Objective To determine the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of match and training injuries among football players at an academy in Ghana. Methods In this prospective observational study, we ...

Objectives There is a lack of data on salivary sex hormones across the menstrual cycle (MC) or hormonal contraceptive (HC) cycle of elite athletes. We aimed to provide original data on salivary sex ...

In recent years, organised and competitive video gaming, esports, has gained enormous popularity in many parts of the world, contributing to the growing professionalisation of this sports branch. To ...

The incidence of breast cancer has increased from 900 000 to 2.3 million new annual cases over the last 25 years. The 5-year survival rate has markedly risen to over 90% worldwide due to significant ...

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Organised sports are the most common settings for sports participation. Despite a range of documented benefits from participation, these positive outcomes are not always guaranteed. Emotional distress ...

Correspondence to Dr Trine Moholdt; trine.moholdt{at}ntnu.no Conclusion Our preliminary data suggest that the cycling exergame we investigated can elicit moderate-to-vigorous intensities and may ...

Objective This study evaluates the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the MyotonPRO and its construct validity for the assessment of Achilles tendon stiffness. Design Reliability and construct ...

Amateur football coaches play a key role in preventing, assessing and treating pain among their players, as they are often the first point of contact and may be the main source of advice and guidance.

1 Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Objective To assess whether acetazolamide (Az), used prophylactically for acute ...

Dr Tao Xiao, PhD Shenzhen University Shenzhen, China Area of expertise: Machine Learning, Exercise Prescription orcid.org/0000-0002-5477-156X Dr Marelise Badenhorst ...