The Relationship between Isometric Strength of the Lower Extremity Muscles and Incidence of Injuries in Lower Extremity in Young Football Players

The risk of injury in football is high. Many researchers have introduced muscle strength as one of the most important internal risk factors, but few studies have examined the relationship between the isometric strength of muscles and incidence of injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to exa...

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Main Authors: parisa namazi, mostafa zarei, fariborz hovanloo
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Published: University of Tehran 2019-02-01
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Online Access:https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_72255_3e8de7d56f23711b02be319cce318a7e.pdf
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description The risk of injury in football is high. Many researchers have introduced muscle strength as one of the most important internal risk factors, but few studies have examined the relationship between the isometric strength of muscles and incidence of injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between isometric strength of lower extremity muscles and the incidence of injuries in football players and the power to predict these injuries. The sample of this study included 73 football players under 21 years of age. Before the beginning of the season, the anthropometric dimensions and isometric strength of lower extremity in dominant leg of each player were measured by Isokinetic device (Biodex system 4), then each player was followed up for 8 months and their injuries were recorded. The results of Cox regression test showed no significant relationship between isometric strength of the measured muscles and the incidence of injuries in lower extremity. According to these results, it is suggested that medical and technical staff of football teams use isometric tests to identify high risk players. Other strength evaluation methods such as isokinetic and isotonic strengths may be more effective.
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spelling doaj-art-d1fa4485f6334e02ae173cf1eda01fec2025-08-20T02:31:08ZengUniversity of TehranSport Sciences and Health Research2981-02052019-02-0110224726710.22059/jsmed.2019.263851.91272255The Relationship between Isometric Strength of the Lower Extremity Muscles and Incidence of Injuries in Lower Extremity in Young Football Playersparisa namazi0mostafa zarei1fariborz hovanloo2MS Sport Injury and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranAssociated Professor, Health and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranAssistant Professor, Health and Sport Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranThe risk of injury in football is high. Many researchers have introduced muscle strength as one of the most important internal risk factors, but few studies have examined the relationship between the isometric strength of muscles and incidence of injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between isometric strength of lower extremity muscles and the incidence of injuries in football players and the power to predict these injuries. The sample of this study included 73 football players under 21 years of age. Before the beginning of the season, the anthropometric dimensions and isometric strength of lower extremity in dominant leg of each player were measured by Isokinetic device (Biodex system 4), then each player was followed up for 8 months and their injuries were recorded. The results of Cox regression test showed no significant relationship between isometric strength of the measured muscles and the incidence of injuries in lower extremity. According to these results, it is suggested that medical and technical staff of football teams use isometric tests to identify high risk players. Other strength evaluation methods such as isokinetic and isotonic strengths may be more effective.https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_72255_3e8de7d56f23711b02be319cce318a7e.pdffootball injuriesisometric strengthlower extremityprevention of injuriesrisk factor
spellingShingle parisa namazi
mostafa zarei
fariborz hovanloo
The Relationship between Isometric Strength of the Lower Extremity Muscles and Incidence of Injuries in Lower Extremity in Young Football Players
Sport Sciences and Health Research
football injuries
isometric strength
lower extremity
prevention of injuries
risk factor
title The Relationship between Isometric Strength of the Lower Extremity Muscles and Incidence of Injuries in Lower Extremity in Young Football Players
title_full The Relationship between Isometric Strength of the Lower Extremity Muscles and Incidence of Injuries in Lower Extremity in Young Football Players
title_fullStr The Relationship between Isometric Strength of the Lower Extremity Muscles and Incidence of Injuries in Lower Extremity in Young Football Players
title_full_unstemmed The Relationship between Isometric Strength of the Lower Extremity Muscles and Incidence of Injuries in Lower Extremity in Young Football Players
title_short The Relationship between Isometric Strength of the Lower Extremity Muscles and Incidence of Injuries in Lower Extremity in Young Football Players
title_sort relationship between isometric strength of the lower extremity muscles and incidence of injuries in lower extremity in young football players
topic football injuries
isometric strength
lower extremity
prevention of injuries
risk factor
url https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_72255_3e8de7d56f23711b02be319cce318a7e.pdf
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