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SUBMITTER: Steib S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5064777 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Steib Simon S Zahn Peter P Zu Eulenburg Christine C Pfeifer Klaus K Zech Astrid A
BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation 20161013
<h4>Background</h4>Female handball athletes are at a particular risk of sustaining lower extremity injuries. The study examines time-dependent adaptations of static and dynamic balance as potential injury risk factors to a specific warm-up program focusing on neuromuscular control.<h4>Methods</h4>Fourty one (24.0 ± 5.9 years) female handball athletes were randomized to an intervention or control group. The intervention group implemented a 15-min specific neuromuscular warm-up program, three time ...[more]