While attempting forceful acceleration in the forward direction, he had felt a sudden sharp pain in the hip-adductor region of the trailing leg toward the end of the push-off phase. Subsequently ...

Data sources PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, PEDro, Embase, and Scopus. Eligibility criteria Studies included had to (1) measure hip adductor or abductor strength in healthy athletes, (2) conduct ...

Players completed eccentric strength and sprint testing before and after the intervention. Main Outcome Measurements Eccentric hip adduction strength (Nm/kg). Results Between-group analyses showed ...