Correspondence to Dr Kirsten Corder, MRC Epidemiology Unit University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Box 285, Institute of Metabolic Science Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge CB2 0QQ UK; ...

Team sports are increasingly popular, with millions of participants worldwide. Athletes engaged in these sports are required to repeatedly produce skilful actions and maximal or near-maximal efforts ...

Background: Travelling across multiple time zones disrupts normal circadian rhythms and induces “jet lag”. Possible effects of this on training and performance in athletes were concerns before the ...

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Pieter K. Bos, Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box ...

Objective Elite para athletes report a high incidence of sports injuries. Research suggests that athletes’ strategies to manage adversities may influence the sports injury risk, but knowledge about ...

Objectives: The respiratory compensation point (RCP) marks the onset of hyperventilation (“respiratory compensation”) during incremental exercise. Its physiological meaning has not yet been definitely ...

Background Sedentary time is independently associated with an increased risk of metabolic disease. Worksite interventions designed to decrease sedentary time may serve to improve employee health.

Objective The physical demands of professional tennis combined with high training/match loads can contribute to musculoskeletal injury. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe the type, ...

Correspondence to Hannah-Rose Tucker, Doctoral Student, Duke University Division of Physical Therapy, Durham NC 27708, USA; hannah.rose.tucker{at}duke.edu Background Consequences of prescription ...

Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of a brief physical activity assessment tool suitable for doctors to use to identify inactive patients in the primary care setting. Methods: ...

Objective To conduct a systematic review of published literature on advanced neuroimaging, fluid biomarkers and genetic testing in the assessment of sport-related concussion (SRC). Data sources ...

Background Antidoping and medical care delivery programmes are required at all large international multisport events. Objective To document and critique the novel antidoping and medical care delivery ...