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Eccentric training increases injury risk in soccer players with abnormal patellar tendons
March 2013
Eccentric training increases injury risk in soccer players with abnormal patellar tendons
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Prophylactic Training in Asymptomatic Soccer Players With Ultrasonographic Abnormalities in Achilles and Patellar Tendons: The Danish Super League Study
Am J Sports Med. 2008 Mar;36(3):451-60. Epub 2007 Dec 13Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
209 Danish professional Super League soccer players (12 clubs) were randomized to either undergo prophylactic eccentric training and stretching or to the control group, who did not perform any eccentric training, to compare efficacy in reducing the asymptomatic ultrasonographic changes in the patellar and Achilles tendons. The results indicated that eccentric training resulted in a reduced frequen...
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