Evidence-Based Prevention of Sports Injuries: Is the Sports Medicine Community on the Right Track?
Bruno Manfredini Baroni, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa
Abstract
Sports injuries are multifactorial and have a complex web of risk factors. Thus, identifying risk factors plays a central role in designing prevention strategies. Following evidence-based practice principles, clinicians use the best available evidence to guide decisions about injury prevention. Here, we share a scenario familiar to the sports medicine community—risk factors for hamstring strain injury—and highlight some of the pitfalls that clinicians should watch out for when applying research to practice. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2021;51(3):91–93. doi:10.2519/jospt.2021.0104
Topics & Concepts
Sports medicineHamstringMedicineSports injuryEvidence-based medicineInjury preventionPhysical therapyAlternative medicineMedical educationPoison controlFamily medicineMedical emergencyPathologySports injuries and preventionCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseInjury Epidemiology and Prevention