Background Identifying risk factors for lower limb injury is an important step in developing
injury risk reduction training and testing for player monitoring. Female athletes are distinct …

Objective To identify risk factors for quadriceps muscle strain injury in sport. Design Risk
factor systematic review. Literature Search A systematic search was conducted in the …

Hamstring strain injury (HSI) may result in considerable impairment, activity limitation, and
participation restriction, including time lost from competitive sports. This CPG includes sports …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the time course of changes in the
range of motion and muscle-tendon unit stiffness of the hamstrings after two different …

Muscle strain is one of the most frequent sports injuries, having the rectus femoris (RF)
muscle as the reported preferred site of quadriceps muscle strain. The decrease muscle …

Background: Calf muscle strain injuries (CMSI) are prevalent in sport, but information about
factors associated with time to return to play (RTP) and recurrence is limited. Purpose: To …

Background: In professional sports, injuries resulting in loss of playing time have serious
implications for both the athlete and the organization. Efforts to quantify injury probability …

Background Despite calf muscle strain injuries (CMSI) being problematic in many sports,
there is a dearth of research to guide clinicians dealing with these injuries. The aim of this …

Purpose To determine if eccentric knee flexor strength and biceps femoris long head (BFlh)
fascicle length were associated with prospective hamstring strain injury (HSI) in professional …

The purpose of the present study was to examine the association between static stretching
load and changes in the flexibility of the hamstrings. Twelve healthy men received static …