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SynthesisPloS one2018

General versus sports-specific injury prevention programs in athletes: A systematic review on the effect on injury rates.

Hendrik Mugele, Ashley Plummer, Kathrin Steffen, Josefine Stoll, Frank Mayer, Juliane Müller

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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6 authors.

Hendrik MugeleDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Clinical Exercise Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1043-0536
Ashley PlummerDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Clinical Exercise Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
Kathrin SteffenOslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Oslo, Norway.
Josefine StollDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, University Outpatient Clinic, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
Frank MayerDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, University Outpatient Clinic, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
Juliane MüllerDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, University Outpatient Clinic, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAnnually, 2 million sports-related injuries are reported in Germany of which athletes contribute to a large proportion. Multiple sport injury prevention programs designed to decrease acute and overuse injuries in athletes have been proven effective. Yet, the programs' components, general or sports-specific, that led to these positive effects are uncertain. Despite not knowing about the superiority of sports-specific injury prevention programs, coaches and athletes alike prefer more specialized rather than generalized exercise programs. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to present the available evidence on how general and sports-specific prevention programs affect injury rates in athletes.

methodsPubMed and Web of Science were electronically searched throughout April 2018. The inclusion criteria were publication dates Jan 2006-Dec 2017, athletes (11-45 years), exercise-based injury prevention programs and injury incidence. The methodological quality was assessed with the Cochrane Collaboration assessment tools.

resultsOf the initial 6619 findings, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria. In addition, 13 studies were added from reference lists and external sources making a total of 28 studies. Of which, one used sports-specific, seven general and 20 mixed prevention strategies. Twenty-four studies revealed reduced injury rates. Of the four ineffective programs, one was general and three mixed.

conclusionThe general and mixed programs positively affect injury rates. Sports-specific programs are uninvestigated and despite wide discussion regarding the definition, no consensus was reached. Defining such terminology and investigating the true effectiveness of such IPPs is a potential avenue for future research.

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AthletesAthletic InjuriesCumulative Trauma DisordersHumans

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PMCPMC6195266

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