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 …
Melin AK, Areta JL, Heikura IA, Stellingwerff T, Torstveit MK, Hackney AC. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2024;34:e14327 Low energy availability (LEA) occurs inadvertently and purposefully in many athletes across numerous sports; and well planned, supervised periods with moderate LEA can improve body composition and power to weight ratio possibly enhancing performance in some sports. LEA however has the potential …
Herrmann SD, Willis EA, Ainsworth BE, et al. J Sport Health Sci 2024;13:6 12. Background: The Compendium of Physical Activities was published in 1993 to improve the comparability of energy expenditure values assigned to self-reported physical activity (PA) across studies. The original version was updated in 2000, and again in 2011, and has been widely used to support PA research, …
Johnson, D., Williams, S., Bradley, B. & Cumming, S. P. Ann. Hum. Biol. 50, 452–460 (2023). Background: The adolescent growth spurt is associated with an increased risk of injury in young athletes. Aim: This study aimed to use an interdisciplinary collaboration between technical coaches, sports scientists, and medical staff to mitigate this risk. Subjects and methods: 77 male academy footballers …
Aiello, F., McCall, A., Brown, S.J. et al. Sports Med 53, 1805–1818 (2023). A comprehensive examination of the sport-specific activities and circumstances being performed at the time of injury is important to hypothesise mechanisms, develop prevention strategies and inform future investigations. Results reported in the literature are inconsistent because inciting activities are reported using different classifications. Hence the aim was to develop …
Rollo, I., Williams, C. Sports Med53 (Suppl 1), 7–14 (2023). In soccer, players must perform a variety of sport-specific skills usually during or immediately after running, often at sprint speed. The quality of the skill performed is likely influenced by the volume of work done in attacking and defending over the duration of the match. Even the most highly skillful players …
Garcia, G.-G. P., et al. Sports Med. 53, 2513–2528 (2023). Background: A key component of return-to-play (RTP) from sport-related concussion is the symptom-free waiting period (SFWP), i.e., the period during which athletes must remain symptom-free before permitting RTP. Yet, the exact relationship between SFWP and post-RTP injury rates is unclear. Objective: We design computational simulations to estimate the relationship between …
Tonder, R. van, Starling, L., Surmon, S., Viviers, P., Kraak, W., Boer, P.-H., Jordaan, E., Hendricks, S., Stokes, K. A., Derman, W. & Brown, J. C. Inj. Prev. 29, 56–61 (2023). Objective: Rugby union (‘rugby’) is popular globally, with most of its participants being amateur. Concern regarding sport-related concussion (SRC) sustained during rugby is increasing. SRC occurs most frequently in …
Beattie, C. E., Barnett, R. J., Williams, J., Sim, J. & Pullinger, S. A. J. Sci. Med. Sport 26, 599–609 (2023). Objectives: To determine the influence of severity and direction (craniocaudal length vs cross-sectional area) of intramuscular tendon tears in the lower limb on return-to-play times, compared to muscle injuries without intramuscular tendon involvement. Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis. Methods: …
B. Nielsen L, B. Svensson R, U. Fredskild N, et al. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2023;33:2585-2597 Background Muscle strain injuries in the human calf muscles are frequent sports injuries with high recurrence. Potential structural and functional changes in the medial head of the musculus gastrocnemius (GM) and the associated aponeurosis are not well documented. Purpose To test whether a …