Football does not pose an excessively high risk for the spinal column. However, as will many sports, the back can be subjected to sudden exaggerated bending, extension and twisting movements at specific moments such as changes in rhythm, banging into opposing players, falls, etc.

FOOTBALL TIPS:

WARMING UP

Warming up prepares the muscles for the effort, preventing possible injuries. Subjecting your muscles and tendons to stress, overloading and stretching without the necessary preparation can result in small muscle tears, contractions, etc. Our muscles and fibres could be cold and stiff and we must activate them, warm them up and stretch them, preparing them for the effort. A 15 minute warm up session can be done, running slowly around the pitch at first, followed by movement of the articulations involved in this sport, progressively bending the back sideways and forwards and finishing off by practising a series of relaxed passes and shots at the goal.

W-WEAR keeps your back and kidneys at an appropriate temperature. As well as supporting the trunk and shoulders, it reduces that vibration to be absorbed by your back.

SOFT TERRAIN

The softer the ground, the less the back suffers. Grass is the most appropriate option, followed by soil and wooden floors, and cement is the option where the back suffers the most. This is especially important if you are overweight.

APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT

Special basketball footwear must be worn. This footwear must have good damping capacity on the heel. A high density and resistant sole. There must also be an extremely breathable replaceable interior sole.