Do combined prevention strategies, including Nordic exercises, reduce hamstring injury incidence and recurrences in Rugby Union players?
Combining prevention strategies, specifically Nordic strength assessment and exercises, is recommended to prevent hamstring injuries and recurrences in Rugby Union players.
The etiology of hamstring strain injuries is multifactorial, with playing position, fatigue, previous injuries, leg imbalances, lack of readiness to return to play, and running actions identified as contributing factors across levels. Combining strategies to prevent hamstring injuries and recurrences, and to inform return to play, is likely worthwhile and should include Nordic strength assessment and Nordic exercises.
Chavarro‐Nieto et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
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