Preventive effect of eccentric training on acute hamstring injuries in Men's soccer: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2296-2303

  Petersen, Jesper ^a   Thorborg, Kristian ^a   Nielsen, Michael Bachmann ^a   Budtz Jørgensen, Esben ^a   Hölmich, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

eccentric training; hamstring; prevention; strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SOCCER; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80155151752     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511419277     Document Type: Article

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