In football, as in all sports, undesirable situations occur due to impact or strain, and the majority of injuries occur in the leg, foot and head areas. The muscles, bones and fibers that athletes strain for ninety minutes may need medical intervention as a result.
Today, when faced with serious injuries, although treatments can be applied to solve the problem in a short time, time is needed for a healthy recovery. In order to evaluate the recovery time, injections can be applied to accelerate the treatment. The use of these injections, which relieve pain in the short term, is determined by the decisions of the expert team and the athlete.
Could athletes who quickly return to the green fields be putting their careers in danger?
If players are injured at the busiest time of the season, the fastest and healthiest solutions are considered for the athlete and the team. In the treatment of the athlete, all values are checked and some risks can be accepted during periods where recovery may be very long.
Unfortunately, needles that intervene quickly in the area can open the door to the risk of re-damaging the painless area when the match starts. Re-straining the area, which is still in the healing process, poses risks that may even cause permanent damage. All such risks are evaluated in the decisions made together by the football player and the experts.
Accepting the assessed risks and continuing the game asks us, “Is it necessary?” It makes you ask the question.
There are medications used individually by athletes and health practices that are not shared with the public by sports clubs. Although there is information that should not be shared, as in doctor-patient confidentiality, clubs periodically publish health reports about their athletes.
There are doctors who specialize in sports that football players work with, and although it is not stated in the medical reports, a meticulous effort continues throughout the athlete’s career.
Limited research conducted among football players shows us that the vast majority of them use cortisone painkillers, which do not have any doping effects. These drug groups, including aspirin, allow the player to return to the match pain-free.
We must remember that much of the treatment may depend on the extent of the injury.
Needles; We can divide it into groups as drugs that treat pain, relieve pain, and drugs that do both at the same time. We should know that the injections we will talk about are medicines used to aid treatment and to treat injuries in general.
NSAID (Analgesic and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) drugs are the leading choice among painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs. In early treatment, platelet-rich injections called PRP and cortisone drugs attract our attention.
Icardi suffered a similar injury in recent weeks.
In the derby played between Galatasaray and Beşiktaş in the 9th week of the Trendyol Super League, the 30-year-old forward of the Yellow-Reds, Mauro Icardi, limped off the field after an injury.
The athlete, who frightened his fans, even mobilized Ferhat Göçer. Göçer’s tweet stating that he was ready to put on his shirt and take office was on the agenda.
Galatasaray Sports Club stated that the athlete had damage and bleeding in the external tendon group and support tissue of his right ankle. Coach Okan Buruk announced that the player, who played against Bayern Munich three days after the Beşiktaş match, worked individually and made great efforts without training with the team.
The team’s doctor, Yener İnce, also mentioned in his statements that the athlete was in so much pain that they almost had to undergo surgery and that he played with needles.
The biggest risk of these injections, which reduce pain and accelerate the athlete’s treatment and return to the match, is the weakening of the tendons.
Icardi, who could not train during the treatment period, risked prolonging his injury or causing permanent damage by playing in matches. But of course, he took this risk as a result of the evaluations made by his medical team and himself.
Speaking to Hürriyet Spor Arena, Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Prof. Dr. Cem Coşkun Avcı mentioned that Icardi’s presence in matches without training and the long-term use of injections increase the risk.
The performance of the Argentinian player in the 5 matches he played with the injection after the injury was also negatively affected. Icardi had the opportunity to rest and recover thanks to the international break given to the league.
Making this decision can give you a headache.
Injections that seem impressive to us but recover quickly can be risky choices for professional football players. We now know that in professional branches, playing matches is decided by the joint decision of the player and the expert team and is determined according to the extent of the risks.
If we look from a new window; Could the performance changes of football players who improve psychologically by participating in matches be a risk for the team? We are waiting for your thoughts.
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