Federico Genovesi, Marco Tabone, Stefano Nuara, Elena Pasquali, Alessio Rossi, Andrea Perali, Tindaro Bongiovanni
{"title":"Injury risk profile for soccer players: identification of the risk factors for soccer-related injuries - an umbrella review.","authors":"Federico Genovesi, Marco Tabone, Stefano Nuara, Elena Pasquali, Alessio Rossi, Andrea Perali, Tindaro Bongiovanni","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2467867","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2467867","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review aimed to identify risk factors for soccer injuries and provide researchers the needed elements to build a soccer-player's injury risk profile. An umbrella review was conducted following the PRIOR criteria (OSF registration link: https://osf.io/jr7xe/). A literature search was run to identify studies investigating soccer-related injury risk factors. We included systematic reviews published between 2013 and 2023 related to soccer and analysed the identified risk factors to classify these in intrinsic and extrinsic, group in categories and identify relationships between risk factors and injury location. Among 240 risk factors, 181 (75.4%) were classified as intrinsic and 59 (24.6%) as extrinsic. We grouped risk factors in 14 categories. Finally, we found relationships between risk factors and injury locations for 159 factors, with the knee representing the body area most affected by risk factors (<i>N</i> = 101), followed by the ankle (<i>N</i> = 65) and the thigh (<i>N</i> = 65).</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"385-411"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143477106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meredith Ehn, Rachel Anders, Masaru Teramoto, Daniel M Cushman, Luke A Johnson, Aaron Provance, Stuart E Willick
{"title":"The NICA injury surveillance system: results from five years of student-athlete injury data.","authors":"Meredith Ehn, Rachel Anders, Masaru Teramoto, Daniel M Cushman, Luke A Johnson, Aaron Provance, Stuart E Willick","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2478399","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2478399","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The National Interscholastic Cycling Association Injury Surveillance System was implemented in 2018 to characterize acute traumatic injuries and identify associated risk factors in interscholastic youth cross-country mountain bike racing in the United States. Designated reporters collected data weekly during the 2018-2022 seasons. Variables collected included demographic information, injury characteristics, and other associated factors. In 119,098 student-athlete years, there were 2,655 injury events (injury event proportion = 2.23%). The wrist/hand was the most common body part injured (23.2%), followed by head/brain (23.0%), and shoulder/clavicle (15.9%). Males experienced a higher proportion of upper limb injuries than females (57.6% and 49.6%, respectively; <i>p</i> < 0.001); females experienced a higher proportion of lower limb injuries than males (29.5% and 24.8%, respectively; <i>p</i> = 0.020). Injury event proportion decreased by 27% (<i>p</i> < 0.001) during the study period. Acute traumatic injuries are common but injury proportion is low. Most injuries are minor but serious injuries do occur, resulting in time-loss from riding.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"488-499"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12187547/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143625826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marc Guitart-Trench, Javier Sanchez-Sanchez, Xavier Valle, Jorge Garcia-Unanue, Francesc Cos, Antonio Alonso-Callejo, Gil Rodas, Jose Luis Felipe
{"title":"Does accumulated physical load in different time windows affect hamstring injuries in elite football players?","authors":"Marc Guitart-Trench, Javier Sanchez-Sanchez, Xavier Valle, Jorge Garcia-Unanue, Francesc Cos, Antonio Alonso-Callejo, Gil Rodas, Jose Luis Felipe","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2468799","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2468799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aims to investigate how accumulated training load over different time windows (7, 14, and 28 days) influences the incidence of hamstring injuries in elite football players.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive and longitudinal study was developed in 343 players in three teams (2<sup>nd</sup> Team, U-19 team, and U-18 team) from the academy of an elite football club in Spanish La Liga that also competed in the Union of European Football Associations Champions League during four seasons, from 2017/18 to 2020/21. External load variables (total distance, high-speed running, accelerations, etc.) for training and competition have been studied considering the volume variables during three different time windows along the different seasons (7 days, 14 days, and 28 days).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results did not show differences in the shortest time windows (7- and 14-week periods), showing that strength and conditioning coaches should analyse longer periods of time and compare them to previous periods with the same length in order to improve workload management and reduce injury risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It is important consider the accumulated load (chronic) in periods of 28 days to avoid an increase that generates a hamstring injury. The control of the training load in blocks of 28-day time windows seems essential to minimize the injury rate in football players.