Objective This systematic review assessed the completeness of accelerometer reporting in physical activity (PA) intervention studies and assessed factors related to accelerometer reporting. Design The ...

2 Department of Health Sciences, University of Rome 'Foro Italico', Rome, Italy Correspondence to Professor Fabio Pigozzi, Department of Health Sciences, University of Rome 'Foro Italico', Piazza ...

Objective: To assess the impact of the laparoscopic inguinal release procedure with mesh reinforcement on athletes with groin pain. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Private sector. Patients: ...

1 Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK 2 The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK ...

Background There has been significant interest in exploring the patterns of muscle activity in hamstring exercises, however, there is no research examining the architectural and morphological ...

Objective Injuries can be a debilitating aspect of professional tennis. Injury rates and trends at the US Open Tennis Championships over multiple years are unknown. The purpose of this study was to ...

School of Human Movement Studies, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence to Professor Frank E Marino, School of Human Movement Studies, Charles Sturt University, ...

1 Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK 2 Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK ...

Objective: To demonstrate the utility of a practical measure of lean mass for monitoring changes in the body composition of athletes. Methods: Between 1999 and 2003 body mass and sum of seven ...

Human Movement Laboratory, Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Correspondence to: Mr Pui-lam Wong Human Movement Laboratory, ...

Background Prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors has been poorly explored in subjects regularly engaged in high-intensity exercise programmes. Our aim was, therefore, to assess the prevalence ...

Correspondence to Professor Lars Engebretsen, Ortopedisk avdeling Ulleval sykehus, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo 0407, Norway; lars.engebretsen{at}medisin.uio.no ...