2 Centre for Academic Mental Health, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 3 Department of Psychology and Division of Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of ...
Background Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is an injury which has a high prevalence in sports, especially in those involving jumping. Because successful treatment of PT remains challenging, prevention is ...
The recent call by Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead for improved access to advanced prosthetics within the National Health Service (NHS) underscores a critical issue in sports and rehabilitation: ...
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 ...
When we get physically active a lot of physiological changes happen. Our body recognises the stress via complex mechanisms and answers accordingly. The most obvious things like increase in breathing ...
Methods 10 healthy pregnant (26.4±3.2 weeks gestation) and 10 healthy non-pregnant individuals were recruited (34.8±6 and 33.5±2.9 years, respectively). At least 48 hours after baseline strength ...
The menisci of the knee are important load sharers and shock absorbers in the joint. Meniscal tears are common, and whenever possible meniscal tears should be surgically repaired. Meniscectomy leads ...
1 Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 Women's Health Research Centre, Department of Primary Health Care ...
Correspondence to Dr Ali N Ali, Department of Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK; ali.ali{at}sth.nhs.uk Objective Secondary ...
A systematic search of published reports was carried out in three electronic databases from 1966 on to identify relevant articles relating to tennis injuries. There were 39 case reports, 49 laboratory ...
Background Chronic musculoskeletal disorders are a prevalent and costly global health issue. A new form of exercise therapy focused on loading and resistance programmes that temporarily aggravates a ...