ISMuLT Guidelines for muscle injuries

Nicola Maffulli¹, Francesco Oliva², Antonio Frizziero³, Gianni Nanni⁴, Michele Barazzuol³, Alessio Giai Via², Carlo Ramponi⁵, Paola Brancaccio⁶, Gianfranco Lisitano⁷, Diego Rizzo⁸, Marco Freschi⁹, Stefano Galletti¹⁰, Gianluca Melegati¹¹, Giulio Pasta¹², Vittorino Testa¹³, Alessandro Valent¹⁴, Angelo Del Buono¹⁵

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¹ Head of Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Salerno, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno, Italy Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, London, UK.
² Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, University of Padova School of Medicine, Italy.
⁴ Isokinetic Medical Group, Head of the Medical Staff of Bologna Football Club 1909, Bologna, Italy.
⁵ Sport Physical Therapist, Kinè Physiotherapic Center, Conegliano, Italy.
⁶ Sports Medicine Unit, II University of Naples, Italy.
⁷ Head of Kinecenter Rehabilitation Center, Messina, Italy.
⁸ Isokinetic Medical Group, Medical Staff of Bologna Football Club 1909 Youth Department, Bologna, Italy.
⁹ Isokinetic Medical Group, Medical Staff of AC Milan, Italy.
¹⁰ Muscoloskeletal Interventional Sonographic Unit, Casa di Cura Toniolo, Bologna, Italy.
¹¹ Rehabilitation I Unit, Center for Sports Rehabilitation, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy.
¹² Head of Radiology Unit Parma Football Club, Italy.
¹³ Olympic Center, Sports Medicine Unit, Angri, Salerno, Italy.
¹⁴ Head of the Rehabilitation Unit "Riacef Clinic" Spezzano, Modena, Italy.
¹⁵ Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Hospital Antonio Cardarelli, Campobasso, Italy.

PMID: 24596685
PMCID: PMC3940495

ISMuLT Guidelines for muscle injuries

Nicola Maffulli et al. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2014.

. 2014 Feb 24;3(4):241-9.

eCollection 2013 Oct.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Head of Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Salerno, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno, Italy Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, London, UK.
² Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, University of Padova School of Medicine, Italy.
⁴ Isokinetic Medical Group, Head of the Medical Staff of Bologna Football Club 1909, Bologna, Italy.
⁵ Sport Physical Therapist, Kinè Physiotherapic Center, Conegliano, Italy.
⁶ Sports Medicine Unit, II University of Naples, Italy.
⁷ Head of Kinecenter Rehabilitation Center, Messina, Italy.
⁸ Isokinetic Medical Group, Medical Staff of Bologna Football Club 1909 Youth Department, Bologna, Italy.
⁹ Isokinetic Medical Group, Medical Staff of AC Milan, Italy.
¹⁰ Muscoloskeletal Interventional Sonographic Unit, Casa di Cura Toniolo, Bologna, Italy.
¹¹ Rehabilitation I Unit, Center for Sports Rehabilitation, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy.
¹² Head of Radiology Unit Parma Football Club, Italy.
¹³ Olympic Center, Sports Medicine Unit, Angri, Salerno, Italy.
¹⁴ Head of the Rehabilitation Unit "Riacef Clinic" Spezzano, Modena, Italy.
¹⁵ Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Hospital Antonio Cardarelli, Campobasso, Italy.

PMID: 24596685
PMCID: PMC3940495

Abstract

Muscle injuries are frequent in high demand sports. No guidelines are available in the scientific literature. ISMuLT, the "Italian Society of Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons", in line with its multidisciplinary mission, is proud to cover this gap.

Keywords: classification; guidelines; muscles injuries.

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