Background Open-water swimming (OWS) is a popular mass-participation sport in the UK; however, it presents unique safety and medical challenges. Objective To compare the incidence of illness and ...

Objectives This study assessed knowledge, beliefs and practices of elite female footballers regarding injury prevention. Methods A survey was sent to players participating in the FIFA Women’s World ...

Background: In January 2007 the International Rugby Board implemented a new law for scrum engagement aimed at improving player welfare by reducing impact force and scrum collapses. In New Zealand the ...

Sport, exercise and physical activity are vital for women’s health and well-being, yet returning to these activities ...

Objective To compare the effects of a programme of load management education plus exercise, corticosteroid injection use, and no treatment on pain and global improvement in individuals with gluteal ...

Background FIFA 11+ program has been shown to reduce the risk of injury in football players, but it has not been evaluated in adolescent Japanese players. Objective To investigate the effects of FIFA ...

Hip dysplasia is a developmental condition that can be congenital or occur throughout childhood and increases the risk of hip osteoarthritis. It is associated with pain and impairments in young adults ...

The global prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse (PoP) varies widely, but it is estimated that up to 40% of women will experience some degree of PoP in their lifetime. The likelihood of developing PoP ...

Footnotes Twitter @jonpatricios Contributors JSP conceived the format of the Sports Concussion Office Assessment Tool and created the first version (SCOAT6). The concept of the tool was presented at ...

Objective: To describe the characteristics of badminton in order to determine the energy requirements, temporal structure, and movements in the game that indicate performance level. To use the ...

Background Training load, previous injury and genetics, have traditionally been considered the primary risk factors for progressive osteoarthritis in athletes. However, advances in microbiome research ...

Useful clinical rules save on radiographs and need to be used widely What could possibly be more straightforward than the assessment of an injured ankle? Patients with ankle injuries, usually ...