Preventive Effect of Eccentric Training on Acute Hamstring Injuries in Men's Soccer .
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OE Journal. 2013;1(11):299 American Journal of Sports Medicine; 2011; 39(11): 2296-230350 Danish male professional and amateur soccer teams (n=942) were cluster randomized to receive either eccentric strengthening of the hamstring muscle using the Nordic hamstring muscle exercise (intervention) or the usual training program (control). The results after the 10-week program concluded that the control groups had significantly higher rates of acute hamstring injury in comparison to intervention. In addition, the control group had a significantly higher proportion of recurrent injury rates in comparison to intervention.
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Why was this study needed now?
Hamstring injury accounts for 12% to 16% of all soccer related injuries, making it the most prevalent injury. Eccentric hamstring strength training exercises have undergone a series of developments with an advantage of capability to be done in the field without the use of any equipment. The effect of eccentric hamstring strength training on hamstring injuries have been incongruous in the literature, and this study explores it further.
What was the principal research question?
Does eccentric strengthening of the hamstring muscle lead to lower rates of overall, new, and recurrent acute hamstring injuries after a 10 week sessions, in comparison to control in athletes of professional and amateur soccer teams?
- Overall acute hamstring injury rates were 3.8 per 100 player seasons in the intervention group in comparison to 13.1 per 100 player seasons in control (adjusted rate ratio= 0.293; 95% confidence interval, 0.150-0.572; P<0.001)
- New injury rates were 3.1 per 100 player seasons in the intervention group in comparison to 8.1 per 100 player seasons in the control (RR, 0.410; 95% CI, 0.180-0.933; P=0.034)
- Recurrent injury rates were 7.1 per 100 player seasons in the intervention group in comparison to 45.8 per 100 player seasons in the control (RR, 0.137; 95% CI, 0.037-0.509; P=0.003)
What should I remember most?
The results indicate that eccentric training was effective in significantly decreasing the rate of acute hamstring injuries in soccer athletes.
How will this affect the care of my patients?
Based on the findings of this study, therapists should consider eccentric training to be a potentially viable exercise option.
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