BMJ22h
Riding towards better athlete health
We are delighted to present the annual Norwegian Sports and Exercise Medicine Society issue of the BJSM . This edition ...
BMJ2d
World Health Organisation to develop global action plan to promote physical activity: time for action
Correspondence to Dr Charlie Foster, Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK; charlie.foster{at}bristol.ac.uk Coinciding with the WHO’s ...
BMJ5d
Centering the female athlete voice in a sports science research agenda: a modified Delphi survey with Team USA athletes
Objectives To co-construct a sports medicine and exercise science research and translational agenda with Team USA elite female athletes serving as the experts on their health, performance and ...
BMJ4d
Ultrasonographic evaluation of splenic enlargement in athletes with acute infectious mononucleosis
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA Objective: ...
BMJ6d
Sweat rate and fluid turnover in American football players compared with runners in a hot and humid environment
Objectives: To determine sweat rate (SwR) and fluid requirements for American footballers practicing in a hot, humid environment compared with cross country runners in the same conditions. Methods: ...
BMJ6d
Pectoralis major tendon ruptures: when to operate
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland 2 Department of Accident and Emergency, St Vincent's University Hospital The treatment of pectoralis ...
BMJ5d
The Lancet series on low back pain: reflections and clinical implications
Correspondence to Dr Kieran O’Sullivan, Sports Spine Centre, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar; kieran.osullivan{at}aspetar.com The Lancet series of papers on low back pain ...
BMJ3d
Diagnosis and management of superior labrum anterior posterior lesions in overhead athletes
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California, USA Correspondence to Professor Marc R Safran, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway ...
BMJ5d
A systematic review of criteria used to define recovery from sport-related concussion in youth athletes
Objective The Concussion in Sport Group guidelines recommend a multifaceted approach to help clinicians make return to sport decisions. The purpose of this study was to identify the most common ...
BMJ7d
Characteristics of people with recurrent ankle sprains: a systematic review with meta-analysis
2 The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 3 School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, and Institute for Sport and ...
BMJ5d
Cluster analysis of novel isometric strength measures produces a valid and evidence-based classification structure for wheelchair track racing
Background The Para athletics wheelchair-racing classification system employs best practice to ensure that classes comprise athletes whose impairments cause a comparable degree of activity limitation.
BMJ5d
The Fat but Fit paradox: what we know and don’t know about it
In the late 1980s, one of us (SNB) published a study that demonstrated that individuals with a low (below first quintile=20th percentile) cardiorespiratory fitness level had a higher risk of mortality ...