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PEDro systematic review update: exercise for coronary heart disease

1 St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 Centre for Education & Workforce Development, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 The George Institute for ...
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The inflammatory response: friend or enemy for muscle injury?

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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): how should I interpret reports of measurement properties? A practical guide for clinicians and researchers who are not biostatisticians

1 Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 Department of Physiotherapy, School of Primary Health Care, Monash University, Frankston, ...
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Effect of gender affirming hormones on athletic performance in transwomen and transmen: implications for sporting organisations and legislators

Objective To examine the effect of gender affirming hormones on athletic performance among transwomen and transmen. Methods We reviewed fitness test results and medical records of 29 transmen and 46 ...
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Risk factors for head injury events in professional rugby union: a video analysis of 464 head injury events to inform proposed injury prevention strategies

Objectives The tackle is responsible for the majority of head injuries during rugby union. In order to address head injury risk, risk factors during the tackle must first be identified. This study ...
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Methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport: ReFORM synthesis of the International Olympic Committee consensus statement

Epidemiological studies through injury and illness surveillance and data collection are fundamental to protect athlete health. To encourage consistency in definitions and methodology, and to allow for ...
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Risk of hepatitis B infections in Olympic wrestling

Correspondence to: Dr S Bereket-Yücel Celal Bayar University, School of Physical Education and Sports, Department of Kinesiology and Training Sciences, Mavisehir Selcuk 4, Giris 3 No = 72 Izmir, ...
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The Football Association Medical Research Programme: an audit of injuries in professional football—analysis of hamstring injuries

Objective: To conduct a detailed analysis of hamstring injuries sustained in English professional football over two competitive seasons. Methods: Club medical staff at 91 professional football clubs ...
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Previous injury as a risk factor for injury in elite football: a prospective study over two consecutive seasons

Correspondence to: M Hägglund Department of Health and Society, Linköping University, S-58183 Linköping, Sweden; martin.hagglund{at}ihs.liu.se Background: Previous injury is often proposed to be a ...
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Physically active lessons in schools and their impact on physical activity, educational, health and cognition outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective This review provides the first meta-analysis of the impact of physically active lessons on lesson-time and overall physical activity (PA), as well as health, cognition and educational ...
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Ankle injuries in basketball: injury rate and risk factors

2 School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Objectives—To determine the rate of ankle injury and examine risk factors of ankle injuries in mainly ...
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Sidestep cutting technique and knee abduction loading: implications for ACL prevention exercises

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Eirik Kristianslund, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, PB ...