Correspondence to: Dr Hemmings, Division of Sport Sciences, University College Northampton, Boughton Green Road, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK; brian.hemmings{at}northampton.ac.uk Background: Although ...

Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is an enigmatic condition with confusing terminology, the term often being used interchangeably with shin splints. It is suggested that MTSS and shin splints be ...

Center for Sports Medicine, University Center for Sport, Exercise and Health, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands J Zwerver, Center for Sports ...

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin Samuel O Azubuike, Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, ...

Correspondence to Dr Reidar P Lystad, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales 2109, Australia; reidar.lystad{at}mq.edu ...

Background There are many possible predisposing factors for Achilles tendon disorders suggested in the literature but their pathogenetic relevance is not proven in most cases. The asymmetric ...

MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, South Africa Correspondence to ...

Randomised controlled trials were reviewed to evaluate the evidence of the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of tennis elbow. Seven relevant trials were found, which ...

Background Exercise is considered important in the management of patients with rheumatic diseases, but the effect of high intensity exercises on disease activity is unknown. Objective To investigate ...

Objectives: The study aims to analyse the physiological characteristics of top level off-road motocross, enduro, and desert rally motorcyclists to facilitate the design of a specific training program.

Correspondence to: Dr Stretch, Sport Bureau, University of Port Elizabeth, PO Box 1600, Port Elizabeth 6000, South Africa; sparas{at}upe.ac.za Objective: To determine the incidence and nature of ...

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of ...