Objective To determine the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of match and training injuries among football players at an academy in Ghana. Methods In this prospective observational study, we ...

Objectives The tackle carries the highest risk of concussion in women’s rugby union. To reduce concussion risk, a lowered maximum tackle height (LTH) law, lowering the maximum legal tackle height from ...

Understanding and predicting individual responses to common stressors is essential for optimising performance in high-stress environments. This article outlines a protocol for a study to identify ...

Introduction The Union Cycliste Internationale, the world cycling governing body, has highlighted its mission to promote and support research in cycling epidemiology and medicine, especially for the ...

Objectives To analyse the available evidence and identify gaps in current knowledge regarding physical activity volume and intensity and their effects on pregnancy outcomes in female athletes. Design ...

Role of the kinetic chain in shoulder rehabilitation: does incorporating the trunk and lower limb into shoulder exercise regimes influence shoulder muscle recruitment patterns? Systematic review of ...

Hamstring strains are the most common injury in elite football and typically occur during high-speed running. Despite its important contribution to power production in the late swing phase, injury to ...

Background Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) is a sport well known for requiring a heavy and difficult training load from a younger age to reach a high level of performance. This also is associated ...

Data sources PubMed, WoS, Scopus, PEDro, Google Scholar and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included records investigating time to return to ...

Background Three hours per week of vigorous physical activity is found to be associated with reduced odds of sleep-disordered breathing. Aim To investigate whether 12 weeks of high-intensity interval ...

Objectives To describe the clinical course and complications of exertional rhabdomyolysis, compare inpatient and outpatient management, and evaluate admission markers of acute kidney injury (AKI).

Objectives The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the associations of reallocating time between moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), light-intensity physical ...