Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological and psychological effects of massage on delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Methods: Eighteen volunteers were randomly ...

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 ...

Background Information on the prevalence of mental health problems of elite athletes is inconclusive, most probably due to methodological limitations, such as low response rates, heterogeneous samples ...

2 Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to: K P George Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, 15–21 Webster ...

2 Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK 3 Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition, Research Institute ...

1 Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 2 Department of Health Sciences, The University of York, York, UK 3 ...

Correspondence to Professor Leon Straker, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia; L.Straker{at}curtin.edu.au Physical activity researchers have a ...

Correspondence to Professor Philip Glasgow, Sports Institute Northern Ireland, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, BT37 0QB, UK; philglasgow{at}sini.co.uk If you wish to reuse any or all ...

Background Sedentary time is increasing in all societies and results in limited non-exercise physical activity (NEPA) of daily life. The importance of low NEPA for cardiovascular health and longevity ...

Correspondence to The International Society for Physical Activity and Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ...

Correspondence to Dr Noel Pollock, British Athletics Medical Team, Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, 60 Grove End Road, London NW8 9NH, UK; npollock{at}britishathletics.org.uk Background The British ...

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to: G Myklebust Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian University of Sport ...