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British athletics muscle injury classification: a new grading system

4 British Athletics Medical Team, British Athletics National Performance Centre, LoughboroughUniversity, Loughborough, UK Correspondence to Dr Noel Pollock, British Athletics Medical Team, Level 1 ...
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Injury incidence and injury patterns in professional football: the UEFA injury study

Objective To study the injury characteristics in professional football and to follow the variation of injury incidence during a match, during a season and over consecutive seasons. Design Prospective ...
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Influence of frequency and duration of strength training for effective management of neck and shoulder pain: a randomised controlled trial

2 Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark 3 Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 4 ...
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High adherence to a neuromuscular injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) improves functional balance and reduces injury risk in Canadian youth female football players: a ...

Background A protective effect on injury risk in youth sports through neuromuscular warm-up training routines has consistently been demonstrated. However, there is a paucity of information regarding ...
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Child maltreatment in sport: smashing the wall of silence: a narrative review of physical, sexual, psychological abuses and neglect

Child maltreatment in sport is an undeniable problem. High-profile cases of sexual abuse of child athletes are obvious examples of child maltreatment in this context. Young athletes also face physical ...
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Injuries affect team performance negatively in professional football: an 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study

3 Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Correspondence to Martin Hägglund, Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical ...
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Guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period

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Gait modifications to change lower extremity gait biomechanics in runners: a systematic review

Correspondence to Dr Michael A Hunt, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, 212-2177 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3; michael.hunt{at}ubc.ca ...
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Exercise for the prevention and treatment of low back, pelvic girdle and lumbopelvic pain during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective The purpose of this review was to investigate the relationship between prenatal exercise, and low back (LBP), pelvic girdle (PGP) and lumbopelvic (LBPP) pain. Design Systematic review with ...
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Is protective equipment useful in preventing concussion? A systematic review of the literature

Sport Medicine Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, and Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Objective: To determine if there is ...
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The effect of real-time gait retraining on hip kinematics, pain and function in subjects with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Background Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is the most common overuse injury in runners. Recent research suggests that hip mechanics play a role in the development of this syndrome. Currently, ...
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Shockwave treatment for medial tibial stress syndrome in athletes; a prospective controlled study

3 Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Center Haaglanden, Leidschendam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr M H Moen, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Department, University Medical Center ...