The impact and consequences of sports-related injuries involve a complex interplay between biological, psychological and social factors. Psychological factors are important because anxiety, fear of ...

Background Identification of high-risk sports, including their most common and severe injuries and illnesses, will facilitate the identification of sports and athletes at risk at an early stage. Aim ...

Objective To describe the criteria used to guide clinical decision-making regarding when a patient is ready to return to running (RTR) after ACL reconstruction. Design Scoping review. Data sources The ...

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 ...

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

Objective To identify the priority injuries and illnesses across UK summer Paralympic World Class Programmes (WCP). Methods Four years (2016–2019) of electronic medical records from 360 athletes ...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of oral glucosamine supplementation on the functional ability and degree of pain felt by individuals who had regular knee pain, most ...

The risk of developing motor neuron disease (MND) in your lifetime is between 1 in 300 and 1 in 450.1 2 You think it will never affect your loved ones… until it does. On 17 July 2024, my partner Tom ...

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 ...

Objective To compare the efficacy of different injection therapies for plantar fasciopathy (historically known as ‘plantar fasciitis’). Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis. Data sources ...

Objective To determine whether land-based therapeutic exercise is beneficial for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) in terms of reduced joint pain or improved physical function and quality of life.

Background An athlete's intention to return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a major indication for surgical intervention. Purpose The purpose of this review was to ...