Objectives To investigate the effect of competitive football match congestion on hamstring
strength and lower limb flexibility. Design Repeated measures. Setting Elite male youth …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of competitive football match play on
hamstring strength and lower limb flexibility. Fifteen male international youth football players …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a congested international
tournament match schedule on adductor strength and pain in elite youth football players …

Background The association between match congestion and injury rates in professional
football has yielded conflicting results. Aim To analyse associations between match …

Background The influence of fixture congestion on injury rates and team performance has
only been scarcely investigated. Aim To study associations between recovery time and …

Deficits in hamstring muscle strength and in hip range of motion (ROM) have been
considered risk factors for hamstring muscle injuries. However, there is a lack of information …

Training and competition loads have emerged as modifiable composite risk factors of non‐
contact injury. Hamstring strains are the most common injuries in football with substantial …

The aim of this study was to examine match running patterns before a hamstring muscle
injury occurs during a match in male professional football players. A total of 281 male …

Hamstring injuries constitute the single largest cause of lost playing time in professional
football. While restoring high‐speed running ability is paramount for rehabilitation from these …

Background: High-speed running is commonly implicated in the genesis of hamstring injury.
The success of hamstring injury management is typically quantified by the duration of time …