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Older people's perspectives on participation in physical activity: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature

1 The George Institute for Global Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ...
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Injuries among weightlifters and powerlifters: a systematic review

Background Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting are two sports that expose the body to great forces. Injury characteristics have not been systematically reviewed for these two growing sports.
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BJSM Key Publishing Resources

All of British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)'s key resources for publishing can be found here.
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Sidestep cutting technique and knee abduction loading: implications for ACL prevention exercises

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Eirik Kristianslund, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, PB ...
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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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Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To evaluate prevention strategies, their unintended consequences and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussion (SRC) and/or head impact risk. Design This systematic review and ...
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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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Sciatic nerve involvement is associated with longer return to sport in collegiate American football players with acute hamstring injuries

Objective To assess if the British Athletics Muscle Injury Classification (BAMIC) grade and sciatic nerve involvement on MRI at time of hamstring strain injury (HSI) were associated with the time to ...
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Effect of exercise-induced dehydration on endurance performance: evaluating the impact of exercise protocols on outcomes using a meta-analytic procedure

Objective It is purported that exercise-induced dehydration (EID), especially if ≥ 2% bodyweight, impairs endurance performance (EP). Field research shows that athletes can achieve outstanding EP ...
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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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Strategy over output: Why how an athlete moves matters as much as what they achieve in return-to-play decision making

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