TY - JOUR T1 - Preventing hamstring injuries in football through enhanced exercise and RTP strategies JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 684 LP - 685 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098630 VL - 52 IS - 10 AU - Nick van der Horst Y1 - 2018/05/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/10/684.abstract N2 - This thesis consisted of seven publications on the prevention of hamstring injuries in male football, targeting primary prevention and return-to-play (RTP) after hamstring injuries.Hamstring injuries is the number 1 muscle injury in football, and injury rates have been increasing consistently over the last decade.1 Furthermore, hamstring injuries are notorious for their high recurrence rates, leading to prolonged rehabilitation, personal suffering for the player and decreased team performance.The thesis kicks off with a systematic review on the effect of general exercise programmes for the prevention of football injuries. The first study was a randomised controlled trial investigating … ER -