BMJ

Spikes in acute workload are associated with increased injury risk in elite cricket fast bowlers

Objective To determine if the comparison of acute and chronic workload is associated with increased injury risk in elite cricket fast bowlers. Methods Data were collected from 28 fast bowlers who ...
BMJ

Physical inactivity: the biggest public health problem of the 21st century

If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...
BMJ

Injury-prevention priorities according to playing position in professional rugby union players

Design 4-season prospective cohort design. Setting 14 English Premiership clubs. Participants 899 professional players. Main outcome measure Incidence of match injury (recorded as the number of ...
BMJ

Stretching before exercise: an evidence based approach

Department of Physiology, McGill University Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research SMBD-Jewish General Hospital Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2, ...
BMJ

What is the effect of health coaching on physical activity participation in people aged 60 years and over? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Correspondence to Dr Juliana S Oliveira, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, PO Box M201 Missenden Rd, New South Wales 2050, Australia; ...
BMJ

Low energy availability surrogates correlate with health and performance consequences of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport

Low energy availability (EA) is suspected to be the underlying cause of both the Female Athlete Triad and the more recently defined syndrome, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). The ...
BMJ

Treatment of osteitis pubis and osteomyelitis of the pubic symphysis in athletes: a systematic review

The Ohio State University Sports Medicine Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA Correspondence to Dr Haemi Choi, The Ohio State University Sports Medicine Center, 2050 Kenny Road, Suite 3100, Columbus, OH 43221 ...
BMJ

Ultrasonography of fractures in sports medicine

High-resolution ultrasound is emerging as an important imaging modality in fracture assessment due to its availability, ease of use and multiplanar capabilities. Its usefulness includes injury ...
BMJ

LIFETIME SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE AMONG ELITE ATHLETIC ATHLETES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES WITH ATHLETICS INJURY

Background Sexual and physical abuse have been reported from all levels of sports. Associations between abuse victimization and sports injury have not been fully investigated. Objective To examine the ...
BMJ

Kettlebell swing targets semitendinosus and supine leg curl targets biceps femoris: an EMG study with rehabilitation implications

Background The medial hamstring muscle has the potential to prevent excessive dynamic valgus and external rotation of the knee joint during sports. Thus, specific training targeting the medial ...
BMJ

Running exposure is associated with the risk of hamstring strain injury in elite Australian footballers

2 School of Health, Sport and Professional Practice, University of South Wales, Wales, UK 3 School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland ...