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Does a bounding exercise program prevent hamstring injuries in adult male soccer players? - A cluster-RCT.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | van de Hoef, Peter Alexander Brink, Michel S. Huisstede, Bionka M. A. van Smeden, Maarten de Vries, Niels Goedhart, Edwin A. Gouttebarge, Vincent Backx, Frank J. G. |
| Abstract | BackgroundAlthough the Nordic Hamstring Exercise (NHE) prevents hamstring injury in soccer players effectively, the annual incidence of these injuries still increases. This may be because of poor long‐term compliance with the program. Furthermore, the timing and amplitude of gluteal and core muscle activation seem to play an important role in hamstring injury prevention, the NHE program was not designed to improve activation of these muscles. Therefore, we propose plyometric training as an alternative to reduce hamstring injuries in soccer players.PurposeTo determine the preventive effect of the Bounding Exercise Program (BEP) on hamstring injury incidence and severity in adult male amateur soccer players.Study designA cluster‐Randomized Controlled Trial.MethodsThirty‐two soccer teams competing in the first‐class amateur league were cluster‐randomized into the intervention or control group. Both groups were instructed to perform their regular training program, and the intervention group additionally performed BEP. Information about player characteristics was gathered at baseline and exposure, hamstring injuries and BEP compliance were weekly registered during one season (2016‐2017).ResultsThe data of 400 players were analyzed. In total, 57 players sustained 65 hamstring injuries. The injury incidence was 1.12/1000 hours in the intervention group and 1.39/1000 hours in the control group. There were no statistically significant differences in hamstring injury incidence (OR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.46‐1.75) or severity between the groups (P > 0.48).ConclusionIn this large cluster‐randomized controlled trial, no evidence was found for plyometric training in its current form to reduce hamstring injuries in amateur soccer players. |
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| Page Count | 9 |
| ISSN | 09057188 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports [Scand J Med Sci Sports] |
| Volume Number | 29 |
| DOI | 10.1111/sms.13353 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC6850185 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| PubMed reference number | 30536639 |
| e-ISSN | 16000838 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Inc. |
| Publisher Date | 2019-01-24 |
| Publisher Place | Hoboken |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2018 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Subject Keyword | bounding exercise hamstring injuries injury prevention plyometric training soccer |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Sports Science |
