abstract：:The objective of the study is to describe two cases of proximal tibiofibular ganglion cysts in high level athletes. In May 2003 and March 2005 two athletes (one tennis player in the top eighty of the Italian national ranking and a gymnast belonging to the Italian rhythmic gymnastics national team) were referred to our...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Dragoni S,Giombini A,Di Cesare A,Ripani M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscular deficits in the hip abductors are presumed to be a major factor in the development of Iliotibial Band Syndrome in runners. No definite relationship between muscular weakness of the hip abductors and the development of Iliotibial Band Syndrome or different ratios between hip adduction to abduction have been re...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Grau S,Krauss I,Maiwald C,Best R,Horstmann T

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As golf grows in popularity, golf related injuries have increased. The purpose of this study was to calculate and compare upper body kinematics of healthy male golfers from different skill levels. Kinematic data were obtained from 18 professional, 18 low handicap, 18 mid handicap and 18 high handicap golfers with an o...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Zheng N,Barrentine SW,Fleisig GS,Andrews JR

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to study the effect of hand paddles on the pitch, the sweepback angles and other stroke kinematic characteristics of the hand during front crawl swimming. Ten female competitive swimmers swam without and with small (116 cm (2)) and large (268 cm (2)) paddles. Four cameras (60 Hz) were used...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Gourgoulis V,Aggeloussis N,Vezos N,Antoniou P,Mavromatis G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if an eight-week intrahospital supervised, conditioning program improves functional capacity and quality of life (QOL) in children (4 boys, 4 girls) (mean [SD] age: 10.9 [2.8] years [range: 8-16]) who have undergone bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for leukemia treatment wit...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： San Juan AF,Chamorro-Viña C,Moral S,Fernández del Valle M,Madero L,Ramírez M,Pérez M,Lucia A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the changes in the mechanical properties of quadriceps muscle following a sub-maximal concentric-eccentric stepping exercise protocol. Twenty-four untrained healthy subjects aged 21.9 +/- 0.55 years were asked to perform a 10-minute stepping exercise where the dominant leg worked eccentr...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Yeung SS,Yeung EW

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the influence of acute resistive exercise and "hormone status" on cytokine profile, 35 postmenopausal women (72 +/- 6.2 yr) underwent a moderate-high-intensity resistive exercise bout or rested. There were 4 groups: no hormone replacement (NHR, n = 9), hormone replacement (HRT, n = 12), selective estrogen r...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Phillips MD,Flynn MG,McFarlin BK,Stewart LK,Timmerman KL,Ji H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnitude and pattern of the hematocrit (Hct), hemoglobin (Hb), and plasma volume (PV) responses during and upon recovery from two resistance training protocols based on either a ten-repetition maximum (10 RM) or five-repetition maximum (5 RM) resistance was examined. Twelve college-aged male resistance exercise t...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Craig SK,Byrnes WC,Fleck SJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate why blood lactate after prolonged quadriceps contraction during hiking is only marginally increased. Eight sailors performed five 3-min hiking bouts interspersed with 5-s recovery periods. Whole body oxygen uptake, heart rate and lactate were recorded, along with continu...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Vogiatzis I,Tzineris D,Athanasopoulos D,Georgiadou O,Geladas N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to determine the influence of 16 months of progressive aerobic exercise on excess postexercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) and the extent EPOC contributed to weight management. Twenty-five overweight/obese women and 16 overweight/obese men participated in a 16-month exercise program (moderate-intensity...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： LeCheminant JD,Jacobsen DJ,Bailey BW,Mayo MS,Hill JO,Smith BK,Donnelly JE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In young elite athletes the influence of a sensorimotor training (SMT = balance training) on strength, jump height and spinal reflex excitability was compared with adaptations induced by strength training (ST). Seventeen athletes were randomly assigned to either a SMT or a ST group. Before and after 6 weeks of trainin...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Taube W,Kullmann N,Leukel C,Kurz O,Amtage F,Gollhofer A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that large increases in blood lactate concentration ([La] (b)) and/or body temperature may occur during an endurance training on a rowing ergometer and disrupt training. The influence of an increase in air convection on the capacity to perform a prolonged exe...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Maciejewski H,Messonnier L,Moyen B,Bourdin M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of a female high school volleyball player who suffered a humeral shaft fracture while executing a floater serve. Based on the patient's history, a stress fracture was initially suspected. However, plain radiographs showed no periosteal reactions, callus formation or osteosclerosis, and thus we could...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Hakozaki M,Iwabuchi M,Otani K,Konno S,Kikuchi S

