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Interventions to increase adherence to therapeutic exercise in older adults with low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective To evaluate whether interventions aimed at increasing adherence to therapeutic exercise increase adherence greater than a contextually equivalent control among older adults with chronic low ...
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Doping prevalence among preadolescent athletes: a 4-year follow-up

Direction régionale de la Jeunesse et des Sports de Lorraine, Saint-Max, France Dr P Laure, Direction régionale de la Jeunesse et des Sports de Lorraine, 13, rue de Mainvaux, BP 10069-54139 Saint-Max ...
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Reframing return-to-sport postpartum: the 6 Rs framework

Female participation and professionalisation within sport is growing, leading to greater investment, competition and publicity. Despite this, there is a lack of female-specific research and frameworks ...
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Utility of clinical tests to diagnose MRI-confirmed gluteal tendinopathy in patients presenting with lateral hip pain

4 NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Correspondence to Professor Bill Vicenzino, School of ...
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Exercise therapy for the conservative management of full thickness tears of the rotator cuff: a systematic review

1 Consultant Physiotherapist, South Devon NHS Healthcare Trust, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK 2 Consultant Physiotherapist, St George’s NHS Healthcare Trust, London, UK; Visiting Reader, St George’s ...
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Early functional rehabilitation or cast immobilisation for the postoperative management of acute Achilles tendon rupture? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised ...

Correspondence to Dr Robert G McCormack, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Suite 102-65 Richmond Street, New Westminster, BC, Canada V3L5P5; drbobmccormack{at}me.com ...
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and meniscal repair rates have both increased in the past 20 years in England: hospital statistics from 1997 to 2017

Objectives We investigated the temporal trend and the geographical variation in the rate of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and meniscal repair (MR) performed in England during a 20 ...
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Running in a minimalist and lightweight shoe is not the same as running barefoot: a biomechanical study

2 Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 3 Department of Movement Science, Biomechanics, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, ...
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Systematic review of musculoskeletal injuries in professional golfers

Objective The distribution of injuries affecting professional golfers is yet to be fully understood. We performed a systematic review of the clinical literature to establish the epidemiology of ...
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Recreational and ergogenic substance use and substance use disorders in elite athletes: a narrative review

Correspondence to Dr David McDuff, Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD 21201, USA; dmcduff52{at}gmail.com Background Substances from various classes may be used for ...
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Can resistance training change the strength, body composition and self-concept of overweight and obese adolescent males? A randomised controlled trial

2 School of Population Health, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Correspondence to Natasha Schranz, Health and Use of Time (HUT) ...
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Medial tibial stress syndrome

Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is an enigmatic condition with confusing terminology, the term often being used interchangeably with shin splints. It is suggested that MTSS and shin splints be ...