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Sports Injury Prevention

Sports injury prevention encompasses the strategies, interventions, and biomechanical assessments designed to reduce the incidence and severity of injuries in athletic populations. Research published in Sports and Exercise Medicine addresses multiple dimensions of this field, examining both general prevention framew…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 4× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2694-2283 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Sports injury prevention encompasses the strategies, interventions, and biomechanical assessments designed to reduce the incidence and severity of injuries in athletic populations. Research published in Sports and Exercise Medicine addresses multiple dimensions of this field, examining both general prevention frameworks and sport-specific injury patterns. The journal has featured investigations into lower extremity injury prevention, including functional approaches to ankle sprain prevention that consider the kinetic chain from pelvis to foot, as well as studies analyzing hip angle behavior during landing mechanics in young athletes to inform prevention program design. Additional work has explored hip flexion adaptations following training interventions in youth soccer players, providing insight into how physical preparation may influence injury risk. The journal has also published systematic reviews examining serious injuries in specific sports, such as spinal cord injuries in equestrian athletes, documenting incidence patterns, risk factors, and clinical outcomes. This body of work reflects the multifaceted nature of injury prevention research, spanning biomechanical analysis, age-specific considerations, sport-specific risk profiles, and the development of evidence-based interventions aimed at protecting athlete health and performance longevity.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine

V. Grivas GerasimosCorresponding author
Department of Physical Education and Sport Science University of Thessaly, Greece
Sports and Exercise Medicine Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2694-2283.jsem-18-1924

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 4 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Sports Injury Prevention, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Sports and Exercise Medicine (ISSN 2694-2283).

Journal editorial board
Gerasimos Grivas · Greece Angelo Cataldo · Italy Guy CHERON · Belgium

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