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Physical examination of the elbow, what is the evidence? A systematic literature review

Correspondence to Elisa L Zwerus, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shoulder and elbow unit, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Oosterpark 9, 1091 AC Amsterdam, The Netherlands; elisazwerus{at}gmail.com ...
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The athlete’s sleep paradox prompts us to reconsider the dose-response relationship of physical activity and sleep

Everyone needs good quality sleep. Good sleep is essential for health, while poor sleep increases morbidity and mortality risk.1 Contributors All authors contributed to the conception of this ...
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Post-exertional malaise and the myth of cardiac deconditioning: rethinking the pathophysiology of long covid

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Ocular sports injuries: the current picture

Objectives—To determine the recent incidence of eye injury due to sport in Scotland, identify any trend, and establish which sports are responsible for most injury? The type of injury and final visual ...
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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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Is protective equipment useful in preventing concussion? A systematic review of the literature

Sport Medicine Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, and Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Objective: To determine if there is ...
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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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Compliance with a comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in youth football

Background Participants' compliance, attitudes and beliefs have the potential to influence the efficacy of an intervention greatly. Objective To characterise team and player compliance with a ...
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Risk factors for head injury events in professional rugby union: a video analysis of 464 head injury events to inform proposed injury prevention strategies

Objectives The tackle is responsible for the majority of head injuries during rugby union. In order to address head injury risk, risk factors during the tackle must first be identified. This study ...
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Great Britain Rowing Team Guideline for Diagnosis and Management of Rib Stress Injury: Part 2 – The Guideline itself

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Is body mass index associated with patellofemoral pain and patellofemoral osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-regression and analysis

1 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe ...
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Disability sport in Africa

Approximately 80% of individuals with disabilities live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs—World Bank 2024 Gross National Income per capita less than $4465), with an estimated 60–80 million ...