Decision-making for the optimal management of traumatic knee injuries can be challenging. Clinical trials reveal only small ...

Women with clinically severe obesity are at risk of poor physical and mental health. Lifestyle interventions must be developed to support exercise participation for this group. The factors influencing ...

Collecting an account of practitioners’ lived experiences of on-pitch concussion management in football provides real-world ...

Objective Handgrip strength (HGS) is a simple, non-invasive measure associated with disability, frailty and disease activity ...

Objectives Early protective motion (EPM) treatment, using a rigid functional knee brace for acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, has been reported to restore ACL function. This study aimed ...

Approximately 1.7 billion people worldwide live with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, 1 contributing to a high socioeconomic burden exceeding €250 billion in Europe2 and US$180 billion in the USA.3 Beyond ...

Time-to-event is a powerful statistical approach increasingly used in sports science and medicine to examine time-to-event outcomes such as time to sports injury occurrence, career duration and ...

Introduction Heel fat pad syndrome (HFPS) is the second leading cause of plantar heel pain. Clinical practice guidelines recommend conservative treatments for HFPS (activity modification, arch taping, ...

Background Coaches have the potential to support athlete mental wellness, but many are unsure what to do and concerned they may unintentionally engage in behaviours that negatively impact their ...

Methods This cross-sectional study examined university North American football and soccer athletes. Three observers independently rated athletes performing the M-BESS test in three different ...

Objectives Rotator cuff tendinopathies are the most common shoulder disorders. As persistent symptoms lasting more than 3 months have been shown to be a strong indicator of poor outcomes, it is ...

Objective A few video analysis studies have been published in recent years, but none specifically on Spanish football. We aimed to describe the mechanisms, situational patterns, biomechanics and ...