Future studies should also consider measures of ME and MS as a function of upper body , lower body , and core strength , and their potential association with specific , rather than general ,
Abstract de la Motte , SJ , Gribbin , TC , Lisman , P , Murphy , K , and Deuster , PA .
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 2—muscular endurance and muscular strength .
A prospective cohort study of hamstring injuries in competitive sprinters: preseason muscle imbalance as a possible risk factor
Background : Hamstring injuries are common in sprinters . Identifying preseason risk factors is essential to target injury-prone athletes and develop injury preventive measures . Objective : To investigate the incidence of hamstring muscle injury in sprinters over an athletic season and to explore the preseason predictor of this injury . Design : Prospect i ve cohort study . Participants : 44 sprinters from the Hong Kong Sports Institute , the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association and intercollegiate athletic teams were recruited . Methods : Preseason assessment of hamstring flexibility , concentric and eccentric isokinetic peak torque and peak torque angle were obtained at the beginning of an athletic season . The athletes were followed over 12 months and were asked to report all injuries result ing from training and competition . Results : Eight athletes sustained hamstring injuries over the season . The injury rate was 0.87 per 1000 h of exposure . The incidence of injuries was higher at the beginning of the season , with 58.3 % injuries occurring in the first 100 h of exposure . Cox regression analysis revealed that athletes with a decrease in the hamstring : quadriceps peak torque ratio of less than 0.60 at an angular velocity of 180 ° /s have a 17-fold increased risk of hamstring injury . Conclusion : Performing preseason hamstring : quadriceps peak torque ratio assessment s may be useful to identify sprinters susceptible to hamstring injury
Future studies should also consider measures of ME and MS as a function of upper body , lower body , and core strength , and their potential association with specific , rather than general ,
Abstract de la Motte , SJ , Gribbin , TC , Lisman , P , Murphy , K , and Deuster , PA .
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 2—muscular endurance and muscular strength .