Variations in definitions and methodologies have created differences in the results and conclusions obtained from studies of football (soccer) injuries, making interstudy comparisons difficult.

Correspondence to Robert H Mann, Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PY, Devon, UK; rm537{at}exeter.ac.uk If you ...

Aim To review and discuss the available international literature regarding the indirect and direct biochemical mechanisms that occur after exercise, which could positively, or negatively, influence ...

The objective is to provide guidance for pregnant women and obstetric care and exercise professionals on prenatal physical activity. The outcomes evaluated were maternal, fetal or neonatal morbidity, ...

Correspondence to: Professor van Mechelen VU University Medical Centre, Department of Social Medicine and EMGO Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands; ...

Objective: To identify preoperative predictive factors for knee function two years after reconstructive surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The main hypothesis was that preoperative ...

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 ...

3 FIFA-Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland Correspondence to: Dr A Junge Schulthess Klinik, FIFA-Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), ...

Background Recent injury data for collegiate-level swimming and diving are limited. This study describes the epidemiology of men's and women's swimming and diving injuries reported by the National ...

Correspondence to: Dr Oöpik Institute of Exercise Biology, University of Tartu, 18 Ülikooli Street, Tartu 50090, Estonia; vahurout.ee Objective: To test the hypothesis that sodium citrate administered ...

Background: Cross-sectional studies have indicated that neurocognitive performance may be impaired among football players. Heading the ball has been suggested as the cause, but recent reviews state ...

1 Waikato Institute of Technology, Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 2020, New Zealand 2 Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand Correspondence to: Mr ...