Objectives: To compare transmitted forces through ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) mouthguard material and the same EVA material with gas inclusions in the form of a closed cell foam. Method: EVA ...

Objective To determine the effects of stretching before and after physical activity on risks of injury and soreness in a community population. Design Internet-based pragmatic randomised trial ...

Objectives No single aetiological factor has been proven to cause long-standing groin pain in athletes and no sole operative technique (either open or laparoscopic) has been shown to be the preferred ...

Correspondence to Dr Ali N Ali, Department of Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK; ali.ali{at}sth.nhs.uk Objective Secondary ...

Objective: To ascertain the epidemiology of ankle injuries in elite youth football. Design: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected injury data from English Football Association (FA) ...

Correspondence to Chantel L Rabusin, Discipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia; c.rabusin{at}latrobe.edu.au ...

Athletic performance tests the limits of the human body and mind. Awe-inspiring achievements is what makes sports so fascinating. It is well appreciated however that top-level sports may sometimes ...

1 Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK 2 Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, University of ...

Correspondence to Dr Margie H Davenport, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada; mdavenpo{at}ualberta.ca Objectives Athletes train and ...

Objectives: To determine if boxing exposure has changed over time and hence if current professional boxers are at the same risk of developing chronic traumatic brain injury (CTBI) as historical ...

Correspondence to: Mr T Leary, Division of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom. Background—There is a dearth of evidenced based research ...

2 Scarman Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7QA, UK Correspondence to: Dr Fuller, Scarman Centre, University of Leicester, 154 Upper New Walk, Leicester LE1 7QA, UK;cwf2{at}le.ac.uk ...