Hamstring injury occurrence in elite soccer players after preseason strength training with eccentric overload

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 244-250

  Askling, C ^a   Karlsson, J ^b   Thorstensson, A ^a  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eccentric overload; Hamstring strain; Range of motion; Running speed; Soccer players; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RUNNING; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SOCCER;

EID: 0344441885     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2003.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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