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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Background While injuries in football (soccer) have been the subject of numerous publications, little information is available about the injury risk in futsal. Objective Analysis of the incidence and ...

There are three major questions about return to play (RTP) after hamstring injuries: How should RTP be defined? Which medical criteria should support the RTP decision? And who should make the RTP ...

Centre for Human Performance, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court, Epsom, Surrey, UK Correspondence to Jakob Kristensen, Centre for Human ...

Objective Physical activity confers physical and psychosocial benefits for cancer patients and decreases morbidity and mortality, but adherence varies. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is ...