Objectives Rock climbing’s growing popularity has been accompanied by increasing reports of hand, finger and wrist injuries ...

Despite ongoing developments in head injury protocols, rugby union still faces challenges in achieving accurate, rapid and ...

Sports medicine is a medical specialty that supports the performance of professional and amateur athletes while maintaining their health. Sports medicine professionals need to ensure the safe ...

Aim To compare the available brands of rugby headguards and evaluate their impact attenuation properties at various locations on the cranium, with regard to concussion prevention. Methods Seven ...

There are limited therapeutic options for patients with persistent postconcussive symptoms (PPCSs). Most PPCS assessments focus on subjective measures of progression and symptom monitoring. While ...

Objectives Little is known about the impact of elite sport participation on long-term athlete health. We aimed to: (1) describe musculoskeletal, mental health, reproductive/endocrine and ...

Clinical medicine defines dehydration using blood markers that confirm hypertonicity (serum sodium concentration ([Na +])>145 mmol/L) and intracellular dehydration. Sports medicine equates dehydration ...

Aim To objectively evaluate the effect of Holmich protocol-based exercise therapy on long-standing adductor-related groin pain (LSAGP). Methods We reproduced the Holmich protocol of exercise therapy ...

Objectives Declining physical fitness, rising obesity and mental and behavioural diagnoses are growing public health issues in young adults. This study aimed to examine the associations between ...

Our primary objective was to explore the barriers preventing clinicians from implementing what they think is ideal practice as it relates to using tools to aid diagnosis and monitor progress in ...

Objectives To evaluate the use and modification of the Copenhagen Adduction Exercise in football (soccer) teams, including the reasons for modification and alternate injury-prevention strategies.

Design Systematic review according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. Data sources Embase, MEDLINE Ovid, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTRAL and Google ...