Competitive tennis play requires a combination of the major physiological variables; however, the specifics of these variables have yet to be determined appropriately. General strength and flexibility ...

1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus Medical Center—University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical ...

Objective Low physical activity (PA) levels are associated with increased mortality. Improved measurement has resulted in stronger proven associations between PA and mortality, but this has not yet ...

Consensus scoping review identified 220 papers that included outcomes relating to dissemination and implementation (D&I) of ...

Objective: To determine the effect of a general group-based exercise programme on cognitive performance and mood among seniors without dementia living in retirement villages. Design: Randomised ...

Although the overall injury rate in volleyball and beach volleyball is relatively low compared with other team sports, injuries do occur in a discipline specific pattern. Epidemiological research has ...

Objectives: This non-randomised pilot study investigated the effect of eccentric quadriceps training on 17 patients (22 tendons) with painful chronic patellar tendinopathy. Results: Good clinical ...

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Sports Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr Henk van der Worp, Center for Sports Medicine, University ...

Department of Orthopaedics, Rochdale Infirmary, Whitehall Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, UK Correspondence to: Mr Guha, Department of Orthopaedics, Rochdale Infirmary ...

2 Department of Surgery, Chief Neurosurgery Service and Director, Sports Medicine Service, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA, USA; Medical Director, National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research ...

Objective: Patellar tendon injury, defined by tendon abnormality (TA) on imaging and by pain, is common among volleyball players, but little is known about change in this injury over a volleyball ...

Correspondence to Dr Noel Pollock, British Athletics Medical Team, Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, 60 Grove End Road, London NW8 9NH, UK; npollock{at}britishathletics.org.uk Background The British ...