Objectives To examine the correction of posture, increase in strength and decrease in shoulder pain and dysfunction in varsity swimmers. Design and Setting Randomised clinical trial. Participants ...

Objective: To assess the use of a supervised active rehabilitation program following repair of acute Achilles tendon ruptures using a minimally invasive suture system. Methods: We performed a ...

Correspondence to Dr Christian J Barton, Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia; christian{at}completesportscare.com.au Knowledge ...

Background The FIFA 11+ is an injury prevention program found to reduce lower-extremity injury risk; however, the mechanisms behind this protective effect are not well understood. One possible ...

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2 Body@Work, Research Centre Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care ...

Background The functional asymmetry (FA) of the soccer player lower limb is often analyzed to reduce the risk of injury. In football have been described power asymmetries (Samadi et al., 2009; ...

Correspondence to Dr Elmar Kal, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences; Department of Health Sciences, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UK; elmar.kal{at}brunel.ac.uk ACL injury ...

Objectives: There has been growing controversy regarding long term effects of repeated low severity head impacts such as when heading a football. However, there are few scientific data substantiating ...

Semnan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Department of Physiotherapy, Semnan, Iran Dr A Rezasoltani, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Department of Physiotherapy ...

1 Human Performance Laboratory, University of California, Davis, California, USA Correspondence to: Dr Hawkins, One Shields Avenue, Room 275 Hickey Gym, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA ...

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, sparked by Russia’s unprovoked invasion in February 2022, has not only wrought devastation on the nation’s infrastructure and population but has also cast a long ...