Does eccentric training of hamstring muscles reduce acute injuries in soccer?

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Clin J Sport Med. 2013 Jan;23(1):85-6. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31827e9f40.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23269328?dopt=Abstract&utm_source=buffer&buffer_share=d82c3

Does eccentric training of hamstring muscles reduce acute injuries in soccer?

Nichols AW.

Source

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health John A. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Honolulu, HI, USA.

OBJECTIVE:

To investigate the effectiveness of a 10-week hamstring exercise training program in reducing the incidence and severity of new and recurrent hamstring injuries among male soccer players.

CONCLUSION: IN male professional and amateur soccer players, additional eccentric hamstring exercise decreased the rate of overall, new, and recurrent acute hamstring injuries.