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TRIGGER POINTS TREATMENT IN SOCCER PLAYERS: AN INTEGRATIVE
REVIEW
Leonardo Kenji Nakamura
Sol Institute, Brazil
Introduction:
Soccer is the well-known collective sport, worldwide it is the largest in terms of number of
players and in the last few years the number of new players has been increasing (STOLEN et al., 2005), char-
acterized by competitiveness, physical contact and maximum involvement of the musculature. The practice
of soccer can cause muscle trauma, with maximal and eccentric concentric contraction or muscle imbalance
between agonist and antagonist leading to injuries such as Triggers Points (TP). Defined by Sharkey (2017) as
a small nodule found in muscles and fascia resulting from trauma. Costa and Torres-Lacomba (2016) analyzed
the musculature of soccer players and verified the presence of TP. Haser et al., (2017) investigated the effects
of dry needling on the treatment of TP and concluded that there was improvement in pain and also observed
a significant resistance of the thigh muscle strength of the players, Williams et al., (2017) showed benefits such
as improvement of the pain by suction cup.
Conclusions:
The research shows that unconventional therapies are used in the treatment of Trigger Points.
Further studies of the treatment techniques of TP with soccer players are necessary.
Asian J Biomed Pharmaceut Sci 2019, Volume 9 | DOI: 10.4066/2249-622X-C1-018
STRENGTH TRAINING FOR ENDURANCE SPORTS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE
CURRENT RESEARCH
Mike James
The Endurance Physio, United Kingdom
T
he role and importance of strength and conditioning in endurance sports has become a much-debated
topic in recent years. Despite the emerging evidence supporting its role in performance enhancement and
injury reduction, consensus is lacking on its effectiveness across all endurance populations, and implemen-
tation is often met with resistance by those with traditional, long held beliefs that strength and endurance
training are conflicting ends of a physical spectrum. The presentation provides an overview of current research
pertaining to strength training for endurance sports.