Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, has released findings from its extensive study into injury patterns among professional football players in the Qatar Stars League (QSL). The largest of its kind worldwide in football industry, the study spans eight seasons (2014/15 to 2021/22) and offers unprecedented insights into injury rates, impact, and trends.
time players lost due to injuries, with hamstring strains identified as the most common injury and ACL tears associated with the longest recovery periods.
Encouragingly, the study showed a decline in gradual onset injuries and a non-significant reduction in sudden onset match injuries over the eight seasons. This suggests potential improvements in injury prevention measures or changes in training and match conditions. However, re-injuries remained a concern, accounting for 10.8% of all injuries, emphasising the need for effective rehabilitation and monitoring.
“By understanding injury patterns and trends, we can develop targeted prevention strategies and optimise recovery processes.”
Launched in November 2012, ASPREV combines research and implementation to build on Aspetar’s and the National Sports Medicine Programme’s strengths, fostering collaborations locally and internationally.
Aspetar is a world-leading specialised orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital and the first of its kind in the Middle East. Since 2007, with a world expert team, the hospital has provided top-level comprehensive medical treatment to all athletes in a state-of-the-art facility that sets new standards internationally.
In 2009, Aspetar was accredited as a “FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence” by F-MARC. In 2013, Aspetar was adopted as a reference collaborator centre by the Gulf Countries Council (GCC) Health Ministers Council and “The IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health” in 2014.
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