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Multi-Modal Approach to Mitigating Hamstring Injuries in Division I College Football Athletes

  • Jeffrey T. Ruiz,
  • Ignacio A. Gaunaurd,
  • Thomas M. Best,
  • David Feeley,
  • J. Bryan Mann,
  • Luis A. Feigenbaum

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia4040096
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 4
pp. 1482 – 1495

Abstract

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Hamstring injuries (HSIs) are prevalent in sports that involve changes in direction, kicking, and sprinting. These injuries are a major cause of time lost from competition, practice, and training, as well as increased healthcare costs. In a Division I collegiate football program, the authors implemented a multifactorial approach that included repeated performance assessments, detailed data analysis, and a flexible strength and conditioning regimen. Over a three-year period, this resulted in no game time loss due to HSI. This model can be adapted and implemented across sports settings.

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