BMJ7d
The association between Guardian Cap use during practices and sport-related concussion risk in high school American football players
Objective Guardian Caps (GCs) have been widely implemented at all levels of American football participation based on ...
BMJ12d
Volunteer-ran in-school postpartum physical activity programme for adolescent mothers: initial steps towards sustainability
Postpartum physical activity has several health benefits for both the mother and newborn including reducing the risk for maternal depression and improved parent–child bonding.1 An underserved ...
BMJ1d
Injuries in youth amateur soccer and rugby players—comparison of incidence and characteristics
3 FIFA-Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland Correspondence to: Dr A Junge Schulthess Klinik, FIFA-Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), ...
BMJ2d
Evidence for the effectiveness of electrophysical modalities for treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review
1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus Medical Center—University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical ...
BMJ2d
Accelerometer-based measures in physical activity surveillance: current practices and issues
Objective Self-reports of physical activity (PA) have been the mainstay of measurement in most non-communicable disease (NCD) surveillance systems. To these, other measures are added to summate to a ...
BMJ2d
Sports injuries and illnesses during the Winter Olympic Games 2010
Background Identification of high-risk sports, including their most common and severe injuries and illnesses, will facilitate the identification of sports and athletes at risk at an early stage. Aim ...
BMJ2d
The Football Association Medical Research Programme: an audit of injuries in professional football—analysis of hamstring injuries
Objective: To conduct a detailed analysis of hamstring injuries sustained in English professional football over two competitive seasons. Methods: Club medical staff at 91 professional football clubs ...
BMJ2d
The VISA-A questionnaire: a valid and reliable index of the clinical severity of Achilles tendinopathy
2 Department of Family Practice (Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre) and School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3 Department of Physiotherapy, LaTrobe University ...
BMJ6d
Adding heat to the live-high train-low altitude model: a practical insight from professional football
Objectives To examine with a parallel group study design the performance and physiological responses to a 14-day off-season ‘live high-train low in the heat’ training camp in elite football players.
BMJ1d
Outcome measures in the management of gluteal tendinopathy: a systematic review of their measurement properties
Design Multistage scoping/systematic review. Data sources Cochrane, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, PEDro, CINAHL, SPORTDISCUS were searched (December 2021) to identify measures used to ...
BMJ2d
The difficult concussion patient: what is the best approach to investigation and management of persistent (>10 days) postconcussive symptoms?
1 The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne Brain Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 2 Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, ...
BMJ10d
Resistance training in musculoskeletal rehabilitation: a systematic review
Centre for Human Performance, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court, Epsom, Surrey, UK Correspondence to Jakob Kristensen, Centre for Human ...