Overuse injuries in sport: a comprehensive overview

Abstract Background The absence of a single, identifiable traumatic cause has been traditionally used as a definition for a causative factor of overuse injury. Excessive loading, insufficient recovery, and underpreparedness can increase injury risk by exposing athletes to relatively large changes in...

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Main Authors: R. Aicale, D. Tarantino, N. Maffulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-1017-5