Objectives: To compare transmitted forces through ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) mouthguard material and the same EVA material with gas inclusions in the form of a closed cell foam. Method: EVA ...

Objective: To ascertain the epidemiology of ankle injuries in elite youth football. Design: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected injury data from English Football Association (FA) ...

Athletic performance tests the limits of the human body and mind. Awe-inspiring achievements is what makes sports so fascinating. It is well appreciated however that top-level sports may sometimes ...

Correspondence to Chantel L Rabusin, Discipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia; c.rabusin{at}latrobe.edu.au ...

Correspondence to: Mr T Leary, Division of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom. Background—There is a dearth of evidenced based research ...

Objectives: To determine if boxing exposure has changed over time and hence if current professional boxers are at the same risk of developing chronic traumatic brain injury (CTBI) as historical ...

The objective is to provide guidance for pregnant women and obstetric care and exercise professionals on prenatal physical activity. The outcomes evaluated were maternal, fetal or neonatal morbidity, ...

1 Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK 2 Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK ...

Correspondence to Dr Margie H Davenport, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada; mdavenpo{at}ualberta.ca Objectives Athletes train and ...

Correspondence to Dr Ali N Ali, Department of Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK; ali.ali{at}sth.nhs.uk Objective Secondary ...

Correspondence to Anthony Schache, Senior Research Fellow, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia 3010; anthonys{at}unimelb.edu.au Objective: Groin pain ...

1 Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2 Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Correspondence to: ...