The Executive Committee of the International Ankle Consortium presents this 2016 position paper with recommendations for information implementation and continued research based on the paradigm that ...

Statins are the most widely prescribed, cholesterol-lowering drugs in the world. Despite the expiration of their patents, revenue for statins is expected to rise, with total sales on track to reach an ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

Exercise physiologists (EPs) are increasingly recognised for their role in supporting people with lived experience of mental ...

Objective To describe and characterise serum androgen levels and to study their possible influence on athletic performance in male and female elite athletes. Methods 2127 observations of competition ...

Correspondence to: Associate Professor Barnsley Department of Rheumatology, Concord Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia; les.barnsleyemail.cs.nsw.gov.au Background: Ankle sprains are ...

This paper presents the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5), which is the most recent revision of a sport concussion evaluation tool for use by healthcare professionals in the acute ...

Objectives Most concussions in rugby union occur during tackles. We investigated whether legislation to lower maximum tackle height would change tackle behaviour, and reduce concussion incidence rate.

Correspondence to Ms Traci Lyn Carson, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; tlcars{at}umich.edu Objective We aimed to describe current and former National ...

Correspondence to Phil Newman, University of Canberra, Department of Physiotherapy, 12D52, Monana Street, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia; phillip.newman{at}canberra.edu.au ...

Correspondence to Dr Olivier Girard, Research and Education Centre, ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, PO Box 29222, Doha, Qatar; oliv.girard{at}gmail.com The current updates ...

Tendons are designed to take tensile load, but excessive load can cause overuse tendinopathy. Overuse tendinopathy results in extensive changes to the cells and extracellular matrix, resulting in ...