2023, Vol. 10, Issue 3, Part D

Purpose: The aim of this study is to spread awareness of P.E.A.C.E & L.O.V.E principle, by statistically analyzing recurrence of injuries and their immediate management used by footballers. Thereby educating footballers about effects and significance of this principle, thus promoting it for optimal injury management.

Relevance: Dubois and Esculier, established and first published this study in British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019. Their rehabilitation acronyms focused on acute, sub-acute and chronic phases of tissue healing. PEACE (immediate stage) and LOVE (further stage) addressed the significance of patient education and psychosocial factors for enriched healing. Use of anti-inflammatories was indicated to may not be incorporated in the standard management of soft-tissue injuries due to their potential unfavorable effects on optimal tissue reconstruction.

Participants: 200 footballers playing at all levels, age group 18 to 35, male and female.

Methods: Footballers from football academies/clubs in Mumbai were approached randomly for survey based observational study. Data was collected through self-made questionnaire comprising of questions related to football and its injuries, which was approved by the ethical committee of university.

Analysis: MS Office Excel Sheet (v 2019, Microsoft Redmond Campus, Redmond, Washington, United States), Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS v 26.0, IBM)

Injury recurred: 76.5% more than once, 24.5% once

Immediate treatment referred: 59.5% RICE, 30.5% PRICE, 9.5% POLICE

Pre-existing awareness of PEACE & LOVE: 88% unaware, 12% aware

96.5% footballers found this observational study informative

Conclusion: 88% of footballers were not aware about PEACE & LOVE principle.

Implications: Footballers can refer to PEACE & LOVE as immediate management of injuries for optimal recovery, so as to avoid recurrence of injuries.