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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sprint running mechanics are associated with hamstring strain injury: a 6-month prospective cohort study of 126 elite male footballers
Objective To investigate the association between sprint running biomechanics and sprint-related hamstring strain injury (HSI) in elite male football players. Methods This prospective cohort study ...
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Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews
Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of physical activity on symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adult populations. Design Umbrella review. Data sources Twelve ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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International Olympic Committee consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 (including STROBE Extension ...
Injury and illness surveillance, and epidemiological studies, are fundamental elements of concerted efforts to protect the health of the athlete. To encourage consistency in the definitions and ...
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Development and validation of a new method for the registration of overuse injuries in sports injury epidemiology: the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) Overuse Injury ...
Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Benjamin Clarsen, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, PO Box ...
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Impact energy attenuation performance of football headgear
Objectives—Commercially available football head protectors were tested to determine their impact energy attenuation performance and ability to reduce the likelihood of concussion. Methods—Prospective ...
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Football boot insoles and sensitivity to extent of ankle inversion movement
Correspondence to: Dr Waddington, Physiotherapy Department, The Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2605, Australia; g.waddington{at}fhs.usyd.edu.au Background: The capacity of the plantar sole ...
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Position statement—altitude training for improving team-sport players’ performance: current knowledge and unresolved issues
Despite the limited research on the effects of altitude (or hypoxic) training interventions on team-sport performance, players from all around the world engaged in these sports are now using altitude ...
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Infographic. Graduated return to play guidance following COVID-19 infection
6 Queen"s University Belfast Centre for Public Health, Belfast, UK If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to ...