International Journal of Health Sciences and Research DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210435 Vol.11; Issue: 4; April 2021 Website: www.ijhsr.org Original Research Article ISSN: 2249-9571 International Journal of Health Sciences and Research (www.ijhsr.org) 299 Vol.11; Issue: 4; April 2021 Prevalence of Knee Pain in Football Players of Various Age Group Bhakti Mangesh Naik 1 , Manali Akre 2 , Ajay Kumar 3 1 Graduate, DPO’s Nett College of Physiotherapy, Kolshet Road, Opposite Everest World, Thane, India 2 Assistant Professor, DPO’s Nett College of Physiotherapy, Kolshet Road, Opposite Everest World, Thane, India 3 Principal, DPO’s Nett College of Physiotherapy, Kolshet Road, Opposite Everest World, Thane, India Corresponding Author: Bhakti Mangesh Naik ABSTRACT Background: Football is the most commonly played sport at both elite and grassroots level in many countries. Football is a sport that involves intermittent walking, jogging, running, and sprinting. Football players are at high risk for lower extremity injuries because they turn on an axis of rotation, repeatedly jump and land. One of the most common sites of injury is the knee. To identify instruments like pain, function, and activity level fulfilling these criteria, Knee pain were assessed with published reviews of knee instruments IKDC (International Knee Documentation Committee) and self – reported pain questionnaire. This study contains data only applicable to the knee. Aim: To find out the prevalence of knee pain in football players of various age group. Objectives: To find the prevalence of knee pain in football players using self – reported pain questionnaire and IKDC and also to find out influence of gender in football players of various age group. Materials and methods: 250 football players were selected as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria and consent was taken. Knee pain was assessed with the self reported pain questionnaire and IKDC Form. The data were obtained and statistically analysed. Result: The study results show that knee pain is prevalent in football players of various age group. Conclusion: The above study concludes knee pain is prevalent in football players, it’s more prevalent in male also common in dominant side of knee and age of onset is 10-15 years of age group. Keywords: Knee pain, IKDC, Pain Questionnaire, Football Players. INTRODUCTION Football in India has existed in many forms since the game first arrived in the country during the 19th century with the first nationwide club competition, the Durand Cup, being founded in 1888. (1)(2) Football is the most commonly played sport at both elite and grassroots level in many countries. A survey carried out by the German Olympic Sports Confederation found that football is by far the most popular sport among male children (7 to 14 years) and adolescents (15 to 18 years). For girls in these age groups, football is second only to gymnastics. Overall, it can be assumed that around 1.65 million boys and 300000 girls in Germany currently play football on an organized basis. (5) Football is a sport that involves intermittent walking, jogging, running and sprinting. Football players are at high risk for lower extremity injuries because they turn on an axis of rotation, turn while decelerating, and repeatedly jump and land. One of the most common sites of injury is the knee. (6)