Hamstring injury prevention in male football players during an adolescent growth spurt
Vanhatalo, Tomi (2020)
Vanhatalo, Tomi
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020112524281
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020112524281
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Hamstring injuries are the most common injuries in football, while hamstring muscles are to the most affected by adolescent growth spurt. Hamstring injuries have remained as a huge problem in the sport of football as their prevention has been proven to be difficult, despite the vast amount of studies and research done about hamstring injury prevention.
The theoretical background of this thesis consists of adolescent growth spurt, how it affects the training and playing of football and also the anatomical structure of the hamstring and information about hamstring injuries and the risk factors and injury prevention methods associated with them.
The methodology of this thesis is practical-based which is supported by an evidence-based theoretical background. The practical implementation section of the thesis was an information package for a local Finnish football club. The objective of the information package was to increase knowledge about playing and training football during an adolescent growth spurt and its’ target group was boys aged 13-15 and their parents.
As a result of this thesis the information package was created. It contains 5 pages. The content of the information package is based on the theoretical background of this thesis which means that it contains information about hamstring injuries and the risk factors associated with them, adolescent growth spurt and how it affects playing football, recovery and what kind of exercises should be done for hamstring injury prevention.
The theoretical background of this thesis consists of adolescent growth spurt, how it affects the training and playing of football and also the anatomical structure of the hamstring and information about hamstring injuries and the risk factors and injury prevention methods associated with them.
The methodology of this thesis is practical-based which is supported by an evidence-based theoretical background. The practical implementation section of the thesis was an information package for a local Finnish football club. The objective of the information package was to increase knowledge about playing and training football during an adolescent growth spurt and its’ target group was boys aged 13-15 and their parents.
As a result of this thesis the information package was created. It contains 5 pages. The content of the information package is based on the theoretical background of this thesis which means that it contains information about hamstring injuries and the risk factors associated with them, adolescent growth spurt and how it affects playing football, recovery and what kind of exercises should be done for hamstring injury prevention.