Incidence, risk, and prevention of hamstring muscle injuries in professional rugby union

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1297-1306

  Brooks, John H M ^a   Fuller, Colin W ^b   Kemp, Simon P T ^a   Reddin, Dave B ^a  

^a RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injury prevention; Nordic hamstring exercise; Strengthening; Stretching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAMSTRING MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745890270     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505286022     Document Type: Article

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