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Return-to-play and performance after operative treatment of Achilles tendon rupture in elite male athletes: a scoping review
Correspondence to Dr Marc R Safran, Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Redwood City, California, USA; msafran{at}stanford.edu Objective To examine the current ...
BMJ1d
British athletics muscle injury classification: a new grading system
4 British Athletics Medical Team, British Athletics National Performance Centre, LoughboroughUniversity, Loughborough, UK Correspondence to Dr Noel Pollock, British Athletics Medical Team, Level 1 ...
British Journal of Sports Medicine3d
The never-ending story of physical activity and health
The link between health and physical activity has been enshrined in medical lore since ancient times. Over 2000 years ago, practitioners in India, China, Greece and the Roman Empire espoused the ...
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Cycling is associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases and death: Part 1 – systematic review of cohort studies with meta-analysis
Objectives Physical inactivity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cycling as a physical activity holds great potential to prevent CVD. We aimed to determine whether cycling reduces the ...
BMJ13d
Is body mass index associated with patellofemoral pain and patellofemoral osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-regression and analysis
1 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe ...
BMJ13d
Self-reported sports injuries and later-life health status in 3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries: a cross-sectional survey among those competing in the games between ...
7 Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Versus Arthritis, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK Objective Describe the self-reported prevalence and nature of Olympic-career ...
BMJ16d
Amount and intensity of daily total physical activity, step count and risk of incident cancer in the UK Biobank
Objectives To investigate associations between daily physical activity, activity intensity and step counts with incident cancer risk. Methods Prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants who wore ...
BMJ18d
Boston Marathon athlete performance outcomes and intra-event medical encounter risk associated with low energy availability indicators
Objective To determine the association between survey-based self-reported problematic low energy availability indicators (LEA-I) and race performance and intra-event medical encounters during the ...
BMJ19d
Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool 6 (SCOAT6)
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BMJ19d
Is physical activity a cause of longevity? It is not as straightforward as some would believe. A critical analysis
Correspondence to Professor Urho M Kujala, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä 40014, Finland; Urho.M.Kujala{at}jyu.fi There are discrepant findings between (A) ...
BMJ19d
Associations of abusive supervision among collegiate athletes from equity-deserving groups
Objective To examine differences in abusive/supportive coach supervision experienced by collegiate athletes across race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and disability; determine the impact of ...
BMJ19d
Effect of intravenous iron therapy on exercise performance, fatigue scores and mood states in iron-deficient recreationally active females of reproductive age: a double-blind ...
Objectives Non-anaemic iron deficiency (IDNA) is highly prevalent in exercising females. Although iron therapy can be used to correct this issue, its impact on exercise performance is equivocal. Our ...