Research summary · Injury prevention
Exercise programmes for injury prevention in handball
A synthesis of trials and prospective cohorts evaluates prevention programmes in competitive handball.
- Publication year
- 2024
- Publication type
- Systematic review and meta-analysis
- Journal
- Journal of Athletic Training
- Population / context
- Handball
What the publication reports
The pooled analyses favoured exercise-based programmes for shoulder, lower-limb, knee, ACL and ankle injuries. The review searched five databases and considered injury outcomes specifically in handball players.
Limits and interpretation
The included studies used different reporting methods, including athlete, coach and physiotherapist reports. Pooled associations do not identify one best programme for every team.
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Original publication / indexed recordDOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-0680.22Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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