Stretching Can Be Part of a Warm-Up, but Injury Prevention Is a Different Question
Stretching can increase range of motion, but evidence does not establish that a stretch before one workout protects against injury in that session.
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Neuromuscular Training
Neuromuscular training combines movement-control exercises, with injury-prevention evidence that depends on the specific program studied.
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In sports injury-prevention research, neuromuscular training commonly refers to multicomponent exercise programs that challenge movement control using elements such as balance, strength, agility, plyometric exercise, landing technique, and related movement tasks .1,2
These programs are often incorporated into structured warm-ups and can vary substantially in their exact exercises, progression, frequency, and sport-specific content. The label therefore does not identify one standardized intervention .1,2
Systematic reviews have found that some neuromuscular warm-up programs reduce lower-limb injury rates in studied athletic populations. The evidence applies to the tested programs and settings rather than to every exercise described as neuromuscular training, and effects cannot always be attributed to any single component of a multicomponent program .1,2
References
- Davis AC, Emptage NP, Pounds D, Woo D, Sallis R, Romero MG, Sharp AL The Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Warmups for Lower Extremity Injury Prevention in Basketball: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine - Open. 2021. About this source DOI
- Herman K, Barton C, Malliaras P, Morrissey D 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. About this source DOI
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