Interventions for preventing hamstring injuries: A systematic review

Physiotherapy

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-99

  Goldman, Elliott F ^a   Jones, Diana E ^b  

^a Synergy Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hamstring; Injury; Interventions; Muscle; Prevention; Strain

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HAMSTRING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON INJURY; THERAPY EFFECT;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79954600091     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2010.11.011     Document Type: Review

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