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Risk factors and successful interventions for cricket-related low back pain: a systematic review

Correspondence to Dr Dylan Morrissey, Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of ...
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Sedentary behaviour and risk of mortality from all-causes and cardiometabolic diseases in adults: evidence from the HUNT3 population cohort

1 Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 2 HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and General Practice, Faculty of ...
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“The pain isn’t the hardest challenge… it’s the frustration at how much it affects my day-to-day life, my mental health and my ability to train”: a qualitative ...

Objective Low back pain (LBP) impacts the performance and quality of life of elite athletes during and beyond their career. Our aim was to explore the lived experiences of elite athletes with ...
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Anterior cruciate ligament injury: towards a gendered environmental approach

Background The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury rate for girls/women has not changed in over 20 years, and they remain 3–6 times more likely to experience injury compared with boys/men. To date ...
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The role of sports physiotherapy at the London 2012 Olympic Games

7 Department of Mathematical Science and Statistics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland Correspondence to Dr Marie-Elaine Grant, Institute of Sport and Health, University College ...
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High training workloads alone do not cause sports injuries: how you get there is the real issue

1 School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2 School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 3 Centre for ...
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There is more to pain than tissue damage: eight principles to guide care of acute non-traumatic pain in sport

Musculoskeletal pain in athletes is common, but not always associated with injury (ie, tissue damage).1 Damage occurs when load exceeds tissue tolerance, such as ligament tear or a fracture. However, ...
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A 16 year study of injuries to professional boxers in the state of Victoria, Australia

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Correspondence to: Associate Professor Finch, Department of ...
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Physical inactivity: the biggest public health problem of the 21st century

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The effect of real-time gait retraining on hip kinematics, pain and function in subjects with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Background Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is the most common overuse injury in runners. Recent research suggests that hip mechanics play a role in the development of this syndrome. Currently, ...
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The association of environmental heat stress with performance: analysis of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

4 Aspetar—Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar 5 Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre, Aspetar—Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar ...
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The genetic basis for elite running performance

UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Correspondence to Dr Ross ...