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Return to play in elite sport: a shared decision-making process

Correspondence to Dr H Paul Dijkstra, Sports Medicine Department, ASPETAR, QATAR Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, PO Box 29222, Doha, Qatar; paul.dijkstra{at}aspetar.com Illness or injury ...
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Cycling is associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases and death: Part 1 – systematic review of cohort studies with meta-analysis

Objectives Physical inactivity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cycling as a physical activity holds great potential to prevent CVD. We aimed to determine whether cycling reduces the ...
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Substance P accelerates hypercellularity and angiogenesis in tendon tissue and enhances paratendinitis in response to Achilles tendon overuse in a tendinopathy model

4 Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Sports Medicine Unit, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Correspondence to Dr Patrik Danielson, Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Anatomy ...
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Post-exertional malaise and the myth of cardiac deconditioning: rethinking the pathophysiology of long covid

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Pre-event ‘medical time out’

Medical emergencies are an inherent risk in any sport, transcending boundaries and impacting athletes globally. From a cervical spine injury on the (American) football field to a sudden cardiac arrest ...
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Can oestrogen influence skeletal muscle damage, inflammation, and repair?

Oestrogen may affect muscle damage and inflammation, but the physiological significance of this, particularly potential effects on muscle repair and recovery in humans, and the mechanisms of its ...
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Population attributable fraction: names, types and issues with incorrect interpretation of relative risks

3 School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Correspondence to Belen Zapata-Diomedi, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Level 2, Public ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for ankle syndesmosis injury

Objective Our aim was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the clinical presentation of ankle syndesmosis injury and four common clinical diagnostic tests. Design Cross-sectional diagnostic ...
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Great Britain Rowing Team Guideline for Diagnosis and Management of Rib Stress Injury: Part 2 – The Guideline itself

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Functional assessment of knee joint position sense following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Rehabilitation Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (TUMS), Pich-Shemiran, Tehran, Iran Associate Professor M R Hadian, Rehabilitation Faculty, Tehran University of ...
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Optimal loading: key variables and mechanisms

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Evolution of accelerometer methods for physical activity research

Correspondence to Dr Richard P Troiano, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute, NCI Shady Grove, 9609 Medical Center Dr, MSC 9762, Bethesda, MD ...