Background The paper presents a novel laboratory method for assessing boxing headguard impact performance. The method is applied to examine the effects of headguards on head impact dynamics and injury ...
Background Knee injuries were common in volleyball players, and ACL injury is a serious injury for athletes. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism of ACL injury in ...
Objective To develop and evaluate a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) to assess people’s knowledge and beliefs about low back pain. Methods This study followed the COnsensus-based Standards ...
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 ...
Correspondence to Nicholas Grubic, Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada; nicholas.grubic{at}queensu.ca Contributors All authors contributed to the ...
Objective To assess and evaluate the injury risk associated with the scrum in English professional rugby union in the 2011–2012 season. Design Prospective, cohort. Participants Players at English ...
Correspondence to: Dr Tim Gabbett Queensland Academy of Sport, PO Box 956, Sunnybank, QLD 4109, Australia; tim.gabbettqld.gov.au Objectives: To investigate if reductions in pre-season training loads ...
Rectus sheath haematoma (RSH) is a well-documented but uncommon clinical condition. It is usually a self-limiting condition but can present as a life-threatening emergency. RSH after non-contact ...
Correspondence to Dr Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen, Department of Public Health, Section for Sports Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark; roen{at}ph.au.dk Background It is widely accepted ...
Objective: To determine if the combined isometric contractions of knee extension/hip adduction and knee extension/hip abduction will elicit a different quadriceps and gluteus medius electromyographic ...
The case reported is of a 46 year old male who presented with a history of acute on chronic knee pain. The clinical features and investigations suggested a tear of the quadriceps tendon, with ...
Correspondence to Dr Joshua J Heerey, La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; ...