Injury Prevention
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Sending Injury Prevention Programs Back to School
A 15-minute, school-based, neuromuscular training warm-up program led
to 46% fewer injuries among female junior high students than students given a standard warm-up program.
Starting from the Bottom Up: Footwear and Injuries
Welcome to Sports Med Res’ this week in review podcast where we highlight the news in sports medicine research from the week ending on October 25, 2019. This week we will focus on the relationship between footwear and lower extremity injury during basic training.
* Which Shoes Protect Those Who Protect Us?
* Journal of Athletic Training Special Issue: Sport Specialization
Which Shoes Protect Those Who Protect Us?
Cadets wearing exercise shoes with a mild-to-moderate rigidity experienced fewer exercise-related injuries when compared to minimal rigidity. Likewise, shoes with a mild to moderate heel height reduced the risk of injury compared to minimal heel heights.
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Injury Prevention
Welcome to Sports Med Res’ this week in review podcast where we highlight the news in sports medicine research from the week ending on October 18, 2019. This week we will focus on the effectiveness and compliance of the FIFA 11+ injury prevention program among high school athletes.
* Less Body Checking May Protect Adolescent Ice Hockey Players
* High School FIFA 11+ Implementation Had Poor Compliance and No Injury Reduction
High School FIFA 11+ Implementation Had Poor Compliance and No Injury Reduction
The FIFA 11+ program failed to reduce lower extremity injury
rates versus a standard warm-up among high school athletes, probably because 2 out of 3 teams failed receive the recommended number of training sessions/week. We need better implementation strategies to ensure compliance with injury
prevention programs.
Less Body Checking May Protect Adolescent Ice Hockey Players
Youth ice hockey leagues (age 13-14 years) that eliminated body checking had fewer injuries and concussions than leagues that allowed body checking.