A pilot randomised controlled trial of eccentric exercise to prevent hamstring injuries in community-level Australian Football

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Gabbe, B J ^a   Branson, R ^b   Bennell, K L ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eccentric exercise; Hamstring injury; Injury prevention; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCCER; THIGH;

EID: 33646181610     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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