Sports injuries and prevention

Abstract Purpose This randomized controlled trial compared the effects of FIFA 11 + with traditional warm-up programs on professional football players' agility, balance, and proprioception. Methods 44 professional football players aged between 18–30 years were randomly assigned into two groups. FIFA 11 + training grou…

The aim of this study is to investigate whether unilateral plyometric training has an effect on dynamic balance ability and knee proprioception, and if so, to what degree. Sixteen female volleyball players aged 12-14 participated in the study. These 16 athletes, randomly selected from elementary school students, were…

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of dynamic warm-up protocols on flexibility values in male wrestlers and to investigate the potential impact of these changes on vertical jump performance. The study was conducted in Istanbul and Edirne, Türkiye. A power analysis performed using the Python statsmodels l…

This study examined an 8-week in-season low-volume, high-velocity dry-land strength and plyometric program on sprint swimming and associated fitness in competitive swimmers. In a randomized controlled pre–post design, 48 swimmers aged 13–18 years were assigned to an experimental group (EG; n = 24), performing dry-land…

Background/Objectives: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the proximal humeral epiphysis offers a radiation-free alternative for forensic age estimation in living individuals. This study aimed to characterize the relationship between chronological age and epiphyseal maturation using a six-stage ossification classific…

Bu araştırmanın amacı, preadolesan erkek futbolcularda boy uzama hızı zirvesine göre biyolojik olgunlaşma düzeyi ile atletik performans parametreleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmaya aynı kulüpte lisanslı olarak en az dört yıldır futbol oynayan, haftada üç gün düzenli antrenman yapan 25 erkek futbolcu…

The purpose of this review is to describe the available evidence on proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation interventions in gymnastics and to identify the limitations of the current evidence base. A comprehensive search of PubMed, EBSCO, Scopus and SPORTDiscus identified five studies that met the eligibility criter…

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of a 6-week wearable technology-supported and individualized training approach on jump performance indicators in elite male volleyball players.Method: Twenty elite male volleyball players (age: 24.5 ± 2.3 years; height: 190.2 ± 5.1 cm; body mass: 85.7 ± 6.4 kg) competing…

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 8 haftalık kombine kuvvet ve sprint antrenman programının genç voleybolcularda vücut kompozisyonu, sıçrama, sürat ve çeviklik üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. Bölgesel liglerde mücadele eden otuz sporcu (U14: n = 15, U16: n = 15; 15 erkek, 15 kadın), kulüp antrenmanlarına ek olarak haftada iki…

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Objective: With the increasing competitiveness in sports, athletes are exposed to various negative factors affecting their physical and psychological health. This study aimed to examine whether eating attitude, body image perception, and alexithymia differ by age and gender among athletes, and to evaluate the relation…

The aim of this study was to examine the distribution of pressure pain threshold (PPT) across different anatomical regions in athletes engaged in combat and team sports and to determine whether these profiles differ according to sport type. A total of 72 athletes voluntarily participated in this cross-sectional study,…