How are biomechanical and psychosocial factors associated with injuries across one season in Swedish elite and sub-elite female soccer players?

John Ressman, Philip von Rosen, Eva Rasmussen-Barr, Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Grooten · 2026

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John Ressman, Philip von Rosen, Eva Rasmussen-Barr, and Wilhelmus Grooten follow female soccer players through a season to find injury links, in a paper dated 2026. The squad covers elite and sub-elite Swedish teams in the top three divisions. Both body mechanics and mental and social factors were on the table.

The study enrolled 244 players with an average age near twenty-two. Baseline tests measured strength and other traits, and injuries were logged every four weeks. Among the youngest players, stronger hips tied to fewer time-loss injuries in the dominant leg. That link faded in older players. The full analysis weighs which traits predict injuries that cost playing time against those behind nagging problems. Such detail helps clubs aim prevention where age makes it count.

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CREATORJohn Ressman, Philip von Rosen, Eva Rasmussen-Barr, Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Grooten
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE67 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13599122

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