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Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: a review of reviews

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK Correspondence to Professor Stuart Biddle, Physical Activity and Public Health, School of Sport, Exercise and ...
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International Paralympic Committee position stand—background and scientific principles of classification in Paralympic sport

The Classification Code of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), inter alia, mandates the development of evidence-based systems of classification. This paper provides a scientific background ...
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Psychological interventions used to reduce sports injuries: a systematic review of real-world effectiveness

Correspondence to Adam Gledhill, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS6 3QS, UK; adam.gledhill{at}leedsbeckett.ac.uk Objective To systematically review studies examining the ...
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Examining injury risk and pain perception in runners using minimalist footwear

Background This study examines the effect of progressive increases in footwear minimalism on injury incidence and pain perception in recreational runners. Methods One hundred and three runners with ...
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Long-term resistance training with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: assessing dose-response and joint associations with aerobic physical activity

Objective To examine whether resistance training is associated with lower all-cause and cause-specific mortality, the dose-response relationship, and joint effects with aerobic activity. Methods We ...
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Public health guidelines for physical activity during pregnancy from around the world: a scoping review

Background and objective Despite the known health benefits of physical activity (PA), pregnancy is a time of marked decline in PA levels. To provide women with reliable and trustworthy information, ...
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Injuries affect team performance negatively in professional football: an 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study

3 Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Correspondence to Martin Hägglund, Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical ...
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Republished research: Implementation research: what it is and how to do it

1 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; If you wish to reuse any ...
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Low injury rate strongly correlates with team success in Qatari professional football

1 Department of Sports Medicine, Aspetar-Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar 2 Department of Research and Education, Aspetar-Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, ...
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Can high-intensity interval training improve mental health outcomes in the general population and those with physical illnesses? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a safe and feasible form of exercise. The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the mental health effects of HIIT, in healthy populations ...
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A randomised, controlled study on the effects of a short-term endurance training programme in patients with major depression

1 Section of Sports Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany 2 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, ...
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Development and validation of a questionnaire (FASH—Functional Assessment Scale for Acute Hamstring Injuries): to measure the severity and impact of symptoms on function and ...

10 Department of Sport and Sport Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Correspondence to Korakakis Vasileios, Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, ...