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Injuries in professional motor car racing drivers at a racing circuit between 1996 and 2000

Correspondence to: Dr Minoyama Fuji Toranomon Orthopaedic Hospital, Sports Medical Centre, 1067-1 Kawashimada, Gotemba City, Shizuoka 412-0045, Japan; msportsdr{at}aol.com Background: Research on ...
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Ankle injuries in basketball: injury rate and risk factors

2 School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Objectives—To determine the rate of ankle injury and examine risk factors of ankle injuries in mainly ...
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Applying the acute:chronic workload ratio in elite football: worth the effort?

Correspondence to Dr Martin Buchheit, Performance Department, Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, 4a avenue du président Kennedy, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 78100, France; mbuchheit{at}psg.fr The use of the ...
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Acute whole body vibration training increases vertical jump and flexibility performance in elite female field hockey players

Correspondence to: Darryl J Cochrane Massey University, Sport and Exercise, Palmerston North, New Zealand; d.cochranemassey.ac.nz Objective: To quantify the acute effect of whole body vibration (WBV) ...
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How race and socioeconomic status moderate the association between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study with compositional data

2 School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Objectives This study explored how race and socioeconomic status (SES) moderated the association between moderate-to-vigorous ...
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Jumper's knee paradox—jumping ability is a risk factor for developing jumper's knee: a 5-year prospective study

Background The ‘jumper's knee paradox’, where symptomatic athletes appear to perform better in a counter movement jump (CMJ) compared to asymptomatic controls in previous case–control studies is not ...
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High adherence to a neuromuscular injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) improves functional balance and reduces injury risk in Canadian youth female football players: a ...

Background A protective effect on injury risk in youth sports through neuromuscular warm-up training routines has consistently been demonstrated. However, there is a paucity of information regarding ...
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Cornerstone of healthy ageing: preserving skeletal muscle to delay age-related musculoskeletal disease and maintain functional independence

The global population is ageing at an unprecedented rate. For the first time in the human race, adults over the age of 65 are predicted to outnumber children under the age of 15 by 2050.1 This ...
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The IOC relative energy deficiency in sport clinical assessment tool (RED-S CAT)

10 Divisions of Sports Medicine and Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Neuroendocrine Unit. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA Correspondence to Margo Mountjoy, ...
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The association of environmental heat stress with performance: analysis of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

4 Aspetar—Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar 5 Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre, Aspetar—Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar ...
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The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center questionnaire on health problems: a new approach to prospective monitoring of illness and injury in elite athletes

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 ...
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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 ...