SynthesisJournal of sport and health science2022
Physical exercises for preventing injuries among adult male football players: A systematic review.
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- Evaluating the effectiveness of preventive training programs in reducing the incidence of knee injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of stabilization and yoga training on neuromuscular performance in sedentary women.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Comparison of Two Posterior Chain Strength Training Protocols on Performance and Injury Incidence in Elite Youth Football Players.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Trial
- Football players' strength training method using image processing based on machine learning.PloS one · 2023Trial
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- A Position-Specific, Time-Efficient Warm-Up Injury Prevention Program in Male Football Players: A Season-Long Intervention Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Latent Dimensionality of Physical and Technical Performance Across Three Youth Soccer Tiers.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Association of Participation in Warm-Up Exercises with Complications, Subsequent Injury Frequency, and Recovery Duration Among Athletes with a History of Injury: A Physical Activity Epidemiology Study Using Secondary Survey Data.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- From Injury to Impact: Optimizing Return-to-Play Outcomes and Reinjury Prevention via Four-Pillar Rehabilitation Strategy in Elite Football-A Clinical Study in a Sports Scenario.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Preventative strategies for non-contact lower limb injuries among male football players: A scoping review.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2026Review
- Adductor Injuries in Major League Soccer: A 10-Year Analysis of Injury Rate and Return to Play, and Performance Metrics by Player Position.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring injury profiles in professional football: evidence from a five-year study and the role of the functional movement screen.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Shaping Training Load, Technical-Tactical Behaviour, and Well-Being in Football: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of various injury prevention programs in youth soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Strength development following a six-week risk reduction athletic development training program in men and women.Sports medicine and health science · 2025Article
- Hamstring Strain Injury Patterns in Spanish Professional Male Football (Soccer): A Systematic Video Analysis of 78 Match Injuries.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Adherence to Strength Training and Lower Rates of Sports Injury in Contact Sports: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- How Body-Centering Improves the Effects of Core Stability Training on the Motor Skills in Adolescent Female Volleyball Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Correlations of strength, proprioception, and dynamic balance to the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool Score among patients with chronic ankle instability: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFootball is the most practised sport in the world and is associated with the risk of injuries in the players. Some studies have been published that identify injury prevention programs, but there is no review of the full body of evidence on injury prevention programs for use by football coaches. The aim of this article was to carry out a systematic review of published studies on injury prevention programs for adult male footballers, identify points of common understanding and establish recommendations that should be considered in the design of injury prevention strategies.
methodsPubMed and EMBASE databases were used to identify relevant published articles using the following keywords: "soccer" AND "injury" AND "prevention".
resultsA total of 2512 studies were identified initially, but only 11 studies met the inclusion criteria, and their outcomes are presented. Results revealed that injury prevention programs in football have focused on strength training, proprioceptive training, multicomponent programs (balance, core stability, and functional strength and mobility), and warm-up programs.
conclusionBased on results from the studies analyzed, football players can lower the incidence of match and training injuries by participating in dynamic warm-up programs that include preventive exercises before games or during training sessions, and by adding strength, balance, and mobility training to the training sessions.
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