Referee | Type of injury during 2006 World Cup | Match or training injury | Type and frequency of treatment | Days of reduced training | Injuries reported retrospectively in March/April 2006 | Complaints reported retrospectively in March/April 2006 |
MR1 | Heel open wound | M | Taping (8) | 6 | None | None |
MR2 | Low back muscle strain | M | Physiotherapy (8) | Quadriceps (lm) | ||
Massage (6) | 5 | None | Low back (lm, 12, ca) | |||
Electrotherapy (4) | Adductors (lm, 12, ca) | |||||
MR3 | Elbow contusion | M | Physiotherapy (4) | 0 | Calf strain (ca) | Head, neck (lm, 12, ca) |
Taping (4) | Hamstring strain (ca) | Calf (lm, 12, ca) | ||||
Electrotherapy (4) | Hamstring (lm, 12, ca) | |||||
Low back (lm, 12, ca) | ||||||
MR4 | Rib contusion | T | Taping (5) | 2 | None | None |
MR5 | Ankle ligament sprain | T | Physiotherapy (10) | 7 | None | None |
Taping (10) | ||||||
Electrotherapy (5) | ||||||
MR6 | Hamstring muscle strain | T | Physiotherapy (7) | |||
Massage (8) | 5 | Ankle sprain (12) | Ankle (12) | |||
Electrotherapy (6) | ||||||
MR7 | Heel contusion, plantar fascia | T | Massage (6) | 4 | Meniscus lesion (ca), Achilles rupture (ca) | Knee (ca) |
Electrotherapy (5) | Achilles (ca) | |||||
AR1 | Rectus femoris muscle strain | M | Physiotherapy (10) | |||
Massage (8) | 6 | Ankle sprain (prior to 2006 FIFA World Cup) | Low back (12, ca) | |||
Electrotherapy (7) | Adductor strain (ca) | Adductors (12, ca) | ||||
AR2 | Hamstring muscle strain | M | Physiotherapy (15) | Calf strain (12) | Calf (12, ca) | |
Massage (12) | 10 | Hamstring strain (ca) | Hamstring (12, ca) | |||
Electrotherapy (10) | ||||||
AR3 | Knee ligament sprain (MCL) | M | Physiotherapy (8) | 4 | Meniscus lesion (ca) | Head, neck (ca) |
Electrotherapy (6) | ||||||
AR4 | Hamstring muscle strain | T | Physiotherapy (5) | 3 | None | None |
Massage (6) | ||||||
AR5 | Calf muscle strain | T | Physiotherapy (6) | Calf (lm, 12, ca) | ||
Massage (5) | 3 | None | Hamstring (12, ca) | |||
Electrotherapy (5) | ||||||
AR6 | Ankle sprain | T | Physiotherapy (5) | 5 | Calf strain (12) | Ankle (ca) |
Taping (5) | Hamstring strain (ca) | |||||
AR7 | Thoracic muscle strain | T | Physiotherapy (5) | 1 | Ankle sprain (ca) | Achilles tendon (12, ca) |
Electrotherapy (4) | Ankle (12, ca) |
AR, assistant referee; ca, career; lm, last match; M, match; MR, match referee; T, training; 12, last 12 months.