Australian football players' Achilles tendons respond to game loads within 2 days: an ultrasound tissue characterisation (UTC) study.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Describe the self-reported prevalence and nature of Olympic-career injury and general health and current residual symptoms in a self-selected sample of retired Olympians. METHODS:3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries completed a cross-sectional online survey, distributed by direct email through World Oly...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Palmer D,Cooper DJ,Emery C,Batt ME,Engebretsen L,Scammell BE,Schamasch P,Shroff M,Soligard T,Steffen K,Whittaker JL,Budgett R

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:The rehabilitation of the knee with a deficient anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) always presents a great challenge. Isokinetic assessment allows muscle performance to be quantified. The antishear device, introduced by Johnson, has the distinct advantage of minimizing the anterior translation force during isokinetic ex...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Li CK,Chan KM,Hsu YS,Chien P,Wong WN

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low physical activity (PA) levels which increase the risk of chronic disease are reported by two-thirds of the general UK population. Promotion of PA by primary healthcare professionals is advocated but more evidence is needed regarding effective ways of integrating this within everyday practice. This study ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Heron N,Tully MA,McKinley MC,Cupples ME

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most injuries sustained by rugby players affect the soft tissues, and fracture is relatively uncommon. Whereas the lower limb is most affected in footballers, the upper limb tends to be injured in rugby players. Thirty consecutive fractures and ten dislocations affecting the upper limb, sustained by 35 rugby players, ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Eyres KS,Abdel-Salam A,Cleary J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate and synthesise the literature on hip strength among patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP) to address the following: (1) differentiate between hip strength as a risk factor and associated deficit in PFP; (2) describe hip strength in men and women with PFP across different age ranges; (3) investig...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Rathleff MS,Rathleff CR,Crossley KM,Barton CJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) can evaluate how well a particular exercise programme reduces cancer treatment-related side effects. Adequate design and reporting of the exercise prescription employed in RCTs is central to interpreting study findings and translating effective interventions into practice....

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Winters-Stone KM,Neil SE,Campbell KL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Back protectors for snowboarders were analysed with respect to their potential to prevent spinal injury. DESIGN:In 20 Swiss skiing resorts, athletes were interviewed on the slope. In addition, an online survey was conducted. The performance of 12 commercially available back protectors was investigated by mea...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Schmitt KU,Liechti B,Michel FI,Stämpfli R,Brühwiler PA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some controversy exists over the possibility that exercise during pregnancy might increase the risk of preterm delivery. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine the possible cause-effect relationship between regular exercise performed during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy by previously sedenta...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Barakat R,Stirling JR,Lucia A

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：:In this study, genotype frequencies of several polymorphisms that are candidates to influence sports performance (ie, ACTN3 R577X, ACE ID, PPARGC1A Gly482Ser, AMPD1 C34T, CKMM 985bp/1170bp and GDF8 (myostatin) K153R) were compared in 123 nonathletic controls, 50 professional cyclists, 52 Olympic-class runners and 39 w...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Muniesa CA,González-Freire M,Santiago C,Lao JI,Buxens A,Rubio JC,Martín MA,Arenas J,Gomez-Gallego F,Lucia A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The equivocal findings in the literature on efficacy of massage makes it difficult to assess the requirement for, or justify the use of, specialist massage personnel at major athletics events. However, the use of massage by athletes during training and competition remains popular. OBJECTIVES:To quantify the...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Galloway SD,Watt JM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inter-individual differences in cortical bone volumetric density (CoD), such as those related to sex, are a product of differences in remodelling rates. While cortical bone is often treated as a uniform tissue, remodelling rates also vary within individual bones. This level of adaptation has largely been ove...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Cooper DM,Ahamed Y,Macdonald HM,McKay HA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the epidemiology of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's and women's soccer injuries during the 2009/2010-2014/2015 academic years. METHODS:This descriptive epidemiology study used NCAA Injury Surveillance Program (NCAA-ISP) data during the 2009/2010-2014/2015 academic years, from 44 m...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Roos KG,Wasserman EB,Dalton SL,Gray A,Djoko A,Dompier TP,Kerr ZY

