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Oral health and elite sport performance

While the research base is limited, studies have consistently reported poor oral health in elite athletes since the first report from the 1968 Olympic Games. The finding is consistent both across ...
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Spondylolysis: a critical review

1 Puget Sound Sports and Spine Physicians, Seattle, Washington, USA and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 2 Puget Sound Sports and Spine Physicians and ...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related mental disorders in elite athletes: a narrative review

Correspondence to Ms Cindy Miller Aron, Department of Psychiatry, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA; cind152001{at}gmail.com This narrative review examines post-traumatic stress ...
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Resistance training in musculoskeletal rehabilitation: a systematic review

Centre for Human Performance, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court, Epsom, Surrey, UK Correspondence to Jakob Kristensen, Centre for Human ...
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Can high-intensity interval training improve mental health outcomes in the general population and those with physical illnesses? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a safe and feasible form of exercise. The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the mental health effects of HIIT, in healthy populations ...
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Single leg balance test to identify risk of ankle sprains

2 IU Center for Sports Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Correspondence to: Dr Thomas H Trojian University of Connecticut Health Center/Saint Francis Hospital ...
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Athlete abuse hurts everyone: vicarious and secondary traumatic stress in sport

> The guilt that I feel, and that my husband feels … is crippling. (Anonymous mother of a former gymnast abused in sport) Sport is commonly positioned as an antidote to adverse childhood experiences, ...
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Are corticosteroid injections more beneficial than anaesthetic injections alone in the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain? A systematic review

Objective To compare the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections to local anaesthetic injections in the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP). Design Systematic review with best ...
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Non-operative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries: two-thirds avoid surgery at 2-year follow-up in a nationwide cohort

Objective To describe the nationwide population of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured patients initially managed non-operatively, quantify the proportion undergoing delayed ACL reconstruction ...
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Cycling and cardiovascular disease risk factors including body composition, blood lipids and cardiorespiratory fitness analysed as continuous variables: Part 2—systematic ...

Objectives We aimed to examine the relationship between cycling (particularly commuter cycling) and risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) including body composition, blood lipids ...
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Spikes in acute workload are associated with increased injury risk in elite cricket fast bowlers

Objective To determine if the comparison of acute and chronic workload is associated with increased injury risk in elite cricket fast bowlers. Methods Data were collected from 28 fast bowlers who ...
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Diagnostic ultrasound of muscle injuries: what the sports medicine clinician should know

Muscle injuries are among the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions in athletes, contributing significantly to morbidity and time lost from competition. The use of ultrasound (US) is advantageous ...