@article{ref1,
title="Prevention of hamstring injuries in collegiate sprinters",
journal="Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine",
year="2017",
author="Sugiura, Yusaku and Sakuma, Kazuhiko and Sakuraba, Keishoku and Sato, Yamato",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="e2325967116681524-e2325967116681524",
abstract="BACKGROUND: No studies have been reported on how strength, agility, and flexibility training reduce the occurrence of hamstring injuries in sprinters. Therefore, a program for preventing hamstring injury in these athletes has not been established. <br><br>PURPOSE: To document the incidence of hamstring injuries during times when different prevention strategies were employed to see whether a particular prevention program reduced their occurrence. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiology study. <br><br>METHODS: The study subjects were a total of 613 collegiate male sprinters trained by the same coach over 24 seasons. Tow training was used throughout the research period as a normal sprint training method. The hamstring injury prevention program evolved over time. From 1988 to 1991 (period 1), prevention focused on strength training alone; from 1992 to 1999 (period 2), a combination of strength and agility training was used; and from 2000 to 2011 (period 3), the program incorporated strength, agility, and flexibility training. The incidence of hamstring injuries was compared for each of the 3 prevention strategies. <br><br>RESULTS: The incidence of hamstring injuries per athlete-seasons was 137.9 for period 1, 60.6 for period 2, and 6.7 for period 3. A significant difference was observed in the incidence of hamstring injury according to the different prevention programs (χ(2)(2) = 31.78, P <.001, effect size: Cramer V = 0.23, 1 - β = 0.999). Residual analysis showed that the number of hamstring injuries for period 1 was significantly greater than the expected value (P <.01), whereas that for period 3 was significantly lower than the expected value (P <.01). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The incidence of hamstring injuries in sprinters decreased as agility and flexibility were added to strength training.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2325-9671",
doi="10.1177/2325967116681524",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967116681524"
}