Prevention of hamstring strains in elite soccer: An intervention study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-48

  Arnason, A ^a,b   Andersen, T E ^a   Holme, I ^a   Engebretsen, L ^a   Bahr, R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Eccentric strength training; Hamstring strains; Nordic hamstring; Prevention; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; THIGH;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NORWAY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; THIGH;

EID: 39449097801     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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