Objective It is purported that exercise-induced dehydration (EID), especially if ≥ 2% bodyweight, impairs endurance performance (EP). Field research shows that athletes can achieve outstanding EP ...

2 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queens University of Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BJ, N Ireland Correspondence to: Dr Abernethy, A&E Department, The Ulster Hospital Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1 ...

1 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland 2 Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland 3 Medical Research ...

Centre for Human Performance, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court, Epsom, Surrey, UK Correspondence to Jakob Kristensen, Centre for Human ...

Objective To determine the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and investigate outcomes following the use of ESWT for athletes and physically active individuals. Design Systematic ...

1 University Center for Sport, Exercise and Health, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 2 Center for Sports Medicine, University Medical Center ...

Background/Aim Evidence for the long-term health effects of specific sport disciplines is scarce. Therefore, we examined the associations of six different types of sport/exercise with all-cause and ...

Objective To study the injury characteristics in professional football and to follow the variation of injury incidence during a match, during a season and over consecutive seasons. Design Prospective ...

Correspondence to Dr Michael A Hunt, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, 212-2177 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3; michael.hunt{at}ubc.ca ...

1 Sports Medicine Department, The Hague Medical Centre, Leidschendam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department of Orthopaedics, ...

Background/aim The purpose of this study was to develop a subjective, self-report, sleep-screening questionnaire for elite athletes. This paper describes the development of the Athlete Sleep Screening ...

Objectives This study assessed knowledge, beliefs and practices of elite female footballers regarding injury prevention. Methods A survey was sent to players participating in the FIFA Women’s World ...