Training & movement
A · High confidenceStrength training and the number of sports injuries in athletes
Subject: Strength training as dose-dependent, safe injury prevention
What this means
Groups doing strength training had about a third as many sports injuries (relative risk 0.338). A 10% increase in training volume went with an injury risk more than four percentage points lower.
Lauersen JB, Andersen TE, Andersen LB · 2018 · British Journal of Sports Medicine 52(24):1557-1563
What does this rating mean?
Multiple consistent meta-analyses or a position stand. Sufficient basis for a fixed choice in the coaching.
Findings
The protective effect of strength training on acute and overuse injuries increases with the amount of training, without evidence of extra risk.
Who this applies to
Athletes aged 12 to 40, from five studies in Europe and one in Africa.
Size of the research
Six randomised trials with 7738 participants in total, who sustained 177 injuries.
What to keep in mind
Only a few studies, with very different populations and programmes. The link with training volume comes from a comparative analysis done afterwards.
Practical conclusion for REZA
The most concrete evidence for strength training in clients with recurring complaints. More strength training is demonstrably better here, up to a point.
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Methodology
Systematic review, qualitative analysis and meta-analysis
Original source
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099078 · PMID: 30131332
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