Acute hamstring injuries in Swedish elite sprinters and jumpers: A prospective randomised controlled clinical trial comparing two rehabilitation protocols

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 532-539

  Askling, Carl M ^a,b   Tengvar, Magnus ^c   Tarassova, Olga ^a   Thorstensson, Alf ^a  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ECCENTRIC EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING INJURIES; HUMAN; INJURY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS REHABILITATION PROGRAMS; SWEDEN; TIME; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ATHLETICS; ECCENTRIC EXERCISE; HAMSTRING INJURIES; MRI; SPORTS REHABILITATION PROGRAMS;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUNNING; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896357997     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-093214     Document Type: Article

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