Most humans observe an overnight fast on a daily basis, and the human body copes well with short duration fasting. Periodic fasting is widely practised for cultural, religious or health reasons.

The aim of the thesis was to investigate school footwear as a management tool for adolescent patellofemoral pain (PFP). The specific aims were to (1) understand adolescent school shoe prescription ...

Although the overall injury rate in volleyball and beach volleyball is relatively low compared with other team sports, injuries do occur in a discipline specific pattern. Epidemiological research has ...

2 School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 3 School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4 ...

Objective To systematically review, summarise and appraise findings of published meta-analyses that examined the effects of caffeine on exercise performance. Design Umbrella review. Data sources ...

Introduction: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are commonly used in sports medicine. NSAID have known anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic and antithrombotic effects, although their ...

1 School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia 2 School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University ...

Background There is a need for a patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaire to evaluate patients with proximal hamstring tendinopathy (PHT). Objective To develop a PRO questionnaire based on VISA ...

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Introduction The incidence of depression is high during the perinatal period. This mood disorder can have a significant impact on the mother, the child and the family. Objective To examine the effect ...

Competitive tennis play requires a combination of the major physiological variables; however, the specifics of these variables have yet to be determined appropriately. General strength and flexibility ...

Background Little information exists on the illness and injury patterns of athletes preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Among the possible explanations for the current lack of knowledge ...