Table 1 Example of a search strategy (the Medline OvidSP search)
1 | (Football* OR Soccer).ti,ab |
2 | exp FOOTBALL/ |
3 | exp SOCCER/ |
4 | 1 OR 2 OR 3 |
5 | (injur* OR ruptur* OR sprain* OR strain* OR disloc* OR accident* OR trauma* OR tendin* OR tendon* OR tear* OR fractur* OR break*).ti,ab |
6 | exp WOUNDS AND INJURIES/ |
7 | exp RUPTURE/ |
8 | exp SPRAINS AND STRAINS/ |
9 | exp ACCIDENTS/ |
10 | exp TENDINOPATHY/OR exp TENDON INJURIES/ |
11 | exp ATHLETIC INJURIES/ |
12 | exp SOFT TISSUE INJURIES/ |
13 | exp KNEE INJURIES/ |
14 | exp FRACTURES, BONE/ |
15 | exp ANKLE INJURIES/ |
16 | exp HIP INJURIES/ |
17 | exp BACK INJURIES/ |
18 | 5 OR 6 OR 7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12 OR 13 OR 14 OR 15 OR 16 OR 17 |
19 | (exercis* OR neuromuscular OR proprio* OR strength* OR stretch* OR “warm-up” OR balance OR flexibility OR training OR intervention* OR kinesiotherapy OR program*).ti,ab |
20 | exp EXERCISE/OR exp EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES/OR exp EXERCISE THERAPY/OR exp PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE/ |
21 | exp MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES/OR exp PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING/ |
22 | 19 OR 20 OR 21 |
23 | (prevent* OR protect* OR risk* OR reduc* OR avoid* OR prehab* OR reccuren*).ti,ab |
24 | exp ACCIDENT PREVENTION/ |
25 | exp RECURRENCE/ |
26 | 23 OR 24 OR 25 |
27 | 22 OR 26 |
28 | (trial* OR random* OR control* OR rct).ti,ab |
29 | (trial* OR random* OR control* OR rct).pt |
30 | exp RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL/ |
31 | 28 OR 29 OR 30 |
32 | 4 AND 18 AND 27 |
33 | 31 AND 32 |