Background The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the main source of anterior knee joint stability and excessive anterior tibio-femoral translation (ATFT) (>5mm) can be a risk factor for ACL injury ...

1 Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 Women's Health Research Centre, Department of Primary Health Care ...

The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; carl.askling{at}gih.se Occurrence Hamstring strain is the ...

Correspondence to Dr Steven John Duhig, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus, Southport, Queensland, Australia; ...

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

Background Pole sports, such as pole dancing, are recently gaining popularity as a form of fitness, combining dance and acrobatics. Many new, recreational athletes are joining pole sports every year.

Objective The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes in residential aged care (RAC) is uncertain. This paper reports on an intervention component analysis (ICA) of randomised controlled trials ...

Objectives—To assess the available evidence for preventive strategies for lower limb soft tissue injuries caused by running. Methods—An electronic database search was conducted using The Cochrane ...

Objective: To evaluate, by examining data collected on professional basketball players during a 10-year period, the differences in aerobic capacity in function of the playing position and the impact ...

Aim or objective The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the evidence regarding rest and active treatment/rehabilitation following sport-related concussion (SRC). Design Systematic ...

Background: Mixed martial arts have rapidly succeeded boxing as the world’s most popular full contact sport, and the incidence of injury is recognised to be high. Objective: To assess qualitatively ...

Correspondence to Dr Steven J Kamper, The EMGO+ Institute, VU University, Vander Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam 1081BT, The Netherlands, skamper{at}george.org.au Over the last 200 years, the placebo ...