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Objectives To map and summarise the existing scientific literature on on-field rehabilitation (OFR) exercises, progression and principles supporting athletes’ return to contact team sports after ...

Data sources PubMed, WoS, Scopus, PEDro, Google Scholar and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included records investigating time to return to ...

Background and objective Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) face elevated cardiovascular risk, partly due to reduced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), the gold ...

Objectives Despite the well-documented benefits of sports for individuals with disabilities, participation remains low, and disability-related medical complications are a major barrier. Medical ...

Despite known sex and gender differences between males/men and females/women, most current running footwear is designed for and tested on males/men. This qualitative study aimed to explore the running ...

Objectives Non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common running injury. Exercise loading programme (EXER) is the primary treatment. Other options include radial pressure wave (RPW, commonly ...

Background Obesity is a known risk factor for hypertension, but the extent to which physical activity mediates this relationship remains unclear. Methods Cross-sectional data from medical exams of ...

Background Injury surveillance is fundamental for understanding and managing risks in elite football. The simultaneous organisation of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) EURO 2024 and ...

Background The prevalence of obesity has tripled over the past 35 years. Although caloric restriction reduces body fat, lean tissue is also lost. Resistance exercise may mitigate these effects. This ...

Introduction The Union Cycliste Internationale, the world cycling governing body, has highlighted its mission to promote and support research in cycling epidemiology and medicine, especially for the ...

Objective To identify functional performance tests (FPTs) with potential to identify athletes at risk of lower extremity injury (LEI) and assess their measurement properties. Design Systematic review ...