Why the study?
Musculoskeletal injuries in athletes are closely associated with workload fluctuations, prompting the need to investigate external load parameters and their interaction with non-contact injuries.
Does a high acute:chronic workload ratio increase the risk of non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in professional soccer players?
Does a high acute:chronic workload ratio increase the risk of non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in professional soccer players?
Monitoring the acute:chronic workload ratio, particularly high-intensity workload fluctuations, is important to prevent non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in elite soccer players.
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Supports cautious ACWR monitoring in professional soccer; leaves open whether it reduces non-contact injury rates.
Fousekis et al. (2025) studied this question.
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