Objectives Para athletes may face unique challenges in the anti-doping system, including issues of privacy, implementation, ...

Collecting an account of practitioners’ lived experiences of on-pitch concussion management in football provides real-world ...

Objectives Non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common running injury. Exercise loading programme (EXER) is the primary treatment. Other options include radial pressure wave (RPW, commonly ...

Background Obesity is a known risk factor for hypertension, but the extent to which physical activity mediates this relationship remains unclear. Methods Cross-sectional data from medical exams of ...

Objective To describe the prevalence and nature of Olympic-career related injuries and illnesses, and behaviours during injury/illness, in Olympians in the 4 years prior to their participation at the ...

Burnout among healthcare workers is a significant global concern that affects their well-being and professional efficacy. Yoga has shown promise in reducing burnout and improving mental health ...

53 ‘Have we thrown the baby out with the bath water?’ A scoping review of the 32 summer olympic sports international federations’ pregnancy and postpartum policies and guidance ...

Objectives The tackle carries the highest risk of concussion in women’s rugby union. To reduce concussion risk, a lowered maximum tackle height (LTH) law, lowering the maximum legal tackle height from ...

Background Current injury prevention programmes in football are limited by a one-size-fits-all approach, which predominantly focuses on preventive exercise programmes while ignoring differences in ...

This study protocol describes a systematic method to identify, collect and rank sports science and medicine interventions most associated with optimising team performance in elite football in ...

Objectives Insufficient physical activity (PA) has long been a global health issue, and a number of studies have explored correlates of PA to identify the mechanisms underlying inactive lifestyles. In ...

Objective To determine if performing regular 3-min bouts of resistance exercise spread over 4 hours in an evening will impact subsequent sleep quantity and quality, sedentary time and physical ...