries (contracture, tear, etc.). Used in the sport recovery phase, they act as proprioceptive reminder when the healing muscle is elongated. If you do not have a physiotherapist at your disposal, you can apply it alone in the form of a single strip slightly tense and glued along the wounded muscle.

The Doki Tape brand (10 € the band) is often used by professionals.

The low -cost brands types “Kinesio Tape” of Decathlon (€ 6) are effective but easily developed. The solution is the application of a thin layer of glue thanks to a tension bomb (€ 13 but can be used for multiple montages). Remember to cut the corners by rounding them to avoid detachment.

The protocol used is 1 week of tape training + combines then 2 weeks Touch only for the game.

Muscle compressions:

Muscle compressions are mainly used in the context of Contract (benign muscle injury without tearing) mainly of quadriceps or legs. They are often used in rugby but quite little in football. They are made up in the application of a self -employed band coherent in a circular way around the contracted area. The tension must be light to avoid “the Garot effect”. Sometimes we apply a belt lap to solidify the assembly. The brand to be used is 8 cm Tensoplus of BSN doctor (€ 7 per strip). Most of the other bands do not compress enough and relax very quickly.

We apply compression on Contracture time (From 7 to 10 days at most).

Le Shorty belt:

The Shorty belt is a very effective product for players who suffer purbalgies AND Lessons of the adductors. It is worn as a pantyhose under shorts. We use it 2 weeks For training and combination e 2-3 weeks Only for the games. It should be noted that the short belt doesn’t matter. This simply reduces the pain that allows players to participate in important games. It must therefore be used in parallel care of your osteopath and the physiotherapist.

Shorty Strap has a relatively high cost (€ 75) but its effectiveness is sometimes a miracle!

In the event of an accident, the priority is to make a precise medical diagnosis and respect the protocol implemented by your health professional (rest, rehabilitation, etc.). This is still the best solution to avoid the impact!