FOOTBALL MEDICALS

摘要

Research exploring the content of medical examinations performed by professional football clubs in the Netherlands has found that few meet Dutch guidelines for periodic medical examinations of workers. Researchers at the Coronel Institute of Occupational Health in Amsterdam sent a questionnaire to physicians working for the 36 clubs in the top two divisions of Dutch professional football. Physicians from 26 clubs participated, but only 15 responses were analysed because of incomplete data. They were asked which of 14 listed physical and psychological elements were assessed during medical examinations. The study found that cardiovascular and respiratory examinations of players take place in most Dutch professional football clubs - reported by 15 and 13 physicians, respectively. However, other types of examinations, such as neurological (four clubs) and urinary (two) and mental health (one), occur much less frequently.