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared physical characteristics (body height [BH], body mass [BM], body fat [BF], and fat free mass [FFM]), one repetition maximum bench press (1RM (BP)), jumping explosive power (VJ), handball throwing velocity, power-load relationship of the leg and arm extensor muscles, 5- and 15-m sprint running time,...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Granados C,Izquierdo M,Ibañez J,Bonnabau H,Gorostiaga EM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to monitor the nutritional status of 9 Greek national top-level swimmers during a competitive season of eight months. The swimmers were assessed through recording of food and supplement intake, blood sampling, and anthropometry at four landmarks: in the beginning of the season (baselin...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Kabasakalis A,Kalitsis K,Tsalis G,Mougios V

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpine spelunking is practiced in darkness, isolation, cold and high humidity. In this paper we study the acute haematological effects of prolonged strenuous activity in five spelunkers who spent about 20 hours in a 700-meter deep cave without resting much or sleeping. On four occasions, we measured their red cell cou...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Stenner E,Piccinini C,Biasioli B,Gianoli E,Bussani A,Delbello G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that a bout of high or low volume eccentric exercise would protect against muscle damage following a subsequent high volume bout and that adaptation would be attributable to neural changes, independent of the initial exercise volume. Sixteen males performed either 45 (ECC45) or 10 (ECC10) maximal eccen...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Howatson G,Van Someren K,Hortobágyi T

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare anaerobic running capacity (ARC, i.e., the distance that can be run using only stored energy sources in the muscle) determined from a 3-parameter systems model with other anaerobic indices and with running performance in the 800 m. Seventeen trained male subjects (.VO(2max) = 6...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Bosquet L,Delhors PR,Duchene A,Dupont G,Leger L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared 35 prepubertal girls, 9 artistic gymnasts and 13 rhythmic gymnasts with 13 nonphysically active controls to study the effect of gymnastics on bone and muscle mass. Lean mass, bone mineral content and areal density were measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and physical fitness was also assessed. Th...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Vicente-Rodriguez G,Dorado C,Ara I,Perez-Gomez J,Olmedillas H,Delgado-Guerra S,Calbet JA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to establish the validity of a 90-s all-out test for the estimation of maximal oxygen uptake (V.O (2max)) and submaximal aerobic ability as represented by critical power. We hypothesized that the fall in power output by the end of the 90-s all-out test (end power) would represent the exha...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Brickley G,Dekerle J,Hammond AJ,Pringle J,Carter H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationships between heart rate variability (HRV) changes and both training variations and performances in elite swimmers. A secondary purpose was to measure catecholamine urinary excretion in elite swimmers to validate the HRV indices of sympathetic activity during...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Atlaoui D,Pichot V,Lacoste L,Barale F,Lacour JR,Chatard JC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first official world championships in breath-hold diving (1996), a sport has developed where the athletes compete in various disciplines of breath-hold diving. One of the rules is that the diver should surface from a dive without showing any signs of hypoxia. Depending on the severity of hypoxia, a diver may...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Lindholm P

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the relationship between the onset of an increase in dyspnea and ventilatory threshold (VT) in children with congenital heart impairment, sixteen young subjects underwent a cardiopulmonary exercise test with dyspnea perception and ventilatory gas exchange assessments. Dyspnea score was measured from a visual ...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Amiard V,Jullien H,Nassif D,Maingourd Y,Ahmaidi S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatio-temporal, metabolic and psychometric responses during and after a 400-m freestyle swim trial were investigated for gender and skill-level effects. Thirty-four men and women, 18 national and international competitors and 16 recreational swimmers, were compared. Mean speed, stroke rate (SR), and stroke length (SL...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Schnitzler C,Ernwein V,Seifert L,Chollet D

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the reproducibility of time at or above 90 % (t (90 % )VO (2max)) and 95 % (t (95 % )VO (2max)) maximal oxygen uptake during an intermittent treadmill run to exhaustion. Twenty-two distance runners (age 38.0 +/- 7.1 yrs) performed two identical incremental and two identical i...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Midgley AW,McNaughton LR,Carroll S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared physiological responses associated with exercise tolerance in girls (G) and women (W) of similar fitness and heat acclimatization level during exercise in a hot and humid outdoor environment (33.4 degrees C and 55.1 % RH; WBGT = 29.9 +/- 0.2 degrees C). Nine pre-menarcheal G (age = 11.3 yr) and nin...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Rivera-Brown AM,Rowland TW,Ramírez-Marrero FA,Santacana G,Vann A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the respiratory effects of a single dive in children. Eighteen young divers and 18 controls participated in our study (age range: 9 - 13 years). Volumes and expiratory flow rates were measured 20 minutes before and 10 minutes after one air dive (3 meters, 25 minutes). Before the dive, no differenc...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Lemaître F,Tourny-Chollet C,Hamidouche V,Lemouton MC

