Perception of Nigerian athletes of the use of mouth guards to prevent the stresses of sports injury.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Snowboard cross (SBX) became an official Olympic sport in 2006. This discipline includes manoeuvring several obstacles while competing in heats. It is common for the riders to collide, making this sport both exciting and at risk of injuries. Although a recent study from the 2010 Olympic Games has shown that ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Bakken A,Bere T,Bahr R,Kristianslund E,Nordsletten L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential to understand if and how to screen SARS-CoV-2-positive athletes to safely resume training and competitions. The aim of this study is to understand which investigations are useful in a screening protocol aimed at protecting health but also avoiding inappropriate ex...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Gervasi SF,Pengue L,Damato L,Monti R,Pradella S,Pirronti T,Bartoloni A,Epifani F,Saggese A,Cuccaro F,Bianco M,Zeppilli P,Palmieri V

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To show how epidemiological data can be presented and analysed in frequency based and risk based formats and how risk based information can simplify management decisions on injury prevention strategies in professional football. METHODS:The club physiotherapists at four English professional football clubs pr...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Drawer S,Fuller CW

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the long term effect of tibial shaft fractures treated by immobilisation in a long leg cast on the calf muscle bulk. METHODS:Computed tomography scans were performed at fixed points on the lower legs of 23 non-professional athletes who sustained closed tibial fractures 16 years previously. Length o...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Khalid M,Brannigan A,Burke T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Descriptive study, cross-sectional design. BACKGROUND:Tennis requires repetitive overhead movement patterns that can lead to upper extremity injury. The scapula plays a vital role in injury-free playing. Scapular dysfunction has been associated with shoulder injury in the overhead athlete. OBJECTIVES:The...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Cools AM,Johansson FR,Cambier DC,Velde AV,Palmans T,Witvrouw EE

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review and determine the effectiveness of exercise treatment in osteoarthritis of the knee. METHODS:A computerised literature search of Medline was carried out searching between June 1966 and January 2000. RESULTS:Twenty three randomised controlled trials were identified from the literature. Only three t...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Petrella RJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In all studies in which the strength of the neck extensor muscles has been measured, the level of thoracic support has been adjusted differently so direct comparison of the results is not possible. OBJECTIVE:To measure and compare the isometric force and isometric torque of neck extensor muscles at differen...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Rezasoltani A,Ylinen J,Bakhtiary AH,Norozi M,Montazeri M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of acute haematogenous osteomyelitis in the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) in adolescent goalkeepers following trauma of the iliac crest apophysis. Both patients complained of pain over their right ASIS and were pyrexial. They were given antibiotics and were discharged from follow up without ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Dunsmuir RA,Barnes SJ,McGarrity G

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on tolerance of cardiac pacemakers during diving are very scarce. The aim of this study was to test electronic and mechanical tolerances of pacemakers exposed to experimental reproductions of pressures encountered during diving. Two samples each of 20 different models of cardiac pacemakers were exposed to compres...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Lafay V,Trigano JA,Gardette B,Micoli C,Carre F

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Concussion Recognition Tool 5 (CRT5) is the most recent revision of the Pocket Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 that was initially introduced by the Concussion in Sport Group in 2005. The CRT5 is designed to assist non-medically trained individuals to recognise the signs and symptoms of possible sport-related co...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Echemendia RJ,Meeuwisse W,McCrory P,Davis GA,Putukian M,Leddy J,Makdissi M,Sullivan SJ,Broglio SP,Raftery M,Schneider K,Kissick J,McCrea M,Dvořák J,Sills AK,Aubry M,Engebretsen L,Loosemore M,Fuller G,Kutcher J,Ell

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe cervical spine injury in rugby union (rugby) exerts a major impact on the individual who sustains the injury and on the broader society. Since the late 1970s, authors of rugby case report studies have postulated that the underlying mechanism of cervical spine injury is hyperflexion of the neck. Howeve...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Kuster D,Gibson A,Abboud R,Drew T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:B-mode measurement of the sagital diameter of the Achilles tendon based on a manual tracing (MT) procedure is partly dependent on the subjectivity of the reader. The aim of this study is to establish a standardised automatic procedure to differentiate between normal and chronically degenerated tendons. For t...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Syha R,Peters M,Birnesser H,Niess A,Hirschmueller A,Dickhuth HH,Sandrock M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHumanEPO) improves sporting performance and hence is frequently subject to abuse by athletes, although rHumanEPO is prohibited by the WADA. Approaches to detect rHumanEPO doping have improved significantly in recent years but remain imperfect. A new transcriptomic-b...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Pitsiladis YP,Durussel J,Rabin O

