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BMJ20h
Sports injuries: population based representative data on incidence, diagnosis, sequelae, and high risk groups
Objective: To generate national representative data on the incidence, diagnosis, severity, and nature of medically treated sports injuries and to identify high risk groups. Methods: The first national ...
BMJ3d
Bringing reproductive, pelvic and breast health to light: insights from the Health of Elite Retired Australian female athletes survey (HER-Aus)
Objectives To describe the reproductive, pelvic and breast health of retired elite Australian female athletes. Methods Data were collected as part of a larger online cross-sectional survey that was ...
BMJ1d
Limits to the measurement of habitual physical activity by questionnaires
Despite extensive use over 40 years, physical activity questionnaires still show limited reliability and validity. Measurements have value in indicating conditions where an increase in physical ...
BMJ2d
Accelerometer-based measures in physical activity surveillance: current practices and issues
Objective Self-reports of physical activity (PA) have been the mainstay of measurement in most non-communicable disease (NCD) surveillance systems. To these, other measures are added to summate to a ...
BMJ3d
Research approaches to describe the mechanisms of injuries in sport: limitations and possibilities
Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to: Professor Bahr Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian University of ...
BMJ2d
Is it time to reframe how we care for people with non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain?
Correspondence to Professor Jeremy Lewis, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, UK; jeremy.lewis{at}LondonShoulderClinic.com What can we learn from the ...
BMJ3d
Physical inactivity and non-communicable disease burden in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries
Objectives Physical inactivity is a risk factor for premature mortality and several non-communicable diseases. The purpose of this study was to estimate the global burden associated with physical ...
BMJ2d
Sports-related extensor carpi ulnaris pathology: a review of functional anatomy, sports injury and management
Correspondence to Dr Roger Hawkes, European Tour Performance Institute, European Tour, Wentworth Drive Virginia Water, Surrey GU25 4LX, UK; RAH{at}wkes.eu The extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscle plays ...
BMJ3d
Psychological interventions used to reduce sports injuries: a systematic review of real-world effectiveness
Correspondence to Adam Gledhill, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS6 3QS, UK; adam.gledhill{at}leedsbeckett.ac.uk Objective To systematically review studies examining the ...
BMJ6d
The Football Association Medical Research Programme: an audit of injuries in professional football—analysis of preseason injuries
1 The Football Association, Medical and Exercise Science Department, Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Nr Newport, Shropshire TF10 9AT, UK Correspondence to: C Woods, The Football Association, ...
BMJ3d
Incidence and risk factors of running-related injuries during preparation for a 4-mile recreational running event
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 ...
BMJ3d
The effects of a congested fixture period on physical performance, technical activity and injury rate during matches in a professional soccer team
1 FIFA Medical Excellence Centre, Santy Orthopedicae clinical, sport science and research department, Lyon, France Background In modern professional soccer, the ability to recover from official ...