ATHLETIC INJURIES

This study tested a program called I-PROTECT, which uses an app to help prevent injuries in youth handball players. Over 4,200 players, coaches, and club staff took part. The goal was to see how well the program worked and how easy it was to use in real clubs.

This study looked at whether an 8-week program of corrective exercises could improve knee alignment and how players land from jumps in 23 female volleyball players aged 14-17. The goal was to see if these exercises could help prevent knee injuries. Players were split into two gro…

This study looked at whether special hamstring exercises and taping could reduce low back pain in elite teenage rowers. 60 male rowers aged 14-18 took part. The goal was to see if changing hamstring muscle stiffness and tone could ease pain and improve rowing performance.

This study looked at two popular recovery methods—TENS (mild electrical pulses) and foam rolling—to see which helps elite female volleyball players recover faster after intense leg workouts. Thirty players from Iran's Premier League did a tough exercise to cause muscle soreness, …

This study tested two types of posture therapy (Mezieres Method and Isostretching) in 30 elite gymnasts with low back pain. The goal was to see if these treatments could reduce pain and improve movement. The results may help coaches and therapists choose better ways to manage bac…

This study looked at whether Ai Chi, a type of water exercise, can improve how shoulder muscles work in overhead athletes (like swimmers or tennis players) who have scapular dyskinesis, a condition where the shoulder blade moves abnormally. 21 athletes participated. The goal was …

This study looked at 42 male football players to see if a past hamstring strain affects how muscles work together. Researchers measured muscle activity during exercises and found that even after healing, certain back and hip muscles don't activate as well. This may explain why so…

This study looked at 81 elite long- and middle-distance runners to find out what makes them more likely to get tendon injuries. Researchers tracked things like age, training load, footwear, and diet over three seasons. The goal is to create a model that predicts injury risk and h…