Objectives Para athletes may face unique challenges in the anti-doping system, including issues of privacy, implementation, comprehension and accessibility. While previous studies have examined ...

Sports-related concussions (SRCs) typically occur when the brain is hyperthermic. Acute head-and-neck cooling should, therefore, reduce the brain’s metabolic demands, with the potential to improve ...

Objective To describe the prevalence and nature of Olympic-career related injuries and illnesses, and behaviours during injury/illness, in Olympians in the 4 years prior to their participation at the ...

Futsal, a high-intensity sport, places considerable demands on the hip adductors and core musculature, often resulting in strength deficits and reduced agility. Optimising training strategies to ...

Objective This study aimed to describe and compare the epidemiological injury patterns at the World Taekwondo Championships (WTC) in 2017 Muju, 2019 Manchester and 2022 Guadalajara, with consideration ...

Acute finger and thumb injuries of the ligament and tendons are common. Indeed, a cross-sectional study in 2012 showed that they accounted for 38.4% of all upper extremity injury visits to the ...

Climbing has grown into a grassroots participation sport and Olympic discipline. The high loads expressed through the upper limb may increase the risk of injury in this population. This may also ...

Understanding and predicting individual responses to common stressors is essential for optimising performance in high-stress environments. This article outlines a protocol for a study to identify ...

Objectives To examine sex differences in psychological readiness to return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction as well as to determine whether males and females ...

Background/aim In high-level Olympic athletes, many spinal pathologies arise from overuse, while others are the result of acute injury. Our aim is to analyse the epidemiology of spinal pathologies ...

This study aimed to explore the barriers and enablers to physiotherapist-prescribed rehabilitation exercises for people with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP) and to guide the development of ...

Objectives To examine the propensity of tackle height and the number of tacklers that result in head acceleration events (HAEs) in elite-level male and female rugby tackles. Methods Instrumented ...