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Injury surveillance in multi-sport events: the International Olympic Committee approach
Background: The protection of athletes’ health by preventing injuries is an important task for international sports federations. Standardised injury surveillance provides not only important ...
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Enhancing access to prostheses in sports: a call to action for the future of Paralympic athletes
The recent call by Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead for improved access to advanced prosthetics within the National Health Service (NHS) underscores a critical issue in sports and rehabilitation: ...
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Infographic. ISPAH’s Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity: infographic, animation and call to action
Correspondence to The International Society for Physical Activity and Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ...
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Maternal and fetal responses to acute high-intensity resistance exercise during pregnancy
Methods 10 healthy pregnant (26.4±3.2 weeks gestation) and 10 healthy non-pregnant individuals were recruited (34.8±6 and 33.5±2.9 years, respectively). At least 48 hours after baseline strength ...
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Elite para athletes with active coping behaviour are less likely to report a sports injury
Objective Elite para athletes report a high incidence of sports injuries. Research suggests that athletes’ strategies to manage adversities may influence the sports injury risk, but knowledge about ...
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The digital mirror: how generative artificial intelligence reflects and amplifies gender bias
We live in unprecedented times for women in sport. In the USA, the 2024 collegiate basketball finals marked the first time in broadcast history that viewership of the women’s championship game was ...
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Making football safer for women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of injury prevention programmes in 11 773 female football (soccer) players
Correspondence to Dr Benjamin F Mentiplay, La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; b.mentiplay{at}latrobe.edu.au Objective To ...
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The effects of an exercise intervention on forward head and rounded shoulder postures in elite swimmers
Objectives To examine the correction of posture, increase in strength and decrease in shoulder pain and dysfunction in varsity swimmers. Design and Setting Randomised clinical trial. Participants ...
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The VISA-A questionnaire: a valid and reliable index of the clinical severity of Achilles tendinopathy
2 Department of Family Practice (Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre) and School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3 Department of Physiotherapy, LaTrobe University ...
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Description of plantar pressure distribution in athletes
Background Lower extremities injuries caused by non-body contact are highly prevalent in sports. Repetitive high loads on the foot could cause these injuries. Plantar pressure refers to the pressure ...
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UEFA Champions League study: a prospective study of injuries in professional football during the 2001–2002 season
Correspondence to: Dr Waldén Department of Health and Society, Linköping University, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden; markus.waldentelia.com Background: No previous study on adult football involving ...
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The reliability measurements of lateral scapular slide test at three different degrees of shoulder joint abduction
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, University of Tehran (Medical Sciences), Tehran, Iran Correspondence to Dr Hossein Bagheri, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of ...