1 Centre for Sports and Exercise Science, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK 2 UCT/MRC Research Unit for ESSM, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health ...

The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; carl.askling{at}gih.se Occurrence Hamstring strain is the ...

A systematic search of published reports was carried out in three electronic databases from 1966 on to identify relevant articles relating to tennis injuries. There were 39 case reports, 49 laboratory ...

Correspondence to Professor Paul William Hodges, Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, ...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of pre-season dance training on back pain, joint mobility, and muscle flexibility, and on speed and agility in elite cross-country skiers. Methods: 26 skiers ...

Objective: To describe and analyse injuries and illness occurring in Australian cricket at first class level. Methods: Injuries occurring to the state and national teams were surveyed prospectively ...

Background: Mixed martial arts have rapidly succeeded boxing as the world’s most popular full contact sport, and the incidence of injury is recognised to be high. Objective: To assess qualitatively ...

Correspondence to Reed A C Siemieniuk, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8, USA; reed.siemieniuk{at}medportal.ca We make ...

2 School of Safety Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney Correspondence to: Dr Andrew McIntosh School of Safety Science, UNSW, Sydney, Australia 2052; a.mcintoshunsw.edu.au Objectives: To ...

An athletic 23 year old man presented with suprapubic tenderness, fever, and raised inflammatory blood variables. A diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, with a presumed diagnosis of retrocaecal ...

Correspondence to Dr Steven J Kamper, The EMGO+ Institute, VU University, Vander Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam 1081BT, The Netherlands, skamper{at}george.org.au Over the last 200 years, the placebo ...

Correspondence to Professor Jeremy Lewis, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, UK; jeremy.lewis{at}LondonShoulderClinic.com What can we learn from the ...