What is already known on this topic The evolution of cardiorespiratory fitness across the chronic kidney disease spectrum (ie, stage 2 to post-transplant) and its impact on patients’ ability to engage ...

Introduction This study aimed to identify facilitators for implementing injury prevention initiatives in youth handball, and to assess stakeholders’ perceptions of their importance and ...

Introduction Rupture of the ACL is an increasing problem in sports medicine. ACL reconstruction (ACL-R) with hamstring autograft is often the preferred treatment. The isokinetic test assesses muscle ...

Background This study investigated morphological, cardiovascular and neuromuscular profiles among asymptomatic sedentary men performing the Islamic prayer (Salaah). This study emphasised the need for ...

Introduction Evaluating treatment outcomes for children with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency relies on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). The existing knee-specific pediatric PROMs ...

Introduction Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS) impacts on daily activity, work and quality of life. GTPS is prevalent in both active and sedentary populations, however it is unclear whether ...

Introduction The purpose of the current study was to evaluate important aspect of interpretability (floor and ceiling effects) for the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) in patients ...

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Introduction and Purpose Clinically anterior cruciate ligament injuries (ACLi) are poorly diagnosed and often missed. Knee laxity is one of the highest indicators for ACLi, yet clinically laxity is ...

Track cycling is a fast, exciting sport and requires a specific sports-related concussion (SRC) assessment protocol. This paper proposes the first SRC assessment protocol for use in track cycling and ...