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| Research Title: |
Exercises to prevent lower limb injuries in youth sports: cluster randomised controlled trial. |
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Publication Articles |
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Preventative Techniques
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| Keywords: |
Ankle injury
Knee Injury
Youth
Youth, Lower limb, Knee, Ligaments, Ankle, Handball, Exercises, Warm-up
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| Author(s): |
O E Olsen, G Myklebust, L Engebretsen, I Holme, R Bahr |
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| Release Date: |
14 February 2007 |
| Research Summary/Text: |
The most common type of acute sporting injuries seen in Scandinavian emergency departments are to the knee and ankle. The highest incidence of these injuries is seen in adolescents playing pivoting sports such as football, basketball and team handball. A cluster randomised controlled trial with clubs as the unit of randomisation was conducted with 120 handball clubs in Norway during one eight month season. The intervention group (61 clubs) participated in a specially designed structured warm-up program. The warm-up program focused on awareness and control of knees and ankles during standing, running, cutting, jumping and landing. Exercises used the ball, including the use of the wobble board and balance mat for warm-up, technique, balance and strength.
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| Research Objectives: |
The study aims to investigate the effect of a structured warm-up program designed to reduce the incidence of knee and ankle in young people participating in sports.
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| Research Outcomes: |
A structured warm-up program designed to improve awareness and knee and ankle control during landing and pivoting movements prevents knee and ankle injuries among youth athletes.
The intervention was able to demonstrate that acute knee or ankle injuries can be reduced by 50% and severe injuries even more. An 80% reduction in ruptures of knee ligaments in the intervention group was observed.
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| Research Implications: |
Preventive programs should be routine in training programs for adolescents participating in sports. Working with younger players would help establish movement patterns that are more resistant to injury. Therefore it is suggested that programs focusing on technique (cutting and landing movements) and balance training (on wobble boards, mats or similar equipment) are implemented in players aged 10-12 years, as well adolescents, participating in pivoting sports.
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