Objective To determine the frequency and nature of injuries sustained during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup. Design A prospective, whole population survey. Population 615 international rugby players ...

4 British Athletics Medical Team, British Athletics National Performance Centre, LoughboroughUniversity, Loughborough, UK Correspondence to Dr Noel Pollock, British Athletics Medical Team, Level 1 ...

Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO-Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr E A L M Verhagen, Department of Public and Occupational ...

Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Correspondence to Professor Allyson M Pollock, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University ...

Objective To determine if the comparison of acute and chronic workload is associated with increased injury risk in elite cricket fast bowlers. Methods Data were collected from 28 fast bowlers who ...

Objective To determine if any differences exist between the rolling averages and exponentially weighted moving averages (EWMA) models of acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) calculation and subsequent ...

Methods A computer-assisted literature search of MEDLINE, CINAHL and EMBASE databases using keywords related to diagnostic accuracy of the hip joint, as well as the Preferred Reporting Items for ...

Objective Ultrasound (US) imaging has revealed distinct types of greyscale abnormalities in the patellar and Achilles tendons, including diffusely thickened tendons and tendons containing a hypoechoic ...

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10 Divisions of Sports Medicine and Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Neuroendocrine Unit. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA Correspondence to Margo Mountjoy, ...

Unfavourable effects on the respiratory and the cardiovascular systems from short-term and long-term inhalation of air pollution are well documented. Exposure to freshly generated mixed combustion ...

Objective The Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) is a 10-item mental health screen in the International Olympic Committee Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1. This study evaluated its ...