Deng, Jie et al. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 28, Issue 6, 458 – 464 ObjectivesTo investigate whether the effectiveness of progressive tendon loading exercises (PTLE) on patellar tendinopathy is mediated through changes in physical or imaging properties. DesignMediation analyses based on a randomized clinical trial (n = 76) in patellar tendinopathy comparing PTLE with eccentric exercise therapy (EET). …
Araújo, C. G. S. & Tou, N. X. . J. Aging Phys. Act. 33, 209–211 (2025). Key Points Age-related loss of muscle is associated with adverse health outcomes leading to disability and higher risk of mortality. Various criteria used to define sarcopenia have involved not only muscle mass but also muscle function. Age-related muscle loss terminology should follow specification of …
Jones, A. M. & Kirby, B. S. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports 35, (2025). Physiological resilience has recently been recognized as an additional factor that influences endurance exercise performance. It has thus been incorporated into a modified, contemporary version of “the Joyner model” which acknowledges that start-line values of V̇O 2 max, efficiency or economy, and metabolic thresholds are prone …
Weise, A., Könsgen, N., Joisten, C., Schlumberger, F., Hirschmüller, A., Breuing, J. & Gooßen, K. Sports Med. – Open 11, 33 (2025). Background Pre-participation evaluation (PPE) aims to support safe participation in sports. The goal of this systematic review was to aggregate evidence- and consensus-based recommendations for the PPE of recreational or competitive athletes as preparation for developing a German …
Ramos-Cabrer, P., Cabrera-Zubizarreta, A., Padro, D., Matute-González, M., Rodríguez-Antigüedad, A. & Matute, C. Nat. Metab. 7, 697–703 (2025). Here we use magnetic resonance imaging to study the impact of marathon running on brain structure in humans. We show that the signal for myelin water fraction—a surrogate of myelin content—is substantially reduced upon marathon running in specific brain regions involved in …
Roux, J. L., Rensburg, D. C. J. van, Kemp, S., Lambert, M., Readhead, C., Stokes, K., Viljoen, W., Kerkhoffs, G. & Gouttebarge, V. J. Sci. Med. Sport (2025). doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2025.03.015 Objectives This study i) described the prevalence of clinically diagnosed shoulder and knee OA among retired male professional rugby players, ii) determined the association of severe injury and related surgery with …
Mertz, K. H., Sorensen, H. H., Lorentz, C., Johansen, E., Fredskild, N. U., Wulff, M. W., Svensson, R. B., Kjaer, M. B., Linden, F. H., Kjaer, M. & Bayer, M. L. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports 35, e70043 (2025). Muscle strain injuries are common in sports, with a high recurrence rate and loss of muscle mass. Whether protein supplementation can …
1.Crawford, S. K., Hayden, A. C., Thelen, D. G., Yakey, J. M., Heiderscheit, B. C., Wilson, J. J. & Lee, K. S. Transl. J. ACSM 10, e000301 (2025). Introduction: Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a degenerative condition of the tendon. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has shown promise in treating tendinopathies. Shear wave elastography (SWE) can assess tendon elasticity in patients following treatment. …
Cushman, D. M., Nowak, A. S., Beaumont, W. R. C. L. & Stokes, D. Clin. J. Sport Med. (2025). doi:10.1097/jsm.0000000000001342 Objective: To identify specific tendon morphologies on ultrasonography of the Achilles tendon (AT) that later develop time-loss injury. Design: Blinded post hoc analysis of a 2-year prospective, observational study of 944 AT sonographic videos to identify morphologic characteristics of diagnosed …
Singh, B., Bennett, H., Miatke, A., Dumuid, D., Curtis, R., Ferguson, T., Brinsley, J., Szeto, K., Petersen, J. M., Gough, C., Eglitis, E., Simpson, C. E., Ekegren, C. L., Smith, A. E., Erickson, K. I. & Maher, C. Br. J. Sports Med. bjsports-2024-108589 (2025). Objective: To evaluate systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the effects of exercise on …