Aim To describe the periodic health evaluation (PHE) practices of the top performing National Olympic Committees (NOCs). Methods We sent a survey to NOCs finishing in the top 8 for medal count at the ...

Objectives—Commercially available football head protectors were tested to determine their impact energy attenuation performance and ability to reduce the likelihood of concussion. Methods—Prospective ...

The evidence that multiple sets of exercise are superior to a single set for maximal strength gains, as suggested by Berger in 1962, is reviewed. The validity and practical significance of Berger's ...

Correspondence to Professor Karen A Ginn, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney SDN, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; karen.ginn{at}sydney.edu.au Objectives To determine the effect of ...

Correspondence to Braden L Mitchell, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; braden.mitchell{at}mymail.unisa.edu.au The dose response (ie, intensity, ...

Correspondence to Dr Renan Alves Resende, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil; renan.aresende{at}gmail.com Data sources Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, ...

Objective Motherhood within sport has become more common with many female athletes seeking to return-to-sport (RTS) postpartum; yet few sport organisations possess policies that support female ...

Objective To determine the incidence, severity and nature of injuries sustained during the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2015 together with the inciting events leading to the injuries. Design A prospective, ...

Objective: To examine whether acute glucocorticoid (GC) intake alters performance and selected hormonal and metabolic variables during submaximal exercise. Methods: In total, 14 recreational male ...

2 Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Monash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3 School of Health and Social ...

Objective To assess the benefit of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in adults with a meniscal tear and knee pain in three defined populations (taking account of the comparison intervention): (A ...

Consumer wearable and smartphone devices provide an accessible means to objectively measure physical activity (PA) through step counts. With the increasing proliferation of this technology, consumers, ...