Professor Wesam Al Attar, PhD

Professor Wesam Al Attar stands at the forefront of revolutionizing Sports Medicine, propelling Performance Excellence for Health Training and Development to new heights. As the driving force and visionary Founder of the company, he seamlessly blends expertise with a forward-thinking approach. With a global footprint, Professor Al Attar assumes the role of Professor in a prestigious university in Saudi Arabia, and holds a pivotal position as a Research Fellow at esteemed universities in Switzerland and Australia. His achievements, marked by cutting-edge innovation, position him as a dynamic and influential figure in the business arena. Professor Al Attar's impact resonates through pioneering research, including many groundbreaking trials. Recognized with the prestigious 2022 T. David Sisk Award, his leadership and accomplishments underscore a commitment to excellence. Beyond research, Professor  Al Attar's entrepreneurial spirit shines through as the mastermind behind the first Master of Science in Physical Therapy program with 8 sub-specialties. Steering one of the first Master of Science in Sports Medicine programs, he shapes the future landscape of professionals in the field with a keen business focus. Engaged in global professional organizations, Professor Al Attar's contributions transcend research, positioning him as a key figure shaping the business landscape of Sports Medicine. His journey is not just marked by academic prowess but by a strategic vision that defines him as a standout leader in the dynamic world of Health Training and Development.

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a stack of books sitting on top of each other

Publications

Does Headgear Prevent Sport-Related Concussion? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Including 6311 Players and 173,383 Exposure Hours

Sports Health

2023-05

Effectiveness of Injury Prevention Programs With Core Muscle Strengthening Exercises to Reduce the Incidence of Hamstring Injury Among Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sports Health

2023-04

Injury prevention programs including balance exercises with compliance and follow-up reduce the incidence of knee injuries in athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

2023-01

Plyometric training to prevent ACL injury

Physiotherapy InMotion

2022-12

Headgear does not prevent sport-related concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

2022-11

The FIFA 11+ injury prevention program reduces the incidence of hamstring injury among soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

2022-11

The FIFA 11+ injury prevention program reduces the incidence of groin injury among soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

2022-11

The FIFA 11+ injury prevention program reduces the incidence of knee injury among soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

2022-11

The 2022 T. David Sisk Awards

Sports Health

2022-11

Injury prevention programs that include plyometric exercises reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review of cluster randomized trials

Journal of Physiotherapy

2022-10

Soccer-related injuries pre- and post-COVID-19 lockdown in Saudi Arabia: an epidemiological study

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

2022-10

Balance-based injury prevention in soccer

Physiotherapy InMotion

2022-08

Fourth World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy Scientific Abstracts

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

2022-08

The FIFA 11+ Kids Injury Prevention Program Reduces Injury Rates Among Male Children Soccer Players: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial

Sports Health

2022-07

Injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players: a systematic review

Journal of Physiotherapy

2022-07

The FIFA 11+ Kids Injury Prevention Program: Awareness, Implementation, and Opinion of Children’s Football (Soccer) Coaches

Sport Mont

2022-06

The effectiveness of injury prevention programs that include core stability exercises in reducing the incidence of knee injury among soccer players: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

2022-05

Current Implementation of Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Volleyball Injury Prevention Exercises among Male Professional Volleyball Players in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Annals of Applied Sport Science

2022-05

Sports injury prevention programmes from the sports physical therapist's perspective: An international expert Delphi approach

Physical Therapy in Sport

2022-04

The Copenhagen Adduction Exercise is Not Applied by the Majority of -Professional and Semi Professional Soccer Players and Coaches

Annals of Applied Sport Science

2022-03

The association between sedentary behavior and low back pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

PeerJ

2022-03

Limited Implementation of the FIFA 11+ Shoulder Injury Prevention Program (FIFA 11+ S) Among Professional Soccer Goalkeepers Globally

Physical Education Theory and Methodology

2022-03

The Recent Application of the OSTRC Boxing Injury Prevention Program among Boxers in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences

2022-02

Awareness and use of current sports injury prevention programs among physiotherapists worldwide

Physical Education Theory and Methodology

2021-12

Physiotherapists are knowledgeable about sport-related concussion

Physiotherapy Practice and Research

2021-08

The Fédération International De Football Association (FIFA) 11+ referees injury prevention program: awareness, implementation and opinion of worldwide soccer referees and assistant referees

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

The Nordic hamstring exercise: awareness, implementation and opinion of worldwide professional and semi-professional soccer players and coaches

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

The Fédération International De Football Association (FIFA) 11+ injury prevention program: awareness, implementation and opinion of worldwide professional and semi-professional soccer players and coaches

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

The effect of the Fédération international de Football Association (FIFA) 11+ referees injury prevention program in reducing injury rates among soccer referees and assistant referees: a randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

