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Upper respiratory tract infection is reduced in physically fit and active adults

1 Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA 2 Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North ...
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A prospective longitudinal study to assess psychological changes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery

Musculoskeletal Research Centre and School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Objective: To determine whether the psychological characteristics of athletes who have undergone ...
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The Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire: a new tool for assessing and managing sleep in elite athletes

Background/aim The purpose of this study was to develop a subjective, self-report, sleep-screening questionnaire for elite athletes. This paper describes the development of the Athlete Sleep Screening ...
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Running exposure is associated with the risk of hamstring strain injury in elite Australian footballers

2 School of Health, Sport and Professional Practice, University of South Wales, Wales, UK 3 School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland ...
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Hamstring injury patterns in professional male football (soccer): a systematic video analysis of 52 cases

Correspondence to Professor Thomas Gronwald, Institute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg 20457, Germany; ...
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Efficacy and safety of comfrey root extract ointment in the treatment of acute upper or lower back pain: results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre ...

Objective The objective was to show the superiority of comfrey root extract ointment to placebo ointment in patients with acute upper or lower back pain. Design The study was conducted as a ...
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The Central Governor Model in 2012: eight new papers deepen our understanding of the regulation of human exercise performance

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Physical inactivity: the biggest public health problem of the 21st century

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“The pain isn’t the hardest challenge… it’s the frustration at how much it affects my day-to-day life, my mental health and my ability to train”: a qualitative ...

Objective Low back pain (LBP) impacts the performance and quality of life of elite athletes during and beyond their career. Our aim was to explore the lived experiences of elite athletes with ...
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Optimising type 1 diabetes mellitus management in children and adolescents from a non-pharmacological approach based on muscle-strengthening activities using an mHealth ...

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PRICE needs updating, should we call the POLICE?

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 ...