Background Information on the prevalence of mental health problems of elite athletes is inconclusive, most probably due to methodological limitations, such as low response rates, heterogeneous samples ...

1 Department of Sport and Physical Rehabilitation Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa 2 Department of Immunology, University of the Witwatersrand, Witwatersand, South ...

6 Clinical Research Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, Denmark Background Adolescent female football and handball players are among the athletes with the highest risk of ...

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 describe the nationwide population of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured patients initially managed non-operatively, quantify the proportion undergoing delayed ACL reconstruction ...

Despite increased knowledge of hamstring muscle injuries, the incidence has not diminished. We now know that not all hamstring injuries are the same and that certain types of injuries require ...

1 University Center for Sport, Exercise and Health, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 2 Center for Sports Medicine, University Medical Center ...

5 Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a well-recognised risk factor for dementia and represents a ...

Objectives This study examined the relationship of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in the transition from healthy status to first cardiometabolic disease, subsequent cardiometabolic multimorbidity and ...

Since the recent announcement that Sport Climbing was selected to be part of the next Summer Olympic Games in 2020, climbers around the world are eager to see their sport on the most world-renowned ...

1 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe ...

Background Patellofemoral pain and osteoarthritis are prevalent and associated with substantial pain and functional impairments. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are recommended for research ...