Effect of Injury Prevention Programs on Lower Extremity Performance in Youth Athletes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding how existing youth injury prevention programs affect specific modifiable injury risk factors will inform future program development for youth athletes.

Objective

To comprehensively evaluate the effects of injury prevention programs on the modifiable intrinsic risk factors associated with lower extremity performance in youth athletes.

Data sources

This systematic review followed the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. A systematic search of the literature was performed using multiple databases (PubMed, EBSCOhost [including CINAHL, Medline, and SPORTDiscus], and PEDro). Secondary references were appraised for relevant articles. Article types included randomized or cluster randomized controlled

SUBMITTER: Hanlon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6931180 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan/Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature