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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine4d
Reimagining athlete monitoring for true indicative injury prevention
Injury prevention and performance optimisation in sports are evolving from generic strategies to more personalised, timely ...
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine6d
Exploring contextual factors for management and prevention of running-related injuries: runners and experts’ perspectives
Running is one of the most accessible and popular physical activities worldwide; however, injuries are the main barrier to ...
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It’s about timing: how density can benefit future research on the optimal dosage of acute physical exercise breaks in esports
In recent years, organised and competitive video gaming, esports, has gained enormous popularity in many parts of the world, contributing to the growing professionalisation of this sports branch. To ...
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12 (1B) Kynurenine pathway and inflammation biomarkers, concussion history, and hormonal contraception use in female athletes
Purpose Prior evidence suggests that kynurenine pathway (KP) metabolites and peripheral inflammatory markers are associated with concussion history. Hormonal contraceptives (HC) also affect these ...
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67 (6A) Presence of stress and concussion history and associations with anxiety and depression in college-aged adults
Purpose Examine the influence of concussion history and current life stress on self-reported anxiety and depression in young adults. Methods This cross-sectional study included 75 young adults (70% ...
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115 Identifying optimal needle size and anatomical position for needle decompression of tension pneumothorax: observational study in an elite rugby team
Introduction and Purpose Measurements of chest wall thickness (CWT) to examine the potential failure rates of needle decompression in elite rugby players and compare to previous studies. Measurements ...
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9 (8B) Sleep quality, lactate, and neuronal integrity: evidence for compounded effects in adolescent brain injury recovery
Purpose Concussions disrupt cerebral metabolism, leading to metabolic byproduct accumulation (e.g., lactate). Elevated lactate, alongside reduced N-acetylaspartate (NAA; marker of neuronal function) - ...
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69 Investigating muscle guarding during knee laxity tests in those with ACL tears compared to healthy controls
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 ...
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131 Deconditioning in hospital. Introducing physical activity for inpatients via the active hospitals project – creating a sustainable active ward model
Introduction and Purpose Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) participated in phase 2 of the Active Hospitals Project. A number of work streams were created, summarised in figure 1. A ...
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55 Factors associated with non-specific low back pain in field hockey: a cross-sectional study of premier and division one players
Introduction and Purpose Several risk factors have been identified that alter risk of developing non-specific low back pain (LBP) in the general population. However, there is a lack of evidence around ...
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87 Screen time during the first week post-concussion and its relation to recovery in youth aged 11–17 years
Purpose To explore the association between objectively measured screen time duration and type during the first week post-concussion and symptom resolution in youth. Methods We enrolled 83 youth aged ...