Injury prevention strategies, coach compliance and player adherence of 33 of the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study teams: a survey of teams’ head medical officers

Abstract

Medical officers place importance on workload-related variables as risk factors for injury in elite European football players. A lack of consistently high player adherence may limit the effects of contemporary injury prevention programmes in elite European footballers.

Implementation of the Adductor Strengthening Programme: Players primed for adoption but reluctant to maintain — A cross‐sectional study

“…From elite level, we know that the main challenges with exercise programs to prevent injury are concerns about muscle soreness and “heavy legs.” Players in the present study were from a lower level, and although we have no data, we would be surprised if they were less concerned about muscle soreness and “heavy legs.” Thus, when introducing the Adductor Strengthening Programme players should be informed that the Copenhagen Adduction exercise, which is the most strenuous level of the program, hardly causes any muscle soreness, when using a similar exercise protocol as in the pre‐season . Players in the present study were positive to the preventive effect from the Adductor Strengthening Programme, in contrast to reports from elite players, which have shown skepticism toward the effect from preventive programs . Although players in the present study were positive, in future dissemination of the program, the documented preventive effect of the Adductor Strengthening Programme should be highlighted as a positive effect on performance.…”

Isokinetic strength assessment offers limited predictive validity for detecting risk of future hamstring strain in sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Given the significant eccentric strength changes across preseason and in-season periods,3 strength testing modalities should have the capacity for repeat measures to be taken in ongoing monitoring and screening practices 45. However, in light of the findings presented here, and given the significant time requirements and costs associated with isokinetic testing,46 this form of testing represents an unlikely and impractical means of screening athletes at risk of HSI for many clubs and clinicians.…”

“…In conjunction with other hamstring assessment tools, such as NordBord3 5 38 and hand-held or externally fixed dynamometry,39 44 isokinetic testing may have a role in secondary prevention strategies or with staging rehabilitation prior to return to sport 45. Given the significant eccentric strength changes across preseason and in-season periods,3 strength testing modalities should have the capacity for repeat measures to be taken in ongoing monitoring and screening practices 45.…”

Internal workload and non-contact injury: a one-season study of five teams from the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study

“…To do so, the first step is to ask practitioners what is relevant to them and how sports science/medicine research can help. According to ECIS teams,1 internal training and match workloads are one of the most important risk factors and they desire scientific investigations into these to provide practical recommendations.…”