Citation

Rogan S, Wüst D, Schwitter T, Schmidtbleicher D. Asian J. Sports Med. 2013; 4(1): 1-9.

Affiliation

Bern University of Applied Sciences, Health, Bern, Switzerland ; AfiPT, Akademie für integrative Physiotherapie und Trainingslehre, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23785569

PMCID

PMC3685153

Abstract

PURPOSE: Hamstring injuries are common among football (soccer) players. There is still disagreement regarding prevention. The aim of this review is to determine whether static stretching reduces hamstring injuries in football codes. METHODS: A systematic literature search was conducted on the online databases PubMed, PEDro, Cochrane, Web of Science, Bisp and Clinical Trial register. Study results were presented descriptively and the quality of the studies assessed were based on Cochrane's 'risk of bias' tool. RESULTS: The review identified 35 studies, including four analysis studies. These studies show deficiencies in the quality of study designs. CONCLUSION: The study protocols are varied in terms of the length of intervention and follow-up. No RCT studies are available, however, RCT studies should be conducted in the near future.

Language: en