Neuromuscular training for preventing knee injuries in female team athletes: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of neuromuscular training (NMT) in preventing knee injuries in female team sport athletes and identify dose-response relationships with intervention complexity, compliance, and session parameters.

Methods

This review followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Randomized controlled trials on NMT for injury prevention in female team-sport athletes were retrieved from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library up to December 2024. Pooled risk ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using fixed- or random-effects models depending on heterogeneity. Subgroup analyses examined compliance, session duration, training frequency, and NMT components.

Results

NMT significantly reduced overall knee injury r

SUBMITTER: Gu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581765 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature