Objectives The tackle is responsible for the majority of head injuries during rugby union. In order to address head injury risk, risk factors during the tackle must first be identified. This study ...

Objective To synthesise reviews investigating physical activity and depression, anxiety, self-esteem and cognitive functioning in children and adolescents and to assess the association between ...

Objective To develop and test a new single-item physical activity screening tool, suitable for assessing respondents' eligibility for behaviour change interventions. Design Two single-item assessment ...

Background: A recent study reported promising clinical results using eccentric quadriceps training on a decline board to treat jumper’s knee (patellar tendinosis). Methods: In this prospective study, ...

Prevention of sports injury I: a systematic review of applied biomechanics and physiology outcomes research ...

Objective Previous meta-analyses have found that exercise prevents falls in older people. This study aimed to test whether this effect is still present when new trials are added, and it explores ...

Sickle cell trait (SCT) and its association with exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) and exercise-related death (ERD) in warfighters and athletes (WA) are significant and controversial issues confronting ...

Background/objectives Walking has well-established positive relationships with, and effects on, physical health. In contrast, while poor mental health contributes substantially to global health burden ...

Background Low back pain (LBP) is common in rowers. Understanding rowing biomechanics may help facilitate prevention and improve rehabilitation. Objectives To define the kinematics and muscle activity ...

Objectives —To undertake a prospective epidemiological study of the injuries sustained in English professional football over two competitive seasons. Methods —Player injuries were annotated by club ...

Background Cost–benefit analyses have been proposed for determining acceptable risk of injury regarding training and competition participation. Currently, there is no best evidence synthesis of the ...

Background/aim To assess the impact energy attenuation performance of a range of headguards for combat sports. Methods Seven headguards worn during combat sport training or competition, including two ...