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Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To evaluate prevention strategies, their unintended consequences and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussion (SRC) and/or head impact risk. Design This systematic review and ...
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Spikes in acute workload are associated with increased injury risk in elite cricket fast bowlers

Objective To determine if the comparison of acute and chronic workload is associated with increased injury risk in elite cricket fast bowlers. Methods Data were collected from 28 fast bowlers who ...
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How blood flow restriction resistance training has been studied on non-restricted muscles in healthy, injured and clinical populations: a scoping review and evidence gap map

Objectives Blood flow restriction (BFR) resistance training enhances muscle growth in restricted limbs, but its effects on non-restricted muscles remain unclear. This scoping review, accompanied by an ...
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Jumper's knee paradox—jumping ability is a risk factor for developing jumper's knee: a 5-year prospective study

Background The ‘jumper's knee paradox’, where symptomatic athletes appear to perform better in a counter movement jump (CMJ) compared to asymptomatic controls in previous case–control studies is not ...
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A pilot study of the eccentric decline squat in the management of painful chronic patellar tendinopathy

Objectives: This non-randomised pilot study investigated the effect of eccentric quadriceps training on 17 patients (22 tendons) with painful chronic patellar tendinopathy. Results: Good clinical ...
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Superior results with eccentric compared to concentric quadriceps training in patients with jumper’s knee: a prospective randomised study

Department of Surgical and Perioperative Science, Sports Medicine, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, National Institute for Working Life, University of Umeå, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden Correspondence to: ...
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Why we should allow performance enhancing drugs in sport

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Social determinants of health are associated with physical therapy use: a systematic review

Correspondence to Dr Amanda Day Braaten, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; amanda.braaten{at}duke.edu Objective The purpose of this ...
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The medial tibial stress syndrome score: a new patient-reported outcome measure

Background At present, there is no validated patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for patients with medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). Aim Our aim was to select and validate previously generated ...
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Diagnosis and management of superior labrum anterior posterior lesions in overhead athletes

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California, USA Correspondence to Professor Marc R Safran, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway ...
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Sport psychology and concussion: new impacts to explore

Correspondence to: Dr Johnston Department of Neurosurgery, Kinesiology & Physical Education, McGill University, McGill Sport Medicine Centre, 475 Pine Ave West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2W 1S4; Karen ...
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Injury prevention knowledge, beliefs and strategies in elite female footballers at the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019

Objectives This study assessed knowledge, beliefs and practices of elite female footballers regarding injury prevention. Methods A survey was sent to players participating in the FIFA Women’s World ...