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General versus sports-specific injury prevention programs in athletes: A systematic review on the effect on injury rates
- Source :
- e0205635, PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 10, p e0205635 (2018), PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Introduction: Annually, 2 million sports-related injuries are reported in Germany of which athletes contribute to a large proportion. Multiple sport injury prevention programs designed to decrease acute and overuse injuries in athletes have been proven effective. Yet, the programs’ components, general or sports-specific, that led to these positive effects are uncertain. Despite not knowing about the superiority of sports-specific injury prevention programs, coaches and athletes alike prefer more specialized rather than generalized exercise programs. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to present the available evidence on how general and sports-specific prevention programs affect injury rates in athletes. Methods: PubMed and Web of Science were electronically searched throughout April 2018. The inclusion criteria were publication dates Jan 2006–Dec 2017, athletes (11–45 years), exercise-based injury prevention programs and injury incidence. The methodological quality was assessed with the Cochrane Collaboration assessment tools. Results: Of the initial 6619 findings, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria. In addition, 13 studies were added from reference lists and external sources making a total of 28 studies. Of which, one used sports-specific, seven general and 20 mixed prevention strategies. Twenty-four studies revealed reduced injury rates. Of the four ineffective programs, one was general and three mixed. Conclusion: The general and mixed programs positively affect injury rates. Sports-specific programs are uninvestigated and despite wide discussion regarding the definition, no consensus was reached. Defining such terminology and investigating the true effectiveness of such IPPs is a potential avenue for future research.
- Subjects :
- Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
Cumulative Trauma Disorders
systematic reviews
Social Sciences
lcsh:Medicine
Research and Analysis Methods
database searching
Database and Informatics Methods
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Humans
ankles
lcsh:Science
Musculoskeletal System
Trauma Medicine
Behavior
knees
traumatic injury
lcsh:R
Biology and Life Sciences
Research Assessment
Sports Science
ligaments
Biological Tissue
Connective Tissue
Athletes
Body Limbs
Athletic Injuries
Recreation
Legs
lcsh:Q
Anatomy
sports
sports and exercise medicine
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- e0205635, PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 10, p e0205635 (2018), PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid.dedup....a2e2a075c49967ba14bf6594b6987ab6