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Effective injury prevention in soccer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20424412     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sports participation is accompanied by risk of injury, and each specific sport has its own unique injury profile. One of the goals of a sports medicine professional is injury prevention, and the past decade has seen numerous reports on the outcomes of injury-prevention studies. Health care professionals have been particularly vigilant in attempting to reduce common injuries in soccer, beginning with work in the early 1980s to the rigorous randomized trials of today. The use of a structured, generalized warm-up program has been shown to be effective in preventing common soccer injuries, reducing overall injury rates by approximately 30%. Given the number of individuals who play soccer worldwide, any injury reductions will likely have an impact on public health. It is an important goal of the sports medicine community to inform physicians and other sports medicine professionals about the effectiveness of prevention programs to increase use and compliance.
Authors:
Donald T Kirkendall; Jiri Dvorak
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Physician and sportsmedicine     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0091-3847     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Sportsmed     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-28     Completed Date:  2010-09-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0427461     Medline TA:  Phys Sportsmed     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  147-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Center (F-MARC), Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland. donald_kirkendall@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Athletic Injuries / prevention & control
Exercise Movement Techniques / methods*
Humans
Soccer / injuries*
Sprains and Strains / prevention & control*

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