BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

Industry-supported healthcare programme for concussion management in junior community Australian football

Objective Junior Australian football players with sport-related concussion (SRC) often do not access optimal healthcare. We ...
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

COVID-19 infection and return-to-play outcomes of elite athletes in Japan: a retrospective descriptive study

Objectives To describe the characteristics of COVID-19 among elite Japanese athletes and their return-to-play (RTP) ...
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Water intake after dehydration makes muscles more susceptible to cramp but electrolytes reverse that effect

Objective No previous study has compared water and oral rehydration solution (ORS) intake after dehydration induced by exercise in the heat for the effect on muscle cramps. The present study tested ...
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Contribution of walking, running and cycling to moderate-to-vigorous and total physical activity in adolescents and adults across and within seasons: cross-sectional data from ...

Objectives To examine the contribution of walking, running and cycling to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity (TPA) across and within seasons in adolescents and ...
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Selective head-and-neck cooling as a treatment method for concussions in elite male rugby union players: the Clinical Observed Outcomes with Local HEad-and-neck cooling After Diagnosed concussions ...
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Characterising body postures by injury scenarios: a video review analysis of hamstring strain injuries in the National Football League

Objectives The purpose of this study was to (1) establish the agreement of multiple expert reviewers’ identification of hamstring strain injury (HSI) scenarios and related body postures among National ...