High adherence to a neuromuscular injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) improves functional balance and reduces injury risk in Canadian youth female football players: A cluster randomised trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 794-802

  Steffen, Kathrin ^a,b   Emery, Carolyn A ^a   Romiti, Maria ^a   Kang, Jian ^a   Bizzini, Mario ^c   Dvorak, Jiri ^c   Finch, Caroline F ^d   Meeuwisse, Willem H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCCER; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; WARM UP; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENTS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; IMPLEMENTATION; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; WARM-UP EXERCISE;

ADOLESCENTS; IMPLEMENTATION; INJURY PREVENTION; SOCCER; TRAINING;

EID: 84880510559     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091886     Document Type: Article

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