Methods Nineteen young, healthy adult volunteers (13 males and 6 females) underwent IJV compression of 20 cm H 2 O low in the neck, while in upright posture. IJV cross-sectional area at the level of ...

Results In total, 58 papers were included with strategies based on 1)game or team development, 2)player skill development and 3)equipment. Greater emphasis existed for small-sided games (particularly ...

Results In total, 2,496 participants (31.9% females, mean age 19.9 years) from seven studies were included. Athletes with joint hypermobility were more likely to have shoulder injuries (OR = 3.41, 95% ...

The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) by young athletes has been a primary concern of sports governing bodies because of the implications for unfair advantage in performance and the potential ...

From 4 to 7 April 2016, 24 researchers from 8 countries and from a variety of academic disciplines gathered in Snekkersten, Denmark, to reach evidence-based consensus about physical activity in ...

My thesis looked at optimising the outcome of patients following percutaneous and minimally invasive repair following Achilles tendon rupture. Early studies on the management of Achilles tendon ...

Objective: To describe the characteristics of badminton in order to determine the energy requirements, temporal structure, and movements in the game that indicate performance level. To use the ...

Background Training load, previous injury and genetics, have traditionally been considered the primary risk factors for progressive osteoarthritis in athletes. However, advances in microbiome research ...

This edition of BJSM focuses on physical activity across the continuum: from promotion and participation to its role in ...

Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of a brief physical activity assessment tool suitable for doctors to use to identify inactive patients in the primary care setting. Methods: ...

An overuse injury in sports occur as microtraumatic damage to the muscle-tendon unit or bone, bursa, articular cartilage, neurovascular structures, the physic due to repetitive movements of the ...

Growing evidence suggests that although leisure time physical activity (LTPA) (ie, performed for sports and recreation) leads to positive cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, occupational physical ...