Objectives To describe the reproductive, pelvic and breast health of retired elite Australian female athletes. Methods Data were collected as part of a larger online cross-sectional survey that was ...

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A systematic search of published reports was carried out in three electronic databases from 1966 on to identify relevant articles relating to tennis injuries. There were 39 case reports, 49 laboratory ...

Objectives Physical inactivity is a risk factor for premature mortality and several non-communicable diseases. The purpose of this study was to estimate the global burden associated with physical ...

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Objectives: To identify risk factors for hamstring injury at the community level of Australian football. Methods: A total of 126 community level Australian football players participated in this ...

Correspondence to Dr Laura J Forrest (née Whyte), School of Health and Life Sciences, University of West of Scotland, Lanarkshire G72 0LH, UK; laura.forrest{at}uws.ac.uk Objectives To explore athletes ...

Objectives: To undertake a detailed, large scale epidemiological study of match injuries sustained by professional rugby union players in order to define their incidence, nature, severity, and causes.

Objective: To investigate whether underlying medical conditions contribute to the fatigue and high incidence of infections that can occur during repeated intense training. Method: Forty one ...

1 Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA 2 Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North ...

Correspondence to Professor Dina C(Christa) Janse van Rensburg, Faculty of Health Science, Section Sports Medicine & Sport Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), University of Pretoria, ...

Background Little is known about the rate and pattern of injuries in international volleyball competition. Objective To describe the risk and pattern of injuries among world-class players based on ...