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The Effect of the Reverse Nordic Curl Exercise on Quadriceps Femoris Muscles Injury Rate Among Soccer Players

Saudi Arabia400 participantsStarted 2021-01-16

Plain-language summary

The reverse Nordic curl is a body-weight exercise which mainly works the quadriceps and hip flexors. It has a large eccentric component, meaning the muscles are working whilst lengthening. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the reverse Nordic curl exercise on Quadriceps femoris muscles injuries among soccer players. It hypothesized that reverse Nordic curl exercise has a beneficial effect in terms of Quadriceps femoris muscles injury prevention.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 40 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Soccer teams * Amateur. * Male . * Training at least three times per week. Exclusion Criteria: * History of lower extremity injury requiring medical attention in the past 6 months, or systemic diseases, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders or bone fractures or surgery in the previous year. Players who joined a participating team after the start of the trial will be excluded.

What they're measuring

Incidence of initial injuries

Timeframe: At the end of the intervention season (6 months).

The incidence of recurrent injuries

Timeframe: At the end of the intervention season (6 months)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04674072

SponsorUmm Al-Qura University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-06-16

Contact for this trial

Wesam Saleh A. Al Attar, PhD

+966 54 820 6504 wsattar@uqu.edu.sa

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