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Industry-supported healthcare programme for concussion management in junior community Australian football

Objective Junior Australian football players with sport-related concussion (SRC) often do not access optimal healthcare. We ...
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COVID-19 infection and return-to-play outcomes of elite athletes in Japan: a retrospective descriptive study

Objectives To describe the characteristics of COVID-19 among elite Japanese athletes and their return-to-play (RTP) ...
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48 Measuring eccentric hip adductor strength during the copenhagen adduction exercise: a proof of concept and test re-test reliability study

Introduction Eccentric hip adductor (EHAdd) strength is a relevant outcome measure for male athletes competing in multi-directional sports, where adductor-related groin pain is prevalent. This study ...
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Physical preparation and return to performance of an elite female football player following ACL reconstruction: a journey to the FIFA Women’s World Cup

Contrary to expectation following ACL injury, many athletes fail to reach their previous level of performance. 6 Potentially, this is due to the over-reliance on traditional time-based criteria for ...
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Fidelity and tolerability of two high-intensity interval training protocols in patients with COPD: a randomised cross-over pilot study

Objectives High-intensity interval training (HIIT) during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may alleviate the symptom burden, but the fidelity and ...
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Developing and training mental toughness in sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and pre-test and post-test experiments

Data sources Journal articles, conference papers and doctoral theses indexed in Embase, Scopus, PubMed and SPORTDiscus from inception to 22 November 2019. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies ...
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Aquatic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) may be similarly effective to land-based HIIT in improving exercise capacity in people with chronic conditions: a systematic ...

Objective To investigate the effect of aquatic high-intensity interval training (AHIIT) on exercise capacity in people with chronic conditions. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Participants ...
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Water intake after dehydration makes muscles more susceptible to cramp but electrolytes reverse that effect

Objective No previous study has compared water and oral rehydration solution (ORS) intake after dehydration induced by exercise in the heat for the effect on muscle cramps. The present study tested ...
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Symptoms of eating disorders and low energy availability in recreational active female runners

Objectives This retrospective, cross-sectional study aimed to investigate symptoms of eating disorders (EDs) and low energy availability (LEA) among recreational female runners. Methods Females (18–39 ...
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Contribution of walking, running and cycling to moderate-to-vigorous and total physical activity in adolescents and adults across and within seasons: cross-sectional data from ...

Objectives To examine the contribution of walking, running and cycling to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity (TPA) across and within seasons in adolescents and ...
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Acute kidney injury associated with endurance events—is it a cause for concern? A systematic review

Introduction A growing body of evidence suggests even small rises in serum creatinine (SCr) are of considerable clinical relevance. Given that participants in endurance events are exposed to potential ...