Knee, Hamstring, Adductor, Ankle, Achilles, Prevention, Injury, Exercise
Conditions
Interventions
Tailored exercises
Sponsors
Erasmus Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age 14-21 years. - Male gender. - Play football on an elite level at Excelsior football club or Feyenoord Academy. - No musculoskeletal injuries at baseline during physical testing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Football player is not willing to participate in the study. - Parents of the football player are not willing to sign informed consent form. - Football player is not available in the week of the baseline physical testing during the trial period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Knee Abduction Moment (KAM) score. This is a validated and reliable method to predict the risk of knee injury. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Difference in test characteristics of Weight Bearing Dorsiflexion Lunge Test (WBDLT) (toe-to-wall distance, angle of tibia during), between the training group versus the control group, three months after baseline measurements. - Difference in test characteristics of Single Leg Balance Test (SLBT) between the training group versus the control group. - Difference in test characteristics of the adductor strength test between the training and the control group. - Difference in test characteristics of the hamstring strength test between the training group versus the control group. - Compliance to the tailored exercise programme. - Difference in injury rate between the training group and the control group. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactR.J. Vos, de
Erasmus Medical Centre Orthopaedic Research Laboratory Room Ee1614. PO BOX 2040
Outcome results
None listed