Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a well-recognised condition in sports and rehabilitation, particularly after ...

Mental health and well-being among elite athletes are accepted as central to athletic performance. Maximising health, and ...

Debunking the myths about training load, injury and performance: empirical evidence, hot topics and recommendations for practitioners ...

New guidelines for exercise in pregnancy and postpartum have been published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists In January 2002 the American College of Obstetricians and ...

Objective To review competition injuries in taekwondo and use this information to develop recommendations to reduce the number and severity of injuries in taekwondo competition. Methods The available ...

Competitive tennis play requires a combination of the major physiological variables; however, the specifics of these variables have yet to be determined appropriately. General strength and flexibility ...

Background: The psychological and physiological condition of athletes affect both their performance in competitions and their health. Rugby is an intense sport which appears to impose psychological ...

Objectives: To examine the effect of six weeks of strength and proprioception training on eversion to inversion isokinetic strength ratios (E/I ratios) in subjects with unilateral functional ankle ...

Background Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) can have a significant effect on quality of life. Aim To evaluate the conservative treatments for GTPS. Design This systematic review assessed risk ...

Background: Taping of the shoulder is common in many sports, particularly Australian football, a contact sport that often involves marking (catching) the ball overhead and has a high incidence of ...

Cardiovascular-related sudden death is the leading cause of mortality in athletes during sport.1 The majority of disorders associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), such as ...

Isolated third cranial nerve palsies in head trauma patients can be the result of direct or indirect damage to the oculomotor nerve. They are usually associated with severe head trauma. We reported a ...