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Effectiveness of Injury Prevention Programs With Core Muscle Strengthening Exercises to Reduce the Incidence of Hamstring Injury Among Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Return-to-Play Criteria Following Lower Limb Muscle Injuries in Soccer: A Systematic Review with Evidence Synthesis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Analysis of influencing factors and predictive performance of lumbar disc herniation in elderly patients with osteoporosis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- The Dose-Response Relationship of Exercise-Based Injury Prevention Programmes: Implications for Research and Practice.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Hamstring Strain Injury Risk in Soccer: An Exploratory, Hypothesis-Generating Prediction Model.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Incidence of Hamstring Injury and Analysis of Risk Factors for Reinjury in Japanese Professional Football Players.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Rehabilitative Good Practices in the Treatment of Patients with Muscle Injuries.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Protecting Athletes: The Clinical Relevance of Meta-Analyses on Injury Prevention Programs for Sports and Musculoskeletal Body Regions: An Overview of Systematic Reviews with Meta-Analyses of Randomized Clinical Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Critical Review of Trunk and Hip Exercise Prescription: Applying Evidence for a Modern Approach.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Thoracolumbar Fascia and Lumbar Muscle Stiffness in Athletes with A History of Hamstring Injury.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Article
- Soccer's Transition.Sports healthArticle
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Abstract
contextMuscles in the hamstring group are frequently injured in sporting activities. Injury prevention programs (IPPs), including eccentric training of the hamstrings, have proven to be of great value in decreasing the injury rate of hamstring muscles.
objectiveTo examine the effectiveness of IPPs that include core muscle strengthening exercises (CMSEs) in reducing hamstring injury rates. DATA SOURCES: This systematic review with meta-analysis was based upon the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A systematic search was conducted for relevant studies published from 1985 to 2021 using the following databases: Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, AMED, PubMed, Web of Science, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). STUDY SELECTION: The initial electronic search found 2694 randomized controlled trials (RCTs). After removing duplicate entries, 1374 articles were screened by their titles and abstracts, and 53 full-text records were assessed, of which 43 were excluded. The remaining 10 articles were reviewed in detail, from which 5 studies met our inclusion criteria and were included in the current meta-analysis. STUDY
designSystematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 1a. DATA EXTRACTION: Two researchers independently completed the abstract review and performed full-text reviews. A third reviewer was consulted to reach a consensus if any discrepancies were noted. Details were recorded about the participants, methodological aspects, eligibility criteria, intervention data, and outcome measures, including age; number of subjects in the intervention/control group; number of injuries in each group; and the duration, frequency, and intensity of the training conducted in the intervention.
resultsThe pooled results of 4728 players and 379,102 exposure hours showed 47% hamstring injury reduction per 1000 h of exposure in the intervention group compared with the control group with an injury risk ratio of 0.53 (95% CI [0.28, 0.98],
conclusionThe results indicate that CMSEs incorporated with IPPs reduce susceptibility and risk of hamstring injuries in soccer players.
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