Correspondence to Ms Kathryn Dane, Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; danek{at}tcd.ie The ...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dynamic soft tissue mobilisation (STM) on hamstring flexibility in healthy male subjects. Methods: Forty five males volunteered ...

Background Sports related concussion has become one of the highest burden injuries within professional and amateur sports. There is currently limited evidence as to the existence of modifiable ...

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, University of Sport & Physical Education, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to: Professor Bahr, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, University of Sport & Physical ...

Objective: To study the incidence and nature of injuries at European Championships, to compare training and match injury characteristics and to study differences in injury incidence between ...

The objective is to provide guidance for pregnant women and obstetric care and exercise professionals on prenatal physical activity. The outcomes evaluated were maternal, fetal or neonatal morbidity, ...

In the UK, when a young person dies suddenly, the coroner is responsible for establishing the cause of death. They will ask a consultant pathologist to carry out an autopsy in order to ascertain when, ...

Background: The reported incidence, severity and nature of injuries sustained in tennis vary considerably between studies. While some of these variations can be explained by differences in sample ...

3 Fitness Assessment and Sports Injuries Clinic, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ 4 Department of Physical Education, Sport and Leisure Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ ...

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Tonje Wåle Flørenes, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, ...

Background: It is well established that prolonged, exhaustive endurance exercise is capable of inducing skeletal muscle damage and temporary impairment of muscle function. Although skeletal muscle has ...

Objectives To assess within-player change in injury risk and between-player subsequent injury risk associated with concussive and common non-concussive injuries in professional rugby union. Methods ...