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Incidence of football injuries in different age groups at a professional football club
Football is the most popular sport in the world, and it continues to have a progressive annual increase in the number of active players and the number of games played per season, which in turn, leads to an increase in the frequency of injuries. Football is extensively researched worldwide, however, …
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Injury prediction in Division I college football players using a modified lower extremity version of the FMS
Background: Lower extremity injuries are prevalent in collegiate football. According to Rechel et al [3], a study that tracked collegiate football injuries from 1988-2004, 55.7% of injuries suffered during spring practice were lower extremity. The same study also found that 17.6% of all injuries …
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Lower Limb Fatigue Asymmetry of Preferred and Non-Preferred Legs after a Repeated-Sprint Test in Football Players with Previous Hamstring Injury
Football is the most widely played sport in the world and is thus associated with the highest total number of injuries of all sports. 12% of all football injuries are to the hamstrings, as this muscle group is subjected to constant stress during training and match play performance (Ekstrand, …
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Injury risk and performance: Towards a better understanding of the complexities and intricacies of load monitoring within an elite football club
… players. The prevalence of soccer- related injuries, surpassing those in other sports, has underscored the imperative for effective load monitoring strategies to optimize training adaptations, evaluate fatigue and recovery, and mitigate injury risks. Professional sports teams, cognizant of …
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An investigation into the risk factors and management of rugby injuries in the greater Durban area
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2010.
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Epidemiology of soccer injuries in Rwanda: A need for physiotherapy intervention
… aim of this study was to identify common soccer injuries among the 1st and 2nd division soccer teams in Rwanda and to establish the need for physiotherapy intervention. This deals with the first two stages of injury prevention, which included identification and description of the extent of the …
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Rotational traction at the American football shoe-surface interface and its application to ankle injury
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Department of Engineering Mechanics, 2009
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Peak isokinetic torque of knee flexors and extensor muscles of college football players
<p>The problem of the study addressed knee injuries in college football. Imbalance of the musculature surrounding the knee would predispose the athlete to knee injury. Recognition of those who have muscular deficiencies would be a primary way of preventing knee injuries. The focus of the study was …
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Cognitive function among first division KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union players and its associations with duration of exposure to the sport and a history of concussion
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2021.
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TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE SAFETY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES COMPROMISED BY PLAYING GUARANTEE GAMES AGAINST SUPERIOR OPPONENTS?
Powerhouse college football teams have a history of scheduling lesser opponents to start a new season. The revenues generated in college football due to television and post-season bowl games have made these games more common. Universities competing at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) make up the …