Does the FIFA 11+ shoulder injury prevention program reduce the incidence of upper extremity injuries among soccer goalkeepers? A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

Sport-Related Concussion awareness and knowledge among worldwide sports physical therapists

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

The effect of the Fédération Fédération International De Football Association (FIFA) 11+ kids injury prevention program on reducing injury rates in children’s soccer: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

The Fédération International De Football Association (FIFA) 11+ kids injury prevention program: awareness, implementation, and opinion of worldwide children’s soccer coaches

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

The Fédération International De Football Association (FIFA) 11+ shoulder injury prevention program: awareness, implementation and opinion of worldwide soccer goalkeepers and goalkeepers’ coaches

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

Sports injury prevention programs: implementation and opinion of physical therapists worldwide

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

Does exercising with a face mask affect athletes’ performance?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

The Copenhagen adduction exercise: awareness, implementation and opinion of worldwide professional and semi-professional soccer players and coaches

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

The Nordic hamstring exercise: awareness, implementation and opinion of worldwide athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-11

The FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program Still Not Implemented by the Majority of Professional and Semi-Professional Soccer Players and Coaches Globally

The Open Sports Sciences Journal

2021-10

Effectiveness of the FIFA 11+Referees Injury Prevention Program in reducing injury rates in male amateur soccer referees

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

2021-09

The Effect of Combining Plyometrics Exercises and Balance Exercises in Improving Dynamic Balance among Female College Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

PM&R

2021-09

The Current Implementation of an Evidence-Based Hamstring Injury Prevention Exercise (Nordic Hamstring Exercise) among Athletes Globally

Physical Education Theory and Methodology

2021-09

The current implementation of Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center cycling injury prevention exercises among male elite cyclists in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation

2021-09

The Current Application of the OSTRC Knee Injury Prevention Program among Professional Basketball, Handball, Soccer, and Volleyball Players in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences

2021-08

Implementation of the OSTRC Handball Injury Prevention Exercises in Professional Handball

Physical Education Theory and Methodology

2021-06

The FIFA 11+ Shoulder Injury Prevention Program Was Effective in Reducing Upper Extremity Injuries Among Soccer Goalkeepers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

2021-06

How did athletes train and avoid injuries during the COVID-19 quarantine period?

TRENDS in Sport Sciences

2021-06

Physiotherapists' Knowledge and Implementation of COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Measures

Work-a journal of prevention assessment and rehabilitation

2021-06

Implementation of the OSTRC Back Injury Prevention Program among Professional Basketball, Handball, Soccer, and Volleyball Players

International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences

2021-05

Implementation of the FIFA 11+ referees injury prevention program among soccer referees

Journal of Physical Education and Sport

2021-05

Limited implementation of the Nordic hamstring exercise in professional and semi-professional soccer

Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation

2021-04

Effects of Face Mask Wearing on Athlete Performance in the COVID-19 Era

The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

2021-03

Combining the Copenhagen Adduction Exercise and Nordic Hamstring Exercise Improves Dynamic Balance Among Male Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sports Health

2021-02

Acknowledgement to Referees

Sports Medicine

2020-12

The Effectiveness of High Intensity Laser Therapy in the Management of Spinal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

2019-11

Does the FIFA 11+ shoulder injury prevention program reduce the incidence of upper extremity injuries among soccer goalkeepers? A randomised controlled trial

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

2019-10

The Effectiveness of Single-Leg Stance and Jumping Exercises on Postural Stability in Female College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

2019-10

The Efficacy of Copenhagen Adduction Exercise and Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Dynamic Balance among Male Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

2019-10

A Meta-Analysis of Meta-Analyses of the Effectiveness of FIFA Injury Prevention Programmes in Soccer

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

2019-08

Can the stroke impact scale 3.0 detect cognitive impairments in patients with a recent stroke?

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

2019-07

The Association between Sedentary Behavior and Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies

Journal of Pain

2019-05

The effectiveness of the Fédération International De Football Association (FIFA) injury prevention programmes in soccer: a meta-analysis of meta-analyses

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2019-04

Paper of the Year 2017

Journal of Physiotherapy

2018-04

Implementation of an evidence-based injury prevention program in professional and semi-professional soccer

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

2018-02

An Evidence Based Approach for Development of Exercise-Based Injury Prevention Programs for Soccer Players

The University of Sydney

2018-01

Adding a post training FIFA 11+ exercise program to the pre-training FIFA11+ injury prevention program reduces injury rates among male amateur soccer players: a cluster-randomised trial.

Journal of Physiotherapy

2017-10

Effect of Injury Prevention Programs that Include the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Injury Rates in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sports Medicine

2017-05

Effect of injury prevention programs that include the Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring injury rates in soccer players: a systematic review with meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2016-11

How Effective are F-MARC Injury Prevention Programs for Soccer Players? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sports Medicine

2016-02