Efficacy of rehabilitation (lengthening) exercises, platelet-rich plasma injections, and other conservative interventions in acute hamstring injuries: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 1197-1205

  Pas, Haiko I M F L ^a,b   Reurink, Gustaaf ^a,c,d   Tol, Johannes L ^a,d,e   Weir, Adam ^d   Winters, Marinus ^f   Moen, Maarten H ^a,g  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b Alrijne Hospital Leiden   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^g Bergman Clinics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETURN TO SPORT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETURN TO SPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942820466     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094879     Document Type: Review

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