eprintid: 28580 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/02/85/80 datestamp: 2026-06-18 23:30:10 lastmod: 2026-06-18 23:30:12 status_changed: 2026-06-18 23:30:10 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Barajas Ramón, Yehinson creators_name: Calleja-González, Julio creators_name: Luaces-Carreño, José creators_name: Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: alvaro.velarde@uneatlantico.es title: Infrared thermography to assess fatigue, injury risk factors and recovery in soccer: a systematic review of original studies ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_dp divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica divisions: unincol_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninimx_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninipr_produccion_cientifica divisions: unic_produccion_cientifica divisions: uniromana_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: assessment, fatigue, infrared thermography, recovery, soccer abstract: Background: Recovery after a training session or match is a key factor in injury prevention and sports performance. The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze and consolidate the available scientific evidence from the main databases on the use of infrared thermography in the assessment of fatigue, injury risk factors, and recovery in soccer players.Methods: The literature search was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines and the PICOS model until June 30, 2025, in the main scientific databases (ScienceDirect, EMBASE, Web of Science (WOS), Cochrane Library, SciELO, MEDLINE/PubMed, SPORTDiscus, and Scopus). The risk of bias and methodological quality were assessed using the Cochrane Handbook guidelines and the PEDro scale.”Results: The initial literature search yielded a total of 510 records. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final sample consisted of 20 studies, which were of high methodological quality. The results showed the effects of infrared thermography in assessing fatigue, identifying injury risk factors, and monitoring recovery processes in soccer players. The studies also systematically reported the characterization of the population, the assessment methods used, the variables analyzed, the methodological design, the main results, and the effects of the intervention.Conclusions: Infrared thermography shows promise as a valid, reliable, and non-invasive tool for assessing skin temperature, reflecting temperature changes in response to physiological processes. It allows for the analysis of structural or metabolic fatigue and thermal asymmetries. Therefore, thermography could be used to design individualized recovery protocols. date: 2026-06 publication: Frontiers in Physiology volume: 17 id_number: doi:10.3389/fphys.2026.1835464 refereed: TRUE issn: 1664-042X official_url: http://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1835464 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Educación física y el deporte Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Artículos y libros Fundación Universitaria Internacional de Colombia > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana Puerto Rico > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional do Cuanza > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad de La Romana > Investigación > Producción Científica Abierto Inglés Background: Recovery after a training session or match is a key factor in injury prevention and sports performance. The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze and consolidate the available scientific evidence from the main databases on the use of infrared thermography in the assessment of fatigue, injury risk factors, and recovery in soccer players.Methods: The literature search was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines and the PICOS model until June 30, 2025, in the main scientific databases (ScienceDirect, EMBASE, Web of Science (WOS), Cochrane Library, SciELO, MEDLINE/PubMed, SPORTDiscus, and Scopus). The risk of bias and methodological quality were assessed using the Cochrane Handbook guidelines and the PEDro scale.”Results: The initial literature search yielded a total of 510 records. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final sample consisted of 20 studies, which were of high methodological quality. The results showed the effects of infrared thermography in assessing fatigue, identifying injury risk factors, and monitoring recovery processes in soccer players. The studies also systematically reported the characterization of the population, the assessment methods used, the variables analyzed, the methodological design, the main results, and the effects of the intervention.Conclusions: Infrared thermography shows promise as a valid, reliable, and non-invasive tool for assessing skin temperature, reflecting temperature changes in response to physiological processes. It allows for the analysis of structural or metabolic fatigue and thermal asymmetries. Therefore, thermography could be used to design individualized recovery protocols. metadata Barajas Ramón, Yehinson; Calleja-González, Julio; Luaces-Carreño, José y Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, alvaro.velarde@uneatlantico.es (2026) Infrared thermography to assess fatigue, injury risk factors and recovery in soccer: a systematic review of original studies. Frontiers in Physiology, 17. ISSN 1664-042X document_url: http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/28580/1/fphys-17-1835464.pdf