van de Hoef, PA et al. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 24 (2021) 641–646 Abstract Objectives: Hamstring injuries are common among soccer players. The hamstring outcome score (HaOS) might be useful to identify amateur players at risk of hamstring injury. Therefore the aims of this study were: To determine the association between the HaOS and prior and new …
Physical Conditioning Strategies for the Prevention of Concussion in Sport: a Scoping Review
Daniel Garnett, Jon Patricios and Saul Cobbing. Sports Medicine – Open (2021) 7:31 Abstract Background: Concussion in sports has received a great deal of media attention and may result in short and longer-lasting symptoms, especially in adolescents. Although significant strides have been made in the identification and management of concussion, less is known about the primary prevention of this condition. …
Management of plantar heel pain: a best practice guide informed by a systematic review, expert clinical reasoning and patient values
Abstract Objective To develop a best practice guide for managing people with plantar heel pain (PHP). Methods Mixed-methods design including systematic review, expert interviews and patient survey. Data sources Medline, Embase, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, trial registries, reference lists and citation tracking. Semi-structured interviews with world experts and a patient survey. Eligibility criteria Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating any intervention …
Monitoring and adapting endurance training on the basis of heart rate variability monitored by wearable technologies: A systematic review with meta-analysis
A systematic review with meta-analysis – Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2021 – published ahead of print. Düking et al. Abstract Background: Monitoring heart rate variability (HRV) as an indicator of daily variations in the functioning of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) may assist in individualizing endurance training to produce more pronounced physiological adaptations in performance. Aims: To …
The Underrepresentation of Females in Studies Assessing the Impact of High-Dose Exercise on Cardiovascular Outcomes: a Scoping Review
Patel et al. Sports Medicine – Open (2021) Abstract High-dose exercise-induced cardiac outcomes may vary between sexes. However, many studies investigating the cardiovascular effects of high-dose exercise have excluded or under-recruited females. This scoping review aimed to describe the recruitment of females in studies assessing the impact of high-dose exercise on cardiovascular outcomes and describe how this has changed over …
Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain: a systematic review with network meta-analysis
Gianola S, Bargeri S, Del Castillo G, et al British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 13 April 2021. Abstract Objective To assess the effectiveness of interventions for acute and subacute non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP) based on pain and disability outcomes. Design A systematic review of the literature with network meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, Embase and CENTRAL databases were searched from inception until 17 October 2020. Eligibility criteria …
Do smartphone applications and activity trackers increase physical activity in adults? Systematic review, meta-analysis and metaregression
Correspondence to Dr Liliana Laranjo, Faculty of Medicine and Health – Westmead Applied Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2113, Australia, Laranjo, L., Ding, D., Heleno, B., Kocaballi, B., Quiroz, J. C., Tong, H. L., et al. (2021). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(8), 422–432. Abstract Objective: To determine the effectiveness of physical activity interventions involving mobile applications (apps) …
Concussion in para sport: the first position statement of the Concussion in Para Sport (CIPS) Group
Weiler R, Blauwet C, Clarke D, Correspondence to Professor Evert Verhagen, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, The Netherlands Abstract Concussion is a frequent injury in many sports and is also common in para athletes. However, there is a paucity of concussion research related to para sport, and prior International Concussion in Sport (CIS) consensus papers have not substantively addressed this …
Recommendations for Hamstring Function Recovery After ACL Reconstruction
Buckthorpe, M., Danelon, F., La Rosa, G., Nanni, G., Stride, M., & Villa, Della, F. (2020). Sports Medicine, 51(4), 607–624. Abstract It is important to optimise the functional recovery process to enhance patient outcomes after major injury such as anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). This requires in part more high-quality original research, but also an approach to translate existing research …
Return to Sport and Reinjury Rates in Elite Female Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Webster, K. E. (2021). Abstract While there has been significant interest in the documentation of return to sport outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, the elite level female athlete has not been a focus of this research. This is despite women being at increased risk for ACL injury and considerable global growth in women participating in sport. Therefore, the …