Research summary · Injury prevention
Knee-load changes after neuromuscular training in female soccer
A randomized neuromuscular-training trial examines whether knee-abduction loading changes immediately and six months later in adolescent female soccer players stratified by baseline biomechanical risk.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
- Population / context
- Adolescent female soccer players
What the publication reports
One hundred fifty players enrolled in a six-week, three-session-per-week programme with hip-focused, knee-focused or sham biofeedback. Among 44 players classified as high risk, knee-abduction moment improved after training and remained lower at six months; no change occurred in the 87 low-risk players analysed.
Limits and interpretation
This was a secondary analysis based on a biomechanical surrogate, not observed ACL injury incidence. Risk-stratified subgroup sizes were smaller than the enrolled sample, and the findings do not establish that biofeedback prevents injury.
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Female Soccer Players at High Risk of Injury Maintained Improved Knee Abduction Load 6 Months After Neuromuscular Training Program
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42823643DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2026.14125Reader discussion
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