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to measure and compare the total energy expenditure of the four competitive swimming strokes. Twenty-six swimmers of international level were submitted to an incremental set of 200-m swims (5 swimmers at Breaststroke, 5 swimmers at Backstroke, 4 swimmers at Butterfly and 12 swimmers at Fr...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Barbosa TM,Fernandes R,Keskinen KL,Colaço P,Cardoso C,Silva J,Vilas-Boas JP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of different loads on repetition speed during single sets of repetitions to failure in bench press and parallel squat. Thirty-six physical active men performed 1-repetition maximum in a bench press (1 RM (BP)) and half squat position (1 RM (HS)), and performed maxima...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Izquierdo M,González-Badillo JJ,Häkkinen K,Ibáñez J,Kraemer WJ,Altadill A,Eslava J,Gorostiaga EM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain 5-HT neurotransmission has been described to be down-regulated in depressed people, and also suspected to be changed in overtraining state, the consequence of long-term physical overloading and stress in athletes. We studied brain serotonin (5-HT) transporter binding i.e., 5-HT reuptake with the specific radioli...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Uusitalo AL,Vanninen E,Valkonen-Korhonen M,Kuikka JT

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic exercise performance decreases upon ascent to altitude whereas anaerobic performance remains unchanged. Although the effects of 1 - 3 wk of altitude acclimatization on both aerobic and anaerobic exercise performance have been well studied, the effects of short-term altitude acclimatization (i.e., 45 h) on thes...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Burtscher M,Faulhaber M,Flatz M,Likar R,Nachbauer W

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was: i) to compute an energy balance of a slalom kayak competition by measuring the percentage contributions of the aerobic and anaerobic energy sources to total metabolic power (E(tot)); and ii) to compare these data with those obtained, on the same subjects, over a flat-water course covered at ...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Zamparo P,Tomadini S,Didonè F,Grazzina F,Rejc E,Capelli C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first aim of this study was to verify the occurrence of the EMG threshold (EMG (Th)) in each of eight lower limb muscles (vastus lateralis [VL], vatus medialis [VM], rectus femoris [RF], semimembranosus [SM], biceps femoris [BF], gastrocnemius lateralis [GL] and medialis [GM], and tibialis anterior [TA]) during in...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Hug F,Laplaud D,Lucia A,Grelot L

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maximal power that muscles can generate is reduced at low muscle temperatures. However, in prolonged heavy exercise in the heat, a high core temperature may be the factor limiting performance. Precooling has been shown to delay the attainment of hyperthermia. It is still unclear if the whole body should be cooled ...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Daanen HA,van Es EM,de Graaf JL

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the world junior speed skating championship 2002 all athletes (60 males, 56 females) were subjected to hematologic blood testing one day before the competition as requested by International Skating Union--ISU. This study aimed to obtain hematological reference values for junior athletes, whilst the influence of...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Mayr A,Kuipers H,Falk M,Santer P,Wierer B

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible peripheral and/or central origin in the mechanisms responsible for day-time fluctuation in maximal torque of the triceps surae muscle were investigated with a special emphasis on antagonist muscle coactivation. Eleven healthy male subjects (physical education students) took part in this investigation. The...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Guette M,Gondin J,Martin A,Pérot C,Van Hoecke J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been asserted that the consumption of oxygenated water can support physical working capacity. As this has not been accurately investigated yet we analyzed effects of a two-week period of daily O2-water ingestion on spiroergometric parameters and lactate metabolism in healthy adults. Twenty men (24 +/- 2.5 years...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Leibetseder V,Strauss-Blasche G,Marktl W,Ekmekcioglu C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The present study investigated the specific atmospheric conditions expected in Athens during the summer of 2004 in relation to the performance of elite athletes. DESIGN:Atmospheric pollution and weather data for the period April 16th to September 30th covering the entire greater Athens area and collected fr...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Flouris AD

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxygen uptake (VO2) attained during a constant speed 800-m pace trial on a treadmill is less than the maximal VO2 (VO2max) in male middle-distance runners with a high VO2max (i.e., > 65 ml x kg (-1) x min (-1)). We therefore investigated whether the VO2 attained was influenced by the pacing strategy adopted. Eight...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Sandals LE,Wood DM,Draper SB,James DV

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclists often use heart rate limits or power output zones, obtained from lactate parameters during incremental exercise testing, to control training intensity. However, the relationship between heart rate or power output, and blood lactate can be changed by several factors including dehydration. Therefore, in the cur...

journal_title：International journal of sports medicine

authors： Van Schuylenbergh R,Vanden Eynde B,Hespel P

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00