Effective injury prevention programmes (IPPs) hold promise for mitigating ACL injuries in female handball players, yet ...

Understanding and predicting individual responses to common stressors is essential for optimising performance in high-stress ...

Objectives Rugby Union has a relatively high risk of injury. Early evidence suggests a benefit of lowering tackle height to ...

Aim In the clinical setting of acute myocarditis, existing guidelines recommend refraining from moderate-intensity to ...

Introduction Athlete Pain is underreported and has a significant impact on performance and quality of life. A biopsychosocial model with 5 domains has been proposed for athlete pain assessment; ...

Introduction Rupture of the ACL is an increasing problem in sports medicine. ACL reconstruction (ACL-R) with hamstring autograft is often the preferred treatment. The isokinetic test assesses muscle ...

Introduction The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture in different sports has only been reported in selected cohorts. The purpose was to examine the development of ACL rupture ...

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine accepts submissions of a range of article types, including original research, reviews and consensus statements. The Author Information section provides specific ...

Individual versus group exercise effect on youth physical activity levels: a randomised controlled trial (11 January, 2025) ...

Introduction Understanding how people cope with the short- and long-term impacts of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and what influences their choice of management (operative vs non-operative) ...

Introduction The Modified Balance Error Scoring System (mBESS) remains the consensus balance examination tool for the evaluation of a sport-related concussion ...

Introduction Eccentric hip adductor (EHAdd) strength is a relevant outcome measure for male athletes competing in multi-directional sports, where adductor-related groin pain is prevalent. This study ...