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BMJ1d
Cycling and cardiovascular disease risk factors including body composition, blood lipids and cardiorespiratory fitness analysed as continuous variables: Part 2—systematic ...
Objectives We aimed to examine the relationship between cycling (particularly commuter cycling) and risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) including body composition, blood lipids ...
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Modifiable risk factors for patellar tendinopathy in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Correspondence to Dr Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19713, USA; kgs{at}udel.edu Objective To perform a systematic review and ...
BMJ23h
Tibial shaft fractures in amateur footballers
Background: Footballers constitute a unique group of patients with tibial shaft fractures. They tend to have excellent general health and well developed musculature in the leg, and their fractures are ...
BMJ2d
Sprint running mechanics are associated with hamstring strain injury: a 6-month prospective cohort study of 126 elite male footballers
Objective To investigate the association between sprint running biomechanics and sprint-related hamstring strain injury (HSI) in elite male football players. Methods This prospective cohort study ...
BMJ2d
Back to basics: 10 facts every person should know about back pain
Correspondence to Professor Peter B O'Sullivan, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia; p.osullivan{at}curtin.edu.au If you wish to reuse any or all ...
BMJ4d
British athletics muscle injury classification: a new grading system
4 British Athletics Medical Team, British Athletics National Performance Centre, LoughboroughUniversity, Loughborough, UK Correspondence to Dr Noel Pollock, British Athletics Medical Team, Level 1 ...
BMJ4d
Football boot insoles and sensitivity to extent of ankle inversion movement
Correspondence to: Dr Waddington, Physiotherapy Department, The Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2605, Australia; g.waddington{at}fhs.usyd.edu.au Background: The capacity of the plantar sole ...
BMJ3d
Hip chondropathy at arthroscopy: prevalence and relationship to labral pathology, femoroacetabular impingement and patient-reported outcomes
Background This study aimed to describe chondropathy prevalence in adults who had undergone hip arthroscopy for hip pain. The relationships between chondropathy severity and (1) participant ...
BMJ6d
Rehabilitation of scapular dyskinesis: from the office worker to the elite overhead athlete
1 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium 2 Division of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Department of Health Sciences, Artesis University College ...
BMJ1d
How does 6 months of active bike commuting or leisure-time exercise affect insulin sensitivity, cardiorespiratory fitness and intra-abdominal fat? A randomised controlled trial ...
Objectives To evaluate effects of active bike commuting or leisure-time exercise of two intensities on peripheral insulin sensitivity (primary outcome), cardiorespiratory fitness and intra-abdominal ...
BMJ3d
Injuries among World Cup freestyle skiers
Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Tonje Wåle Flørenes, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, ...
BMJ4d
Ventricular arrhythmias associated with long-term endurance sports: what is the evidence?
Athletic performance tests the limits of the human body and mind. Awe-inspiring achievements is what makes sports so fascinating. It is well appreciated however that top-level sports may sometimes ...