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To investigate whether a specific exercise program targeting pelvic muscle strength, coordination, and core stability prevents groin pain and overuse injuries in football players.

October 21, 2009Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Exercise program for prevention of groin pain in football players: a cluster-randomized trial

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PHPer HölmichUniversity of Copenhagen KLKlaus Richter LarsenFrederiksberg Hospital KKKim KrogsgaardStatens Serum Institut

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Cluster-randomized trial finds a targeted exercise program does not significantly prevent groin injuries in football players, suggesting prior injury remains a dominant risk factor.

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To investigate whether a specific exercise program targeting pelvic muscle strength, coordination, and core stability prevents groin pain and overuse injuries in football players.
Conducted a cluster-randomized trial enrolling 55 football clubs (N=1211 players) randomized to either an intervention exercise group (n=27 clubs) or a control group continuing normal training (n=28 clubs).
The intervention consisted of six exercises addressing pelvic concentric and eccentric strengthening, coordination, and core stability.
Club-assigned physiotherapists monitored and recorded all groin injuries across the 44 clubs (N=977 players) that completed the study.
The intervention was associated with a 31% relative risk reduction that did not reach statistical significance (HR=0.69, 95% CI 0.40–1.19).
Univariate analysis identified that having a previous groin injury nearly doubled the risk of a new injury, while playing at a higher competitive tier nearly tripled injury risk.

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Hölmich et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fa5b935aa2c282ce0fbf8 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00998.x

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Cluster-randomized trial finds a targeted exercise program does not significantly prevent groin injuries in football players, suggesting prior injury remains a dominant risk factor.

Exercise program for prevention of groin pain in football players: a cluster-randomized trial

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