
Sports Medicine
Efficacy of groin-injury specific prevention programmes in football and handball
Br J Sports Med. 2015 Jun;49(12):785-7917 randomized and cluster-randomized controlled trials (4191 patients) with athletes having reported groin injuries were selected for inclusion. The purpose of the study was to determine if groin-injury specific prevention programs are effective in various sports. Results found no significant reduction in the incidence of groin injuries after completion of a groin injury prevention program compared to control intervention, as well as no significant difference in sub-group analyses based on gender, sport, or programme type.
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