Pascal Edouard, Johan Lahti, Luca Fleres, Juha Ahtiainen, Juha-Jaakko Ulvila, Tiitus Lehtinen, Niklas Virtanen, Toni Taipale, Michel Bellver, Ville Peltonen, Max Thibault, Toni Huuhka, Risto-Matti Toivonen, Jean-Benoit Morin, Jurdan Mendiguchia
OBJECTIVE: To test whether a musculoskeletal multifactorial and individualised hamstring muscle injury (HMI) risk reduction programme could reduce HMI risk in professional football. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study in Finnish premier football league teams, with the 2019 season used as a control and an intervention conducted in the 2021 season. Screening was conducted to provide individualised programmes and monitor progress. Cox regression with hazard ratio (HR) was used with HMI as outcome and season as explanatory variable, including all players for primary analysis and those who performed the two seasons for secondary analysis...
2024: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine