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To assess the effectiveness of diverse physical exercise interventions in preventing acute and overuse sports injuries.

October 7, 2013British Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

The effectiveness of exercise interventions to prevent sports injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

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JLJeppe Bo LauersenUniversity of Copenhagen DBDitte Marie BertelsenUniversity of Copenhagen LALars Bo AndersenWestern Norway University of Applied Sciences

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Meta-analysis reveals strength training substantially reduces sports and overuse injuries in athletes, indicating targeted exercise programs outperform routine stretching.

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To assess the effectiveness of diverse physical exercise interventions in preventing acute and overuse sports injuries.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating sports injury prevention interventions.
Assessed multiple preventative exercise modalities, including strength training and stretching protocols.
Strength training interventions reduced sports injuries to less than one-third of control rates.
Overuse injuries were reduced by almost half across evaluated exercise regimens.
Favorable preventative outcomes were consistently observed across exercise interventions, with the exception of stretching.

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Lauersen et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd4bf10a7b4bc8c410134c https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092538

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Meta-analysis reveals strength training substantially reduces sports and overuse injuries in athletes, indicating targeted exercise programs outperform routine stretching.

The effectiveness of exercise interventions to prevent sports injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

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The effectiveness of exercise interventions to prevent sports injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

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