Competitive athletes consistently demonstrate high rates of oral disease. This mixed-methods study investigated and compared ...

Background/ Aim In professional soccer, comprehensive musculoskeletal assessments are performed prior to player transfers to ...

Objectives To evaluate the effect of a gluteal activation warm-up on the performance of an explosive exercise (the high hang pull (HHP)). Methods Seventeen professional rugby union players performed ...

Adolescent athletes have specific developmental risks for sports injury and the onset of mental health problems. Research has ...

Background Circadian system time cues (zeitgebers) acting synergistically at the right times can foster chronobiological homeostasis and ultimately health. Modern 24/7 societies are challenging ...

Background The relationship between hamstring muscle injuries (HMIs) that involve the intramuscular tendon and prolonged recovery time and increased reinjury rate remains unclear in elite footballers.

Background This systematic review aimed to summarise worldwide levels of fundamental movement skills (FMS) mastery in children and adolescents according to their age and sex. Methods Studies were ...

Objectives To study the associations between daily self-reported stress, sleep quality, muscle soreness and fatigue in the ...

Single leg squat (SLS) is a common tool used in clinical examination to set and evaluate rehabilitation goals, but also to assess lower extremity function in active people. Objectives To conduct a ...

Objective Mirror training (MTr) is a rehabilitation technique for patients with neurological diseases. There is no consensus on its effects on motor function in healthy individuals. This systematic ...

Sports medicine is a medical specialty that supports the performance of professional and amateur athletes while maintaining their health. Sports medicine professionals need to ensure the safe ...

Contrary to expectation following ACL injury, many athletes fail to reach their previous level of performance. 6 Potentially, this is due to the over-reliance on traditional time-based criteria for ...