Is it time to develop specific return to running criteria for ACL rehabilitation? An international survey of physiotherapists criteria for return to running following ACL injury

Sayer, T. A., Melick, N. van, Riera, J., Jackson, J., Bryant, A., Bogie, R., Cross, N., Edouard, P. & Rambaud, A.Phys. Ther. Sport 67, 19–24 (2024).  To determine return to running criteria currently used by physiotherapists following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Self-reported online international survey. An online survey of physiotherapists across Australia, the Netherlands, and France. A total of …

Are we asking the right questions to people with Achilles tendinopathy? The best questions to distinguish mild versus severe disability to improve your clinical management

Murphy, M. C., Green, B., Amundarain, I. S., Vos, R.-J. de & Rio, E. K. hys. Ther. Sport 67, 54–60 (2024). Determine the capacity of individual items on the Tendinopathy Severity Assessment – Achilles (TENDINS-A), Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS), and Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment – Achilles (VISA-A) to differentiate patients with mild and severe tendon-related disability in …

Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) Version 15

Orchard, J. W., Rio, E., Crossley, K. M., Orchard, J. J. & Mountjoy, M. J. Sport Heal. Sci. 13, 599–604 (2024). Sports medicine (injury and illnesses) requires distinct coding systems because the International Classification of Diseases is insufficient for sports medicine coding. The Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) is one of two sports medicine coding systems recommended …

Immediate Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Sports is Associated with Improved Survival—a Video Analysis.

Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common problem among runners. There is only limited evidence for risk factors for AT, and most studies have not defined the AT subcategories. No study has compared the incidence and risk factors between insertional AT and midportion AT, though they are considered distinct. This study aimed to assess incidence and risk factors of AT based …

Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review

Longhini, J., Marzaro, C., Bargeri, S., Palese, A., Dell’Isola, A., Turolla, A., Pillastrini, P., Battista, S., Castellini, G., Cook, C., Gianola, S. & Rossettini, G. Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review. Sports Med. – Open 10, 9 (2024). Several systematic reviews (SRs), with and without meta-analyses, have investigated the use of wearable devices …

Risk Factors for Concussion in Under 18, Under 22 and Professional Men’s Rugby Union: A Video Analysis of 14,809 Tackles

Kawasaki, T., Kawakami, Y., Nojiri, S. et al. Sports Med – Open 9, 95 (2023) This study aimed to identify the risk factors for tackle-related concussion observed in matches involving under (U) 18, U 22 and professional men’s Rugby Union players through video analysis. Study Design- Descriptive epidemiology study. Twenty Rugby Union matches each for high school (U18), university/college (U22) and professional …

The association of adolescent fitness with cardiometabolic diseases in late adulthood: A 45‐year longitudinal study

Laakso, P. T. T., Ortega, F. B., Huotari, P., Tolvanen, A. J., Kujala, U. M. & Jaakkola, T. T. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports (2023). doi:10.1111/sms.14529 The aim of this study was to examine the associations of adolescent cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), muscular fitness (MF), and speed-agility fitness (SA) with middle-aged cardiometabolic disease risk and explore sex differences. This 45-year prospective …

Review of the scientific rationale, development and validation of the International Olympic Committee Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool: V.2 (IOC REDs CAT2)—by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on REDs

Stellingwerff T, Mountjoy M, McCluskey WT, et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2023;57:1109-1118. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) has various different risk factors, numerous signs and symptoms and is heavily influenced by one’s environment. Accordingly, there is no singular validated diagnostic test. This 2023 International Olympic Committee’s REDs Clinical Assessment Tool—V.2 (IOC REDs CAT2) implements a three-step process of: (1) initial screening; (2) severity/risk …

A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Eyewear in Reducing the Incidence and Severity of Eye Injuries in Racket Sports

James F.D. Mazarelo, Samantha L. Winter & Daniel T.P. Fong (2023) The Physician and Sports medicine, ahead of print   To assess what eyewear (if any) reduces eye injury incidence and severity in squash, racketball, tennis and badminton. Systematic review following the ‘Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses’ (PRISMA) and the ‘implementing Prisma in Exercise, Rehabilitation, Sport medicine and …

Menstrual cycle characteristics, perceived impact on performance, and barriers to communication: Perspectives of high‐performance adolescent athletes in Singapore.

Taim, B. C. et al. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports (2023) The purpose of this study was to examine the menstrual cycle (MC) characteristics, explore the impact on performance, and identify barriers to and facilitators of MC-related communication among high-performance female adolescent athletes in Singapore. Ninety athletes (15.4 ± 1.8 years) from multiple sports completed an online questionnaire. Eighty-four athletes were postmenarcheal (menarcheal …