Obërtinca, Rilind https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3468-8822
Meha, Rina
Hoxha, Ilir
Shabani, Bujar
Meyer, Tim
aus der Fünten, Karen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität des Saarlandes
Article History
Received: 13 July 2025
Accepted: 30 October 2025
First Online: 27 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with the standards of ethics outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. It was approved by the Kosovo Chamber of Physiotherapists (identifier 2020/368). Players or in case of under-age players their parents provided their written informed consent to participate in this study.
: Not applicable.
: TM is chairman of a DFL working group entitled “Medicine in Professional Football” and chairman of UEFA's and the German FA's (DFB) medical committees. RO, RM, IH, BS, and KadF declare that they have no competing interests.