Why the study?
The study was conducted to examine match running patterns immediately before a hamstring muscle injury occurs during a match in male professional football players.
Does a short period of higher running demands increase the risk of hamstring muscle injury in professional football players?
Population
281 male professional football players from 7 LaLiga teams
Comparison
Running patterns 5 and 15 min pre-injury vs corresponding periods in previous 5 matches
Design
Prospective observational cohort study
Follow-up
Three seasons
Key result
Running more than 30.0 m at speeds ≥ 21 km/h in a 5-minute period significantly increased the odds of a hamstring muscle injury (OR 7.147) in male professional football players.
Authors
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High-speed running bouts may elevate hamstring injury risk in elite football; hypothesis-generating for load-management trials.
Observational (n=281)
Yes
Does a short period of higher running demands increase the risk of hamstring muscle injury in professional football players?
Odds Ratio: 7.147 (95% CI 2.689–18.992)
Absolute Event Rate: 51.1% vs 28.8%
p-value: p=<0.001
A short 5-minute period of unusually high running demands significantly increases the risk of hamstring muscle injury in professional football players.
Moreno-Pérez et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Hamstring muscle injury (n=281). Running > 30.0 m at ≥ 21 km/h in a 5-min period vs. Control matches (previous 5 matches for the same time points) was evaluated on Hamstring muscle injury occurrence (OR 7.147, 95% CI 2.689-18.992, p=<0.001). Running more than 30.0 m at speeds ≥ 21 km/h in a 5-minute period significantly increased the odds of a hamstring muscle injury (OR 7.147) in male professional football players.
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