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"427-439"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143458720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nutrition in sport: an opportunity to balance performance, sustainability and Preventive Medicine.","authors":"F Del Grosso, D Turco","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2525854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2525854","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article explores the complex interaction between sport, nutrition and sustainable foods, emphasizing how a diet based on principles of sustainability can support athletic performance, promote rapid post-training recovery and contribute to injury prevention. In addition, the long-term impact of these nutritional choices on athletes' health and the environment is analysed, offering an integrated view that connects the well-being of the individuals with the global health. Through a critical review of existing scientific literature, as well as through the examination of case studies and experimental research, this work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential benefits of a sustainable diet for athletes. In particular, it highlights how specific dietary choices can, on one hand, optimize physical performance and, on the other hand, contribute to a more ethical and responsible lifestyle, in line with the growing demand for global sustainability. We also focused on how dentists, particularly those specialized in sport, also play a fundamental role in early diagnosis and in educating and guiding the most correct choices.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144542058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of an education and exercise-based injury prevention programme on knowledge, eccentric shoulder strength, shoulder range of motion, and thoracic range of motion among competitive youth volleyball athletes: a randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Rachel Lau, Swarup Mukherjee","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2475037","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2475037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 12-week randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of an education and exercise-based programme among competitive youth volleyball athletes. Forty-five participants were randomized into intervention (<i>n</i> = 23) and control groups (<i>n</i> = 22). The intervention group attended the \"Education program for youth athletes\" in Week 1 and the \"Exercise program\" over 12 weeks. The education programme improved participants' knowledge scores concerning overuse injuries and the growth and maturation process during adolescence from baseline to Week 12 (<i>p</i> = .001). The exercise programme improved shoulder internal rotation range of motion after 12 weeks (<i>p</i> < .001). No significant improvements were observed for eccentric shoulder external rotation strength and thoracic rotation range of motion following the exercise programme in the intervention group. The education and exercise-based programme improved knowledge regarding overuse injuries and the adolescence growth process and shoulder internal rotation range of motion among youth volleyball athletes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"458-474"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143573721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Campos B T, Penna E M, Ogando P H M, Rodrigues J G S, Albuquerque M R, Nakamura F Y, Prado L S
{"title":"Assessing post-competition recovery in judo: insights into muscle damage and performance.","authors":"Campos B T, Penna E M, Ogando P H M, Rodrigues J G S, Albuquerque M R, Nakamura F Y, Prado L S","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2471384","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2471384","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recovery dynamics in combat sports like judo are critical for optimizing performance and reducing injury risk. This study aimed to evaluate the time-course of physiological (creatine kinase, CK) and neuromuscular (countermovement jump, CMJ) recovery in junior judo athletes following competition. Thirteen junior-level judo athletes participated in this study. Assessments of CK and CMJ were conducted at three points: 24 hours before, 24 hours after, and 48 hours after competition. A repeated-measures ANOVA was used to analyse differences across time points, and Pearson's correlation measured associations between match duration and recovery markers. CK levels showed a significant increase 24 hours post-competition, returning to baseline by 48 hours, indicating muscle damage peaks shortly after matches. CMJ performance remained stable across all time points, suggesting a different recovery pathway for neuromuscular function. Additionally, match duration correlated with CK increase, reflecting higher physical stress. This study highlights a distinct recovery pattern for CK and CMJ, with CK peaking 24 hours post-match and CMJ showing resilience to acute competition stress. Coaches and athletes can use these findings to tailor recovery interventions, focusing on muscle recovery within the first 24 hours to optimize performance and reduce injury risk in subsequent events.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"448-457"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefan Cristian Dinescu, Doru Stoica, Cristina Elena Bita, Aritina Morosanu, Nicoara Andreea-Iulia, Cirstei Mihaela, Cosma Marian Alexandru, Florentin Vreju
{"title":"Tibial tuberosity maturation assessment by ultrasonography and screening for Osgood-Schlatter disease in male and female children and adolescent athletes: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Stefan Cristian Dinescu, Doru Stoica, Cristina Elena Bita, Aritina Morosanu, Nicoara Andreea-Iulia, Cirstei Mihaela, Cosma Marian Alexandru, Florentin Vreju","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2479154","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2479154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our study was aimed to describe the maturation pattern of the tibial tuberosity in association with chronological age in children and adolescent athletes. This was a single centre cross-sectional study on 116 subjects, 63 males and 53 females, with ages between 7 and 18 years. All participants were performance athletes, members of sports clubs, participating in daily training. All subjects were examined for symptoms related to Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) and evaluated by ultrasound of the knee in order to establish the maturation stage of the tibial tuberosity based on a 4-point scale. Tibial tuberosity maturation stage was distributed as follows: stage 1 (<i>n</i> = 31, 26.7%), stage 2 (<i>n</i> = 9, 7.8%), stage 3 (<i>n</i> = 27, 23.3%) and stage 4 (<i>n</i> = 49, 42.2%). Only three cases presented symptoms associated with OSD, which results in a very low prevalence of only 2.6%. Between the ages of 13 and 15 years, female subjects showed higher proportions of complete bone maturation compared to males. Our study provides information about the gender offset of tibial tuberosity bone maturation.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"512-524"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143650121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark E T Willems, Tess R Flood, Matthew R Kuennen, Ben J Lee
