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December 5, 2025Applied SciencesOpen Access

Eccentric Hamstring Strength Monitoring to Predict Injury Risk in Men’s Non-League Professional Football: An Exploratory Cox Regression Study

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RBRichard C. BlagroveLoughborough UniversityAWAnthony WeldonBirmingham City University

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Overview

Exploratory cohort study reveals hamstring-strain injuries in non-league football, suggesting predictive tests need refinement.

Key Points

  • Higher bilateral peak force protects against hamstring-strain injuries in male non-league football players, indicating muscle strength's critical role.
  • The cohort observed nine hamstring-strain injuries, constituting 29% of all time-loss injuries in the season's 36 weeks.
  • Cox regression analysis highlighted baseline predictors as more effective than frequent in-season measurements for injury risk.
  • Findings indicate inter-limb asymmetry measurements do not associate with injury risk, emphasizing the need for larger studies.

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Blagrove et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694022532d562116f28fc39dhttps://doi.org/10.3390/app152412872
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