The eight studies involved a total of approximately 1.5 million hours of training/competition and nearly 10,000 injuries. About two-thirds of the time is training/race on natural turf, and the total number of injuries during this period accounted for about 75% of the total. After combining the two situations including competition and training, the analysis showed that the chance of injury on artificial turf is 10-14% lower than natural turf.
Of course, this result includes all the conditions for men and women as well as adults and adolescents, specific to the type of injury. The results showed that the risk of knee, ankle and foot injuries on artificial turf is lower, and the probability of muscle strain. There is no difference between the two venues.
In summary, our findings show that the fact that artificial turf is actually more susceptible to injury is not valid. In fact, artificial turf may also reduce the incidence of specific types of injuries in certain situations. So, how should this result be interpreted?
Studies have shown that artificial turf has some key features that help to reduce the pressure on the joints. There is no doubt that this is undoubted, especially with some dry and hard, often poor quality with grooves and partial baldness. When comparing natural turf. However, this is not covered in the studies we are involved because all eight studies are compared with high-quality natural turf.
Another key point is that the training and competition on artificial turf will be different, mainly in the speed of the ball will be accelerated, and the ball's movement trajectory is changing. Therefore, the players tend to take less aggressive defensive moves, such as having fewer slides. No matter what kind of turf, this will definitely reduce the chance of injury.
Finally, the players themselves are inherently biased towards playing on artificial turf. They often feel that playing on human grass can be even more tiring and that the level of technical requirements is more demanding. This may be because the rhythm of modern games is faster, or they often compete in soft natural turf. However, we are not sure whether their concept is correct, but in fact the feeling of fatigue and the rhythm of the game are related to the strategies the players take in the game.
Therefore, there are several major reasons for the difference in the probability of injury on the two kinds of turf, which may be directly or indirectly related to the turf type. In addition, what other factors have not been considered? First of all, it may be high temperature. All reports do not mention injuries that are affected by high temperatures. Of course, it is not much controversial that human grasses are affected by high temperatures. In particular, the temperature of the grass in the summer can easily reach above 38°C.
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