Hypermobility, injury rate and rehabilitation in a professional football squad – a preliminary study

R. Collinge, J.V. Simmonds

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)91-96
    JournalPhysical Therapy in Sport
    Volume10
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • joint hypermobility
    • laxity
    • Beighton scale
    • professional football
    • injury audit
    • return to play timeframes

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