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What is the effect of health coaching on physical activity participation in people aged 60 years and over? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Correspondence to Dr Juliana S Oliveira, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, PO Box M201 Missenden Rd, New South Wales 2050, Australia; ...
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Fitness under fire: a sports and exercise medicine framework to maintain fitness in the context of modern global conflict, enforced confinement and possible radiation exposure

Global geopolitical crises pose multiple threats, including the physical and mental health of those involved, requiring adaptations to optimise well-being in challenging scenarios. The COVID-19 ...
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Eighty-two per cent of male professional football (soccer) players return to play at the previous level two seasons after Achilles tendon rupture treated with surgical repair

Objective To evaluate the time to return to playing following acute Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) and surgical repair in professional male football (soccer) players. Methods Professional male football ...
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Guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period

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Time to monitor the mental health of esports athletes

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) recent announcement of the Olympic Esports Games signals a new era of ...
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Remembering Steven N Blair for making physical activity count every step of the way

Correspondence to Dr Benjamin D Boudreaux, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York 10032, NY, USA; bb3132{at}cumc.columbia.edu Purposeful, ...
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How strong is the evidence that conservative treatment reduces pain and improves function in individuals with patellar tendinopathy? A systematic review of randomised ...

Objective To determine the effectiveness of conservative treatment (CT) on pain and function in patients with patellar tendinopathy (PT) compared with minimal intervention (MI) or other invasive ...
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Injury surveillance in multi-sport events: the International Olympic Committee approach

Background: The protection of athletes’ health by preventing injuries is an important task for international sports federations. Standardised injury surveillance provides not only important ...
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Management of the sprained ankle

Correspondence to: Dr van Dijk, Orthopaedic Research Centre, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands; M.Lammerts{at}amc.uva.nl Inversion injuries of the ...
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British athletics muscle injury classification: a new grading system

4 British Athletics Medical Team, British Athletics National Performance Centre, LoughboroughUniversity, Loughborough, UK Correspondence to Dr Noel Pollock, British Athletics Medical Team, Level 1 ...
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Why we should allow performance enhancing drugs in sport

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Impact of school sports injury

2 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queens University of Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BJ, N Ireland Correspondence to: Dr Abernethy, A&E Department, The Ulster Hospital Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1 ...