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether the associations between sedentary behaviours (ie, daily sitting/TV-viewing time) and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer differ by different levels of physical activity (PA). DESIGN:Harmonised meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Data on exposure variables were ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Ekelund U,Brown WJ,Steene-Johannessen J,Fagerland MW,Owen N,Powell KE,Bauman AE,Lee IM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the importance of the provision of external exercise information to the setting of the pacing strategy, in subjects unfamiliar with a cycling task. DESIGN:Twenty-two healthy, untrained cyclists (VO(2max), 50 ± 9 mL-(1)·kg-(1)·min-(1)) were randomly assigned to a control (CON) group or an experim...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Williams CA,Bailey SD,Mauger AR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:(1) To assess the 1-year and 6-year courses of non-traumatic knee symptoms in adolescents and young adults presenting in general practice. (2) To identify prognostic factors for persistent knee symptoms at 1-year follow-up. METHODS:Adolescents and young adults (12-35 years; n=172) with non-traumatic knee symptoms...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Kastelein M,Luijsterburg PA,Heintjes EM,van Middelkoop M,Verhaar JA,Koes BW,Bierma-Zeinstra SM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical demands of modern basketball were assessed by investigating 38 elite under-19-year-old basketball players during competition. Computerised time-motion analyses were performed on 18 players of various positions. Heart rate was recorded continuously for all subjects. Blood was sampled before the start of ea...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Ben Abdelkrim N,El Fazaa S,El Ati J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of ocular injuries sustained during sport, was performed from January to June 1987. A total of 84 eye injuries were seen. Of these, 23 were severe enough to necessitate admission to hospital. These latter accounted for one quarter of all severe eye injuries during this period. Racquet sports caused...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Jones NP

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the stride pattern of different age groups of veteran runners in a marathon road race. METHODS:This kinematic study investigated the stride pattern (stride length, stride period, velocity, stance time, and non-stance time) for 151 runners (78 men aged up to 75-80, 73 women aged up to 60-64) at...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Conoboy P,Dyson R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Groin pain in athletes occurs frequently and can be difficult to treat, which may partly be due to the lack of agreement on diagnostic terminology. OBJECTIVE:To perform a short Delphi survey on terminology agreement for groin pain in athletes by a group of experts. METHODS:A selected number of experts were...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Weir A,Hölmich P,Schache AG,Delahunt E,de Vos RJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify age, sex, sport and training type-specific effects of resistance training on physical performance, and to characterise dose-response relationships of resistance training parameters that could maximise gains in physical performance in youth athletes. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis of ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Lesinski M,Prieske O,Granacher U

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to predict injury is difficult. Prior injury is the only risk factor that has been reported consistently in multiple research studies. Convenient and easy to perform, physical performance tests (PPTs) have great allure as prognostic factors. METHODS:11 PPTs were issued to 359 participants over t...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Hegedus EJ,McDonough S,Bleakley C,Baxter GD,DePew JT,Bradbury I,Cook C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine prospectively gait-related intrinsic risk factors for patellofemoral pain (PFP) in a population of novice recreational runners. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:102 novice recreational runners (89 women) with no history of knee or lower leg complaints. INTERVENTIONS:The standing f...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Thijs Y,De Clercq D,Roosen P,Witvrouw E

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Musculotendinous overuse injuries are prevalent in people with type 2 diabetes. Non-enzymatic glycosylation of collagen resulting in tendon stiffening may play a role. In this case-control study we determined whether patients with diabetes had poorer ultrasonographic structure in their Achilles tendons compa...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： de Jonge S,Rozenberg R,Vieyra B,Stam HJ,Aanstoot HJ,Weinans H,van Schie HT,Praet SF

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information on the nutritional habits of female football players at any level of the game. There is also a shortage of information on the nutrition and hydration strategies that players should adopt. In general, differences in nutritional needs between males and females are smaller than differences bet...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Maughan RJ,Shirreffs SM

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the protective eyewear promotion (PEP) project, which was a comprehensive educational strategy to increase the use of appropriate protective eyewear by squash players. METHODS:An ecological study design was used. Four squash venues in one playing association were randomly chosen to receive PEP an...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Eime R,Finch C,Wolfe R,Owen N,McCarty C

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The hip is the second most common area for injury in collegiate athletes and may account for 2-5% of all sports injuries. Hip and groin pain in the athlete has long been associated with structural abnormalities of the femoral neck, acetabulum and labral pathology. REVIEW:The relationship between osteoarth...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Ellis HB,Briggs KK,Philippon MJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cervical disc herniation occurring in close association with playing football is reported. The handling of neck injuries in football players is outlined. ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Tysvaer AT

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the plasma levels of substance P (SP) in patients with postoperative stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. DESIGN:Plasma samples were obtained at 15 months from surgery from two groups of patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff tear. In group 1, 30 subjects (14 m...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Franceschi F,Longo UG,Ruzzini L,Morini S,Battistoni F,Dicuonzo G,Maffulli N,Denaro V

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cold-water immersion (CWI) is a popular recovery intervention after exercise. The scientific rationale is not clear, and there are no clear guidelines for its use. The aim of this review was to study the physiological and biochemical effect of short periods of CWI. A computer-based literature search, citation tracking...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Bleakley CM,Davison GW

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00