Abstract
To determine if joint hypermobility is a risk factor for injury in a professional football squad. Primary objectives were to estimate the prevalence of hypermobility amongst a professional football squad and to undertake an audit of injuries sustained over a season. Secondary objectives were to relate the injury audit findings and hypermobility levels to time missed through injury, assessed by training days and competitive first team games missed after musculo-skeletal injury.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-96 |
Journal | Physical Therapy in Sport |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- joint hypermobility
- laxity
- Beighton scale
- professional football
- injury audit
- return to play timeframes