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There is little information on the plasma free amino acid patterns of elite athletes against which fatigue and nutrition can be considered. Therefore the aim was to include analysis of this pattern in the medical screening of elite athletes during both especially intense and light training periods. METHODS:Plasma ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Kingsbury KJ,Kay L,Hjelm M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current methods measuring sports activity after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury are commonly restricted to the most knee-demanding sports, and do not consider participation in multiple sports. We therefore developed an online activity survey to prospectively record the monthly participation in al...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Grindem H,Eitzen I,Snyder-Mackler L,Risberg MA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously well 30 year old man presented with a short history of intra-articular mechanical locking, swelling, and anteromedial joint line pain. There was localised tenderness, and McMurray's test was positive. Arthroscopy revealed a 3.6 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm firm pedicular localised pigmented villonodular synovitis origi...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Roach R,dos Remedios I

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eccentric exercises (EE) have proved successful in the management of chronic tendinopathy, particularly of the Achilles and patellar tendons, where they have been shown to be effective in controlled trials. However, numerous questions regarding EE remain. The standard protocols are time-consuming and require very moti...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Rees JD,Wolman RL,Wilson A

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To systematically review evidence of primary outcomes from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) examining the effect of treatment strategies on quality of life (QoL) or psychosocial factors in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN:Systematic review with meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES:Medline, Embase...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Briani RV,Ferreira AS,Pazzinatto MF,Pappas E,De Oliveira Silva D,Azevedo FM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of unstable hamatometacarpal joint fracture-dislocation in a gymnast is presented. It was treated conservatively with successful outcome. ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Syed AA,Agarwal M,Giannoudis PV,Matthews SJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of strenuous exercise on commonly used biochemical and haematological variables in subjects running the 2002 London marathon. METHODS:34 healthy volunteers (7 female, 27 male) were recruited for the study. Blood was taken before the start (at registration) and immediately after co...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Smith JE,Garbutt G,Lopes P,Tunstall Pedoe D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Illness accounts for a significant proportion of consultations with a team physician travelling with elite athletes. OBJECTIVE:To determine if international travel increases the incidence of illness in rugby union players participating in a 16-week tournament. SETTING:2010 Super 14 Rugby Union tournament. ...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Schwellnus MP,Derman WE,Jordaan E,Page T,Lambert MI,Readhead C,Roberts C,Kohler R,Collins R,Kara S,Morris MI,Strauss O,Webb S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few interventions reduce patellar tendinopathy (PT) pain in the short term. Eccentric exercises are painful and have limited effectiveness during the competitive season. Isometric and isotonic muscle contractions may have an immediate effect on PT pain. METHODS:This single-blinded, randomised cross-over stu...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Rio E,Kidgell D,Purdam C,Gaida J,Moseley GL,Pearce AJ,Cook J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To prospectively follow a cohort of elite young male professional soccer players with sequential symptom questionnaires and imaging of the anterior pelvis to determine the prevalence and severity of imaging findings. METHODS:34 male athletes (mean age 16.5 years) underwent clinical examination, history/symptom qu...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Robinson P,Grainger AJ,Hensor EM,Batt ME,O'Connor PJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present systematic review was to investigate whether physical fitness in childhood and adolescence is a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, events and syndromes, quality of life and low back pain later in life. Physical fitness-related components were: cardiorespiratory fitness...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Ruiz JR,Castro-Piñero J,Artero EG,Ortega FB,Sjöström M,Suni J,Castillo MJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure functional recovery following acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture using a simple and reliable clinical movement analysis system. Clinic based methods that simultaneously quantify different aspects of movement over a range of activities and model functional recovery will help guide rehab...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Button K,van Deursen R,Price P

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether world class endurance athletes, in contrast with less well trained subjects, increase their haemoglobin mass on a regimen of living high and training low (LHTL). OBJECTIVE:To assess whether haemoglobin mass increases in world class athletes on LHTL and whether this increase is associat...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Wehrlin JP,Marti B

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jet skiing is a rapidly growing sport. The craft incorporate safety features and the manufacturers issue detailed safety instructions. Racing is conducted with adequate attention to clothing, safety and insurance. However, casual use is widespread and is sometimes irresponsible. Serious injuries to riders are uncommon...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Jeffery RS,Caiach S

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the progression of bronchial reactivity (BR) and incidence of bronchial hyperreactivity (BH), exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) and asthma in triathletes over 2 years. METHODS:Subjects were seven athletes from the Swiss national triathlon team (mean (SD) age 24.3 (4.8) years), who initially were...

journal_title：British journal of sports medicine

authors： Knöpfli BH,Luke-Zeitoun M,von Duvillard SP,Burki A,Bachlechner C,Keller H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00