Luiz Hespanhol

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Luiz Hespanhol is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Luiz Hespanhol has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Luiz Hespanhol's work include Sports injuries and prevention (35 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (21 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (18 papers). Luiz Hespanhol is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (35 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (21 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (18 papers). Luiz Hespanhol collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, Netherlands and Australia. Luiz Hespanhol's co-authors include Alexandre Días Lópes, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa, Simon S. Yeung, Lucíola da Cunha Menezes Costa, Evert Verhagen, Willem van Mechelen, Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto, Caio Sain Vallio, Patrícia do Carmo Silva Parreira and Julian David Pillay and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Luiz Hespanhol

55 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

What are the Main Running-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries?

2012 495 citations Alexandre Días Lópes, Luiz Hespanhol et al. Sports Medicine profile →
Understanding and interpreting confidence and credible intervals around effect estimates

2018 240 citations Luiz Hespanhol, Caio Sain Vallio et al. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy profile →

Peers

Luiz Hespanhol

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Alexandre Días Lópes Brazil

Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen Denmark

Mark E. Batt United Kingdom

Brent A. Alvar United States

Wendy Gilleard Australia

Gordon O. Matheson United States

Anthony G. Schneiders New Zealand

Evangelos Pappas Australia

Carlton Cooke United Kingdom

Ron L. Diercks Netherlands

Alexandre Días Lópes Brazil

Luiz Hespanhol

2.2k ×1.4

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1.3k ×1.3

671 ×1.4

PHEOH

603 ×1.3

SURGE

321 ×1.1

Citations per year, relative to Luiz Hespanhol Luiz Hespanhol (= 1×) peers Alexandre Días Lópes

Countries citing papers authored by Luiz Hespanhol

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luiz Hespanhol

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luiz Hespanhol

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Vallio, Caio Sain, et al.. (2024). HealthyTrailsBR – The prevalence of running-related injuries and cramps, and the description of personal and running characteristics in Brazilian trail runners: a cross-sectional study. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 28(5). 101117–101117. 1 indexed citations

Hespanhol, Luiz, Lisa Mohr, David Jiménez‐Pavón, et al.. (2024). Predictors of dropping out from a home tele-exercise programme: A cohort study derived from a randomised controlled trial. Health Promotion Perspectives. 14(3). 238–247.

Hespanhol, Luiz, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Lívia Gaspar Fernandes, et al.. (2023). Implementation of an online pain science education for chronic musculoskeletal pain in Brazilian public health system: protocol for a hybrid type III randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 24(1). 277–277. 2 indexed citations

Lópes, Alexandre Días, et al.. (2023). Are alterations in running biomechanics associated with running injuries? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 27(4). 100538–100538. 4 indexed citations

Wilke, Jan, Anna Lina Rahlf, Eszter Füzéki, et al.. (2022). Physical Activity During Lockdowns Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-analysis of 173 Studies with 320,636 Participants. Sports Medicine - Open. 8(1). 125–125. 28 indexed citations

Hespanhol, Luiz, et al.. (2022). Strength Level of Professional Elite Soccer Players after the COVID-19 Lockdown Period: A Retrospective Double-Arm Cohort Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2022. 1–7. 6 indexed citations

Vallio, Caio Sain, et al.. (2021). What are the facilitators and barriers to develop a running-related injury prevention program? A qualitative study. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 38(13). 2798–2805. 4 indexed citations

Vallio, Caio Sain, et al.. (2021). RunIn3: the development process of a running-related injury prevention programme. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 7(3). e001051–e001051. 5 indexed citations

Yamato, Tiê Parma, et al.. (2020). What is the foot strike pattern distribution in children and adolescents during running? A cross-sectional study. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 25(3). 336–343. 3 indexed citations

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Cañeiro, J.P., et al.. (2020). There is more to pain than tissue damage: eight principles to guide care of acute non-traumatic pain in sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 55(2). 75–77. 13 indexed citations

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Wilke, Jan, Luiz Hespanhol, & Martin Behrens. (2019). Is It All About the Fascia? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Prevalence of Extramuscular Connective Tissue Lesions in Muscle Strain Injury. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 7(12). 1810935924–1810935924. 28 indexed citations

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Hespanhol, Luiz, Caio Sain Vallio, Lucíola da Cunha Menezes Costa, & Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto. (2018). Understanding and interpreting confidence and credible intervals around effect estimates. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 23(4). 290–301. 240 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hespanhol, Luiz, et al.. (2016). Lower limb alignment characteristics are not associated with running injuries in runners: Prospective cohort study. European Journal of Sport Science. 16(8). 1137–1144. 27 indexed citations

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Araújo, Amanda Costa, Patrícia do Carmo Silva Parreira, Luiz Hespanhol, et al.. (2016). Medium term effects of kinesio taping in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Physiotherapy. 104(1). 149–151. 20 indexed citations

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Hespanhol, Luiz, Willem van Mechelen, & Evert Verhagen. (2016). Health and Economic Burden of Running-Related Injuries in Dutch Trailrunners: A Prospective Cohort Study. Sports Medicine. 47(2). 367–377. 61 indexed citations

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Hespanhol, Luiz, et al.. (2015). Incidence and risk factors of injuries in Brazilian elite handball players: A prospective cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 27(2). 195–202. 94 indexed citations

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Hespanhol, Luiz, Saulo Delfino Barboza, Willem van Mechelen, & Evert Verhagen. (2015). Measuring sports injuries on the pitch: a guide to use in practice. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 19(5). 369–380. 27 indexed citations

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Almeida, Matheus Oliveira de, et al.. (2014). Determination of the foot strike pattern in runners belonging to a running team. International sportmed journal for FIMS. 15(1). 13–20. 1 indexed citations

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Parreira, Patrícia do Carmo Silva, Lucíola da Cunha Menezes Costa, Luiz Hespanhol, Alexandre Días Lópes, & Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa. (2014). Current evidence does not support the use of Kinesio Taping in clinical practice: a systematic review. Journal of physiotherapy. 60(1). 31–39. 187 indexed citations

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Hespanhol, Luiz, et al.. (2011). EFEITO DO MÉTODO ISOSTRETCHING NA FLEXIBILIDADE E NÍVEL DE ATIVIDADE FÍSICA EM INDIVÍDUOS SEDENTÁRIOS SAUDÁVEIS. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 19(1). 26–31. 5 indexed citations

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