Long-term development of a young weightlifter
Summary of a review of literature on how to develop a young Olympic weightlifter.
Is weightlifting safe for young athlete's back?
Summary of a study investigating lower backs of young Olympic weightlifters over 3 years.
Basketball warm-up and coaches perspective on injury prevention
Summary of a survey with basketball coaches on warm-up practices and coaches' beliefs around injury prevention.
Throwing training load in baseball, grip strength, and reach test results
Summary of an article looking at the influence of the number of throws and overall training load on grip strength and shoulder range of motion in male collegiate baseball players.
Falling as a strategy to save the knee
Summary of an article comparing normal langing, soft landing and landing with falling on forces going through the knee in recreational athletes.
Managing health to sustain champion performance
Summary of an article reporting on inteviews with elite long-distance runners on how they manage health and injuries to sustain excellent performance over their athletic career.
21 UEFA experts' advice on muscle injury prevention in elite soccer players
Summary of a survey study asking European soccer leagues experts' opinions on muscle injury prevention strategies in elite football.
Injury prevention warm up in young female soccer players
Summary of a cluster RCT testing the effectiveness of an injury prevention warm up for young female soccer players.
Factors influencing injury risk in adolescent elite athletes
Summary of an observational study looking at risk factors influencing injury risk in adolescent elite athletes.
Risk of injury and specialization in young athletes
Summary of an article investigating how the age of specialization influences the risk of injuries in young athletes.
Heading incidence in children and youth soccer
Summary of the UEFA's sponsored study on incidence of heading in soccer (football) among children and youth.
Training load, recovery times and injuries in elite rugby league players
Summary of an article analyzing acute and chronic workloads and their relationship to injuries in elite rugby league players.
Spikes in acute:chronic workload ratio and injury rate in English Premier League football players
Summary of the article focused on relationship between training load and the risk of sustaing injury in male professional soccer (football) players.
Breast protection in female contact football players
Summary of a survey study on breast protection used by female contact football players (AFL, rugby league, rugby union, rugby 7s) and their perception on the protection against contact breast injuries.
Injury prevention advice on knowledge and behaviors in runners
Summary of an article describing how injury prevention advice influenced knowledge and behaviors in runners.
Sleep, tiredness and sports injuries
Summary of an article looking at sleep, tiredness, musculoskeletal complains and mental wellbeing in young athletes.
How subjective wellbeing and training load contribute to the injury and illness risk in young female soccer players
Summary of a survey study looking at subjective wellbeing (fatigue, mood, soreness, stress, sleep quality), sleep duration and training load influence risk of injury and illness in young female soccer (football) players.
Sleep and diet's contribution to the risk of injury in adolescent elite athletes
Summary of a survey study discussing how sleep and diet influence a risk of injury in adolescent elite athletes.
Neuromuscular program and injuries in young female athletes
Summary of an article on the effectiveness of a neuromuscular exercise program on reducing the number of injuries in young female ball players.
Chronic lack of sleep and sports injuries in adolescent athletes
Summary of the article focused on relationship between sleep and the risk of sustaing injury in adolescent athletes.
How age influences the effectiveness of ACL injury prevention programs in female athletes
Summary of a meta-analysis article investigating how age influences the effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention programs in female athletes.
Strength training and overuse injuries in first-time marathon runners
Summary of an article testing the effect of strength exercises on the rate of overuse injuries in the first-time runners.
Injury prevention in adult recreational tennis players
Summary of a study testing the effectiveness of an injury prevention programme for adult recreational tennis players.
How early can you specialize in weightlifting and still be safe in terms of injuries
Summary of an article investigating how the age of specialization influences the risk of injuries in elite weightlifters.
Injury prevention in orienteering
These four exercises are effective in preventing substantial injuries in orienteerers if performed at least twice a week.
Injury prevention in young floorball athletes
This article provides a summary of the Knee Control injury prevention programme for young floorball athletes. Special considerations for girls are listed.