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Cycling is associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases and death: Part 1 – systematic review of cohort studies with meta-analysis

Objectives Physical inactivity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cycling as a physical activity holds great potential to prevent CVD. We aimed to determine whether cycling reduces the ...
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Pre-event ‘medical time out’

Medical emergencies are an inherent risk in any sport, transcending boundaries and impacting athletes globally. From a cervical spine injury on the (American) football field to a sudden cardiac arrest ...
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Return to play in elite sport: a shared decision-making process

Correspondence to Dr H Paul Dijkstra, Sports Medicine Department, ASPETAR, QATAR Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, PO Box 29222, Doha, Qatar; paul.dijkstra{at}aspetar.com Illness or injury ...
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Men, muscles, and body image: comparisons of competitive bodybuilders, weight trainers, and athletically active controls

1 The Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Virginia Beach, VA, USA 2 Old Dominion University/The Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Norfolk, VA, USA Correspondence to: ...
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Can oestrogen influence skeletal muscle damage, inflammation, and repair?

Oestrogen may affect muscle damage and inflammation, but the physiological significance of this, particularly potential effects on muscle repair and recovery in humans, and the mechanisms of its ...
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Muscle injuries and PRP: what does the science say?

Correspondence to Dr Kimberly G Harmon, Hall Health Sports Medicine Clinic, Box 354410, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; kharmon{at}u.washington.edu If you wish to reuse any or all of ...
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Nuisance or necessity? Why robust peer review is critical for medical science

Correspondence to Professor Jon Patricios, Wits Sport and Health (WiSH), School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wits University, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; ...
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Population attributable fraction: names, types and issues with incorrect interpretation of relative risks

3 School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Correspondence to Belen Zapata-Diomedi, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Level 2, Public ...
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Spondylolysis: a critical review

1 Puget Sound Sports and Spine Physicians, Seattle, Washington, USA and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 2 Puget Sound Sports and Spine Physicians and ...
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Do Functional Movement Screen (FMS) composite scores predict subsequent injury? A systematic review with meta-analysis

Correspondence to Robert W Moran, Health Care, Unitec Institute of Technology Private Bag 92025, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; rmoran{at}unitec.ac.nz Aim This paper aims to systematically review studies ...
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Association of leisure-time physical activity at different phases of life with work ability at the end of working life: a Finland-representative 45-year prospective cohort study

1 University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland Objective Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) has been linked to better work ability in cross-sectional and ...
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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): how should I interpret reports of measurement properties? A practical guide for clinicians and researchers who are not biostatisticians

1 Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 Department of Physiotherapy, School of Primary Health Care, Monash University, Frankston, ...