Correspondence to Mr William Bracewell, Royal Opera House, The Royal Ballet, London WC2E 9DD, UK; william.bracewell{at}roh.org.uk My career in ballet is probably one that echoes many others. I started ...

The Enhanced Games1 is a planned international multisport event masterminded by Aron D’Souza, Australian businessman, where athletes will not be subject to any form of testing by the World Anti-Doping ...

Objective To describe the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in para athletes in Brazil. Methods This is a cross-sectional study with Brazilian para athletes with physical impairments from all ...

Background While injuries in football (soccer) have been the subject of numerous publications, little information is available about the injury risk in futsal. Objective Analysis of the incidence and ...

Background Gaelic football (GF) and hurling (H) are multi-directional, high velocity, contact sports. Elevated physical demands are thought to cause an increased rate of injury in the lower limb.

Objective: To outline the current practice in the management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in the United Kingdom. Methods: A postal questionnaire designed to include various clinical ...

In the right hands, the golf swing is a motion that inspires looks of awe from the public. It is a complex movement of the whole body to generate power to a golf ball to propel the ball great ...

Background Acute muscle injuries in elite athletes are responsible for a large portion of time loss injuries. Aim To describe the frequency, the anatomic distribution, and severity of imaging-detected ...

3 National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark Correspondence to Dr Pieter Coenen, Department of Public and Occupational Health Amsterdam, Public Health Research Institute ...

Objectives: To evaluate the reliability and validity of measures taken during the Chester step test (CST) used to predict VO 2 max and prescribe subsequent exercise. Methods: The CST was performed ...

Objectives Various definitions for concussion have been proposed, each having its strengths and weaknesses. We reviewed and compared current definitions and identified criteria necessary for an ...