Kruijt, N., van den Bersselaar, L.R., Hopman, M.T.E. et al. Sports Med – Open 9, 33 (2023). Background: Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) during sports can be the first symptom of yet undetected cardiovascular conditions. Immediate chest compressions and early defibrillation offer SCA victims the best chance of survival, which requires prompt bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Aims: To determine the effect of rapid bystander CPR …
Held, S., Rappelt, L. & Donath, L. Sports Med 53, 1137–1159 (2023). Background This systematic review and network meta-analysis assessed via direct and indirect comparison the occurrence and magnitude of effects following different nutritional supplementation strategies and exercise interventions on acute and chronic rowing performance and its surrogates. Methods PubMed, Web of Science, PsycNET and SPORTDiscus searches were conducted until …
Güllich, A., Barth, M., Macnamara, B. N. & Hambrick, D. Z. Sports Med 53, 1201–1217 (2023). Background To what extent does the pathway to senior elite success build on junior elite success? Evidence from longitudinal studies investigating athletes’ junior-to-senior performance development is mixed; prospective studies have reported percentages of juniors who achieved an equivalent competition level at senior age …
Isoard-Gatheur et al. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports – 2023 early access Research on students’ well-being has shown that studies may have an impact on well-being. However, this relationship is complex and involves many other parameters (e.g., food security and physical activity). Therefore, the objective of the present study was to investigate the relationships between food insecurity …
Carrick-Ranson, G., Howden, E. J. & Levine, B. D. Annu Rev Med 73, 1–15 (2021). The global population is rapidly aging, with predictions of many more people living beyond 85 years. Age-related physiological adaptations predispose to decrements in physical function and functional capacity, the rate of which can be accelerated by chronic disease and prolonged physical inactivity. Decrements in physical …
Stone, M. J. et al. Sports Med 53, 777–801 (2023). Abstract Taper is a common training strategy used to reduce fatigue and enhance athletic performance. However, currently, no review has summarised what psychological research has been conducted examining taper, what this research shows and what future research needs to be undertaken to extend the field. Consequently, a scoping review was …
Obit et al, Sports Medicine and Health Sciences, 5 (2023), 59-66. Black women have always been likened to being a less physically active group compared to women of other races/ ethnicity, with reports of a high prevalence of obesity and other cardiometabolic diseases among them. The purpose of this study is to examine the health benefits of physical activity on …
Melin, A. K. et al. Scand J Med Sci Spor (2023) Abstract 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 to have negative effects on a …
Dakic et al, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 26 (2023) 80–86 ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aimed to establish health and exercise professionals’ (i) current practice of screening for pelvic floor (PF) symptoms in women within sports/exercise settings (ii) between-professional group differences in screening practice (iii) confidence and attitudes towards screening for PF symptoms and (iv) barrier/enablers towards engagement …
Lagas, I. F. et al. J Sport Sci 1–9 (2023) Abstract Patients with midportion Achilles tendinopathy (AT) are thought to experience a gradual symptomatic improