Static stretching of the hamstring muscle for injury prevention in football codes: a systematic review

Hamstring injuries are common among football players. There is still disagreement regarding prevention. The aim of this review is to determine whether static stretching reduces hamstring injuries in football codes. A systematic literature search was conducted on the online databases PubMed, PEDro, C...

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Published in:Asian journal of sports medicine 2013-03, Vol.4 (1), p.1-9
Main Authors: Rogan, Slavko, Wüst, Dirk, Schwitter, Thomas, Schmidtbleicher, Dietmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Football
Hamstring muscles
Health aspects
Prevention
Sports injuries
Stretching exercises
Systematic Review
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Summary:Hamstring injuries are common among football players. There is still disagreement regarding prevention. The aim of this review is to determine whether static stretching reduces hamstring injuries in football codes. A systematic literature search was conducted on the online databases PubMed, PEDro, Cochrane, Web of Science, Bisp and Clinical Trial register. Study results were presented descriptively and the quality of the studies assessed were based on Cochrane's 'risk of bias' tool. The review identified 35 studies, including four analysis studies. These studies show deficiencies in the quality of study designs. The study protocols are varied in terms of the length of intervention and follow-up. No RCT studies are available, however, RCT studies should be conducted in the near future.
ISSN:2008-000X
2008-7209
DOI:10.5812/asjsm.34487