A soccer-specific balance training program for hamstring muscle and patellar and achilles tendon injuries: An intervention study in premier league female soccer

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1384-1393

  Kraemer, Robert ^a   Knobloch, Karsten ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balance; Injury; Prevention; Proprioception; Soccer; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INJURY; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPORT; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SOCCER; TENDINOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349657726     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509333012     Document Type: Article

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