Prevenção de estiramento muscular dos isquiossurais em jogadores de futebol

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The hamstring strain is one of the most common injuries in soccer and there is a high rate of recurrence. Furthermore, it is an injury that causes more than 15 days expulsion of the athlete in training. Currently, there are several studies on preventive programs for this injury, however there is no consensus on the best method to effectively reduce the number of hamstring strain in soccer. OBJECTIVE: Literature review of the most effective methods of prevention of hamstring injuries in soccer. METHODS: A narrative review was performed by searching databases of PubMed, Medline, Peter, Lilacs, and Scielo Bireme including articles with the following keywords: hamstring, soccer, injuries, stretch and prevention. The language of this research was limited to English, indexed in the periods 1997 to 2010. RESULTS: Were used in this review 20 articles. Of the 20 articles, five were selected literature review, nine observational studies and six experimental trials. CONCLUSION: A hamstring strain is very common in soccer, being important to have knowledge of risk factors and an isokinetic evaluation at the beginning of the season is necessary to plan the training for each athlete. Moreover, the preventive program more effective in the prevention of hamstring strain was eccentric exercise as well as neuromuscular control exercises and correction of muscle imbalances.