Warm-upEvidence & Dosage

Top studies on Warm-up

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

1. 01

   Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers: cluster randomised controlled trial.

   BMJ (Clinical research ed.)·2008·n=1,892200 influential citations

   <h4>Objective</h4>To examine the effect of a comprehensive warm-up programme designed to reduce the risk of injuries in female youth football.<h4>Design</h4>Cluster randomised controlled trial with clubs as the unit of…

2. 02

   Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female team handball players: a prospective intervention study over three seasons.

   Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine·2003200 influential citations

   <h4>Objective</h4>To assess the effect of a neuromuscular training program on the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female team handball players.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective intervention study.<h4>Setting</h4>Female team…

3. 03

   Foam rolling and stretching do not provide superior acute flexibility and stiffness improvements compared to any other warm-up intervention: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

   J Sport Health Sci·2024·n=1,134Meta-Analysis112 influential citations

   <h4>Background</h4>Acute improvement in range of motion (ROM) is a widely reported effect of stretching and foam rolling, which is commonly explained by changes in pain threshold and/or musculotendinous stiffness. Interestingly, these…

4. 04

   Revisiting the 'Whys' and 'Hows' of the Warm-Up: Are We Asking the Right Questions?

   Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)·2024112 influential citations

   The warm-up is considered beneficial for increasing body temperature, stimulating the neuromuscular system and overall preparing the athletes for the demands of training sessions and competitions. Even when warm-up-derived benefits are…

5. 05

   Compliance with a comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in youth football.

   British journal of sports medicine·201097 influential citations

   <h4>Background</h4>Participants' compliance, attitudes and beliefs have the potential to influence the efficacy of an intervention greatly.<h4>Objective</h4>To characterise team and player compliance with a comprehensive injury prevention…

6. 06

   Effect of acute static stretching on force, balance, reaction time, and movement time.

   Medicine and science in sports and exercise·200488 influential citations

   <h4>Purpose</h4>The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of an acute bout of lower limb static stretching on balance, proprioception, reaction, and movement time.<h4>Methods</h4>Sixteen subjects were tested before and after…

7. 07

   Effect of a submaximal half-squats warm-up program on vertical jumping ability.

   Journal of strength and conditioning research·200383 influential citations

   The purpose of the current research was to study the effect of a warm-up program including submaximal half-squats on vertical jumping ability. Twenty physically active men participated in the study. Each subject performed 5 sets of…

8. 08

   Warm-up and stretching in the prevention of muscular injury.

   Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)·200781 influential citations

   Muscular injury is one of the major problems facing today's athletes, both recreational and professional. Injuries to skeletal muscle represent >30% of the injuries seen in sports medicine clinics. As a result, it is imperative to utilise…

9. 09

   Effects of running, static stretching and practice jumps on explosive force production and jumping performance.

   The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness·200381 influential citations

   <h4>Aim</h4>The interaction between running, stretching and practice jumps during warm-up for jumping tests has not been investigated. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of running, static stretching of the leg…

10. 10

    The effectiveness of neuromuscular warm-up strategies, that require no additional equipment, for preventing lower limb injuries during sports participation: a systematic review.

    BMC medicine·2012·n=1,50078 influential citations

    <h4>Background</h4>Lower limb injuries in sport are increasingly prevalent and responsible for large economic as well as personal burdens. In this review we seek to determine which easily implemented functional neuromuscular warm-up…

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