Hamstring Injury Prevention for Elite Soccer Players: A Real-World Prevention Program Showing the Effect of Players’ Compliance on the Outcome
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Article Title | Hamstring Injury Prevention for Elite Soccer Players: A Real-World Prevention Program Showing the Effect of Players’ Compliance on the Outcome |
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ERA Journal ID | 9783 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Chebbi, Souhail (Author), Chamari, Karim (Author), Van Dyk, Nicol (Author), Gabbett, Tim (Author) and Tabben, Montassar (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |
Journal Citation | 36 (5), pp. 1383-1388 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1064-8011 |
1533-4287 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003505 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2022/05000/Hamstring_Injury_Prevention_for_Elite_Soccer.29.aspx |
Abstract | The aim of this study was to determine the effect of implementing the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) to prevent hamstring injuries in soccer. A professional team was followed by the same medical team during 5 successive seasons (2012/2013 through 2016/2017). During the first and last seasons (2012/2013 and 2016/2017), no hamstring preventive action was implemented. For the seasons 2013/2014, 2014/2015, and 2015/2016, a noncompulsory (few players refusing to participate) NHE prevention program was implemented with accurate recording of the players' training and match exposure and attendance to the prevention sessions. The first 10 weeks of the season were used to progressively increase the volume and intensity of the NHE exercises, and at the end of the season, players were split in low-, moderate-, and high-attendance groups to the prevention sessions. Overall, 35 time-loss hamstring strain injuries were accounted for. The injury incidence was 0.30 per player per season, and the injury rate was 0.95 injury/1000 hour of exposure. A nonstatistically significant higher risk of hamstring injury was observed in the control, low, and moderate attendance groups compared with the high-attendance group. The greatest risk of hamstring injury was observed in the low-attendance group (odds ratio 1.77, confidence interval 0.57–5.47, p = 0.32). Implementing a NHE prevention program has a positive effect on the injury rate in a soccer team; however, the compliance of players with such interventions may be critical for its success. |
Keywords | Soccer players; Hamstring injury; Nordic hamstring exercise |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
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Byline Affiliations | Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar |
Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | |
Institute for Resilient Regions | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6w69/hamstring-injury-prevention-for-elite-soccer-players-a-real-world-prevention-program-showing-the-effect-of-players-compliance-on-the-outcome
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