Study design Qualitative, including consultation with international experts and patients. Purpose Develop a brief yet comprehensive evidence-based education leaflet to be used as an adjunct in the ...

Participation in ultraendurance running (UER) has increased considerably, especially over the past 20 years the participation worldwide has risen from 5000 in 2000 to 300 000 in 2017.1 It includes ...

Background Insufficient postmatch recovery in elite players may cause an increased risk of injuries, illnesses and non-functional over-reaching. Objective To evaluate postmatch recovery time courses ...

Objectives High-intensity interval training (HIT) improves peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) in de novo heart transplant (HTx) recipients. It remains unclear whether this improvement early after HTx ...

Objective To investigate associations between markers of health and playing golf in an Australian population. Methods Secondary analysis of data from the Australian National Nutrition and Physical ...

Exertional rhabdomyolysis is characterised by muscle breakdown associated with strenuous exercise or normal exercise under extreme circumstances. Key features are severe muscle pain and sudden ...

Elevated heat, humidity and solar load combined with low air movement independently and additively impair performance, increase the perception of effort and the risk of heat-related illnesses. For the ...

Objective This study describes the incidence, severity and burden of match injuries in schoolboy rugby union in England, across three age groups: under-13 (U13), under-15 (U15) and under-18 (U18).

Objectives We evaluated the effect of a nutrition education intervention on bone stress injury (BSI) incidence among female distance runners at two NCAA Division I institutions. Methods Historical BSI ...

Background Poor oral health of elite athletes is common and is associated with negative performance impacts. There is a need for oral health promotion strategies that are effective within the elite ...

Para athletes present a broad range of sports-related injuries and illnesses, frequently encountering barriers when accessing healthcare services. The periodic health evaluation (PHE) is a valuable ...

Objectives We aimed to compare Garmin-estimated daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) with daily minutes of MVPA assessed using heart rate (HR) thresholds based on ...