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Muscle Flexibility as a Risk Factor for Developing Muscle Injuries in Male Professional Soccer Players A Prospective Study
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Results indicate that soccer players with an increased tightness of the hamstring or quadriceps muscles have a statistically higher risk for a subsequent musculoskeletal lesion.Abstract:
Background: Muscular tightness is frequently postulated as an intrinsic risk factor for the development of a muscle injury. However, very little prospective data exist to prove this.Hypothesis: Increased muscle tightness identifies a soccer player at risk for a subsequent musculoskeletal lesion.Study Design: Prospective cohort study.Methods: We examined 146 male professional soccer players before the 1999—2000 Belgian soccer competition. None of the players had a history of muscle injury in the lower extremities in the previous 2 years. The flexibility of the hamstring, quadriceps, adductor, and calf muscles of these players was measured goniometrically before the start of the season. All of the examined players were monitored throughout the season to register subsequent injuries.Results: Players with a hamstring (N = 31) or quadriceps (N = 13) muscle injury were found to have significantly lower flexibility in these muscles before their injury compared with the uninjured group. No significant differences...read more
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