Objectives Para athletes may face unique challenges in the anti-doping system, including issues of privacy, implementation, ...

Collecting an account of practitioners’ lived experiences of on-pitch concussion management in football provides real-world ...

Introduction The Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool-1 (SMHAT-1) was developed to screen elite athletes for mental health concerns. Previous work demonstrated high false negative rates (FNRs) for the ...

Background/aim Participation in Australian football (AF) has traditionally been male dominated and current understanding of injury and priorities for prevention are based solely on reports of injuries ...

Objective To describe the prevalence and nature of Olympic-career related injuries and illnesses, and behaviours during injury/illness, in Olympians in the 4 years prior to their participation at the ...

Objectives To examine the propensity of tackle height and the number of tacklers that result in head acceleration events (HAEs) in elite-level male and female rugby tackles. Methods Instrumented ...

Introduction Adductor-related groin pain is the most prevalent injury in football and ice hockey. Targeted hip adductor strengthening exercises are effective at reducing the risk of groin problems.

Understanding and predicting individual responses to common stressors is essential for optimising performance in high-stress environments. This article outlines a protocol for a study to identify ...

In recent years, organised and competitive video gaming, esports, has gained enormous popularity in many parts of the world, contributing to the growing professionalisation of this sports branch. To ...

This study aimed to explore the barriers and enablers to physiotherapist-prescribed rehabilitation exercises for people with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP) and to guide the development of ...

Objective To establish the prevalence of mental health symptoms (MHSs) among Dutch elite athletes and their coaches, to examine the association between potential contributing factors and MHS among ...

Objectives Insufficient physical activity (PA) has long been a global health issue, and a number of studies have explored correlates of PA to identify the mechanisms underlying inactive lifestyles. In ...