Background The loads to which professional rugby players are subjected has been identified as a concern by coaches, players and administrators. In November 2014, World Rugby commissioned an expert ...

Objective Our aim was to define the priorities for future research in safeguarding athletes from interpersonal violence (IV) ...

Objectives A paucity of studies assesses the intersection of physical health (injury and illness), mental health and ...

Objectives We investigated the effect of high altitude on the match activity profile of elite youth high altitude and sea level residents. Conclusions High altitude reduces the distance covered by ...

Background Physical examination tests for hip dysfunction and injury of the strongest diagnostic accuracy were identified in a recent systematic review with meta-analysis in BJSM. These tests are ...

2 Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research Foundation, Santa Monica, California, USA Correspondence to Ms Holly Jacinda Silvers, Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research ...

Correspondence to Dr John E Kuhn, Chief of Shoulder Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Sports Medicine, 3200 MCE South Tower, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; j ...

Correspondence to Dr Marc S Mitchell, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada; marc.mitchell{at}uwo.ca Objective The use of financial ...

In sports, especially in football, one of the most common knee injuries is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, which usually (70%) occurs through non-contact mechanisms that include; sudden ...

Variations in definitions and methodologies have created differences in the results and conclusions obtained from studies of football (soccer) injuries, making interstudy comparisons difficult.

Correspondence to U Kujala, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35 (LL), FIN-40014, Finland; urho.kujala{at}sport.jyu.fi Evidence on the effects of exercise in the treatment ...

Correspondence to Professor Dina C(Christa) Janse van Rensburg, Faculty of Health Science, Section Sports Medicine & Sport Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), University of Pretoria, ...