Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of physical activity on symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adult populations. Design Umbrella review. Data sources Twelve ...

Correspondence to: Dr Zetaruk Pediatric Sports and Dance Medicine Program, Children’s Hospital, 840 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg MB, R3A 1S1, Canada; mzetarukshaw.ca Results: The rate of injuries, ...

10 Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, New Jersey, USA 11 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA The ...

Background: It is well established that prolonged, exhaustive endurance exercise is capable of inducing skeletal muscle damage and temporary impairment of muscle function. Although skeletal muscle has ...

Department of Physical Therapy, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Dr C-H Hung, Department of Physical Therapy, National Cheng Kung University, No 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan; ...

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University Bundoora, Bundoora, Australia 2 School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University Bundoora, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia ...

Background In a recent single season audit of men’s English professional football, the incidence of injury was reported as 9.11 injuries/1000 h (Jones et al., 2019). Whilst this provides an up to date ...

Background: Travelling across multiple time zones disrupts normal circadian rhythms and induces “jet lag”. Possible effects of this on training and performance in athletes were concerns before the ...

Background/aim Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of ...

Objectives: The respiratory compensation point (RCP) marks the onset of hyperventilation (“respiratory compensation”) during incremental exercise. Its physiological meaning has not yet been definitely ...

Background: The capacity of the plantar sole of the foot to convey information about foot position is reduced by conventional smooth boot insoles, compared with barefoot surface contact. Objective: To ...