
Sports Medicine
ISAKOS: Injury rate reduced in basketball players who warm-up with the FIFA 11+ program
A total of 121 male youth basketball players were cluster randomized, by team, to determine the effect of the FIFA 11+ warm-up program on the prevention of injuries. 11 teams were allocated to the institution of the warm-up program or not. The duration of the study was the 9-month basketball season, of which the primary outcome was the incidence of sustaining an injury related to sport. Results at the end of the study indicated a significantly lower rate of injury in participants who warmed-up according to the FIFA 11+ program than those who did not.
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