The Prevention and Rehabilitation of Training Injuries

A special issue of Sports (ISSN 2075-4663).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 592

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Department of Physiotherapy, University of Seville, Avicena Street, 41009 Seville, Spain
Interests: quality of life; perfommance; musculoskeletal disorders; physiotherapy; tendinopathy; ultrasound and invasive physiotherapy (guided intervention)
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Dear Colleagues,

Musculoskeletal injuries are one of the most common pathologies among athletes and the general population. The approach to these injuries includes diagnosis, assessment, physical therapy treatment and rehabilitation. However, the area of prevention of these injuries is becoming increasingly important. Studies that help to improve knowledge in each of these areas will improve the professionalism of the different health and training professions.

This Special Issue of Sports aims to create a multidisciplinary forum for the discussion of the latest developments in this area and thus invites authors to submit original research and/or specific reviews that improve our understanding of the prevention and rehabilitation of training injuries. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: musculoskeletal injuries, diagnostic imaging, biomechanics, functional evaluation, performance analysis, advanced technologies, physiotherapy, physical exercise, and readaptation.

Dr. Blanca de la Cruz-Torres
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Keywords

  • sports injuries
  • ultrasound imaging
  • biomechanics
  • physical therapy
  • physical exercise
  • performance analysis
  • rehabilitation
  • prevention

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Effectiveness of Different Neuromuscular Recovery Strategies in Elite Youth Female Football Players
by Silvia Sedano and Sergio Maroto-Izquierdo
Sports 2025, 13(2), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13020036 - 29 Jan 2025
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This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of various active recovery strategies in youth female soccer players during competitive tournaments with limited recovery periods (i.e., 24–48 h). Twenty-two elite under-17 female football players participated in this randomized controlled trial, which encompassed fourteen 90 [...] Read more.
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of various active recovery strategies in youth female soccer players during competitive tournaments with limited recovery periods (i.e., 24–48 h). Twenty-two elite under-17 female football players participated in this randomized controlled trial, which encompassed fourteen 90 min official matches. Participants were randomly allocated to one of three recovery protocols: passive stretching, foam rolling, or lumbopelvic mobility exercises, which were implemented ten minutes after each match. Countermovement jump with free arm (CMJA) height was measured pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, and 5 h post-intervention. Wellness perception was evaluated 24 h later. Significant enhancements in CMJA height were observed immediately after all recovery protocols and at 5 h post-intervention compared with pre-intervention (p < 0.001). The lumbopelvic mobility protocol yielded the most substantial improvement, significantly surpassing both stretching and foam rolling. Moreover, significant increases in wellness perception were observed following the foam rolling (p < 0.001, ES = 0.95) and mobility (p < 0.05, ES = 0.88) protocols, with the mobility protocol demonstrating a marginally larger effect size than stretching. Active recovery strategies significantly enhanced neuromuscular function and wellness perception in under-17 female soccer players. Lumbopelvic mobility exercises exhibited superior efficacy, suggesting that they should be prioritized in post-match recovery regimens. Full article
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