{"title":"Anthocyanin-rich New Zealand blackcurrant extract reduces treadmill running-induced gastrointestinal symptoms in the heat: pilot observations.","authors":"Mark E T Willems, Tess R Flood, Matthew R Kuennen, Ben J Lee","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2471380","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2471380","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined the effect of anthocyanin-rich New Zealand blackcurrant (NZBC) extract on running-induced gastrointestinal symptoms in the heat. Recreationally active men (<i>n</i> = 12, age: 28 ± 6 yr, BMI: 24.5 ± 1.8 kg·m<sup>-2</sup>, <math><mover><mi>V</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></math>O<sub>2max</sub>: 56 ± 6 mL·kg<sup>-1</sup>·min<sup>-1</sup>) volunteered. Participants dosed with 7 days of NZBC extract (CurraNZ®) (210 mg anthocyanins) or placebo. Exercise consisted of treadmill running for one hr at 65%<math><mover><mi>V</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></math>O<sub>2max</sub> (34.1 ± 0.1°C, 40.8 ± 0.2% relative humidity) with the recording of gastrointestinal symptoms during and at 60 min following recovery in normal conditions. With placebo, 11 participants (92%) reported gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g. belching, stitch), and this was reduced to four participants (25%) with NZBC extract. Using a modified visual analog scale, the accumulated score of gastrointestinal symptoms was lower with 7-day intake of NZBC extract (placebo: 112, NZBC extract: 54, <i>p</i> = 0.04). The prevalence of upper, lower and other gastrointestinal symptoms was reduced (upper, placebo: 75%, NZBC extract: 25%; lower: placebo: 25%, NZBC extract: 17%; other, placebo: 50%, NZBC extract: 25%). With placebo, only two participants reported severe symptoms (one participant for dizziness and nausea with that participant still reporting those in the NZBC extract condition). Seven-day intake of New Zealand blackcurrant extract reduced the incidence of gastrointestinal symptoms during 1-h of running in hot environmental conditions. Future research should examine the efficacy of NZBC extract on exercise-associated gastrointestinal symptoms in conditions in which gastrointestinal symptoms can be expected to be severe.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"440-447"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143493404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kecui Fu, Yang Yu, Jinhui Li, Juping Chen, Yunfeng Du, Xiujuan Xu, Delai Zhou
{"title":"Emerging strategies in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention: from biomechanics to neuromuscular training.","authors":"Kecui Fu, Yang Yu, Jinhui Li, Juping Chen, Yunfeng Du, Xiujuan Xu, Delai Zhou","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2521477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2521477","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The adverse consequences of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries on athlete performance and recovery time have made them a major issue in sports medicine. In fact, women's ACL injury rates have remained unchanged for more than 20 years, and they are 3-6 times more likely to get an injury than males. Although a large body of research has examined biomechanical risk factors (e.g. incorrect knee alignment or joint stress during sports activities), very little has been done to explicitly link these biomechanical insights to neuromuscular training regimens. For athletes who run the risk of suffering an ACL injury, proper prophylaxis and prevention are essential, especially for non-contact injuries. A thorough knowledge of the processes, risk factors, and aetiological factors behind sports injuries is necessary for adequate prevention. This paper aims to present a thorough overview of ACL, emphasizing the role of biomechanics in ACL and neuromuscular training programmes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144476542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philip Woodbridge, Kevin Campbell-Karn, Fiona McCormack
{"title":"Nutritional intake, sports nutrition knowledge and energy availability in recreational female football players.","authors":"Philip Woodbridge, Kevin Campbell-Karn, Fiona McCormack","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2520528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2520528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aimed to assess the nutritional intake, sports nutrition knowledge and risk of low energy availability (LEA) and injury in recreational female football (soccer) players, a growing but understudied population. Players were recruited from Tier 4-5 clubs of the female domestic league in England (<i>n</i> = 54) aged 22.7 years ± 6.1, weight 64.7 kg ± 8.4, height 165.9 cm ± 5.7. Nutritional intake was quantified using 3-day food diaries, sports nutrition knowledge was assessed using the 88-item Sports Nutrition Knowledge Low Questionnaire (SNKQ) and the risk of LEA was assessed using the LEA in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q). LEA was identified in 55.6% of the players using the cut-off of 30 g/kg fat free mass. Mean energy intake (1730 kcal) was identified as significantly lower than energy intake targets (2195 kcal) (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The mean score for the SNKQ was 55.6% ± 10.6 with 29.6% identified as having poor nutritional knowledge. Nutritional knowledge had a weak positive correlation with energy intake (<i>r</i> = 0.305) and energy availability (<i>r</i> = 0.268). LEAF-Q identified 42.6% of the players as at risk of LEA and therefore injury. The results suggest that recreational female football players may be at risk of developing LEA and injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144310359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}