Including the Nordic hamstring exercise in injury prevention programmes halves the rate of hamstring injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 8459 athletes

N Van Dyk, FP Behan, R Whiteley - British journal of sports medicine, 2019 - bjsm.bmj.com
Research question Does the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) prevent hamstring injuries
when included as part of an injury prevention intervention? Design Systematic review and …

The mechanism of hamstring injuries–a systematic review

A Danielsson, A Horvath, C Senorski… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2020 - Springer
Background Injuries to the hamstring muscles are among the most common in sports and
account for significant time loss. Despite being so common, the injury mechanism of …

Effect of injury prevention programs that include the Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring injury rates in soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WSA Al Attar, N Soomro, PJ Sinclair, E Pappas… - Sports Medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Hamstring injuries are among the most common non-contact injuries in sports.
The Nordic hamstring (NH) exercise has been shown to decrease risk by increasing …

An evidence-based framework for strengthening exercises to prevent hamstring injury

MN Bourne, RG Timmins, DA Opar, T Pizzari… - Sports Medicine, 2018 - Springer
Strength training is a valuable component of hamstring strain injury prevention programmes;
however, in recent years a significant body of work has emerged to suggest that the acute …

The effect of Nordic hamstring exercise intervention volume on eccentric strength and muscle architecture adaptations: a systematic review and meta-analyses

M Cuthbert, N Ripley, JJ McMahon, M Evans, GG Haff… - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Although performance of the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) has been shown
to elicit adaptations that may reduce hamstring strain injury (HSI) risk and occurrence …

Why methods matter in a meta-analysis: a reappraisal showed inconclusive injury preventive effect of Nordic hamstring exercise

FM Impellizzeri, A McCall, M van Smeden - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives The Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) has been strongly recommended
to reduce hamstring injuries in previous meta-analyses (50% reduction in risk of injury). To …

Intervention strategies used in sport injury prevention studies: a systematic review identifying studies applying the Haddon matrix

I Vriend, V Gouttebarge, CF Finch, W Van Mechelen… - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Prevention of sport injuries is crucial to maximise the health and societal
benefits of a physically active lifestyle. To strengthen the translation and implementation of …

Hamstring injuries: prevention and treatment—an update

P Brukner - British journal of sports medicine, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
Despite increased knowledge of hamstring muscle injuries, the incidence has not
diminished. We now know that not all hamstring injuries are the same and that certain types …

A comprehensive summary of systematic reviews on sports injury prevention strategies

SD Stephenson, JW Kocan, AV Vinod… - … journal of sports …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: A large volume of systematic reviews and meta-analyses has been published
on the effectiveness of sports injury prevention programs. Purpose: To provide a qualitative …

Hamstring injury prevention practices in elite sport: evidence for eccentric strength vs. lumbo-pelvic training

AJ Shield, MN Bourne - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Hamstring strain injuries are endemic in running-based sports. Given the economic and
performance implications of these injuries, a significant body of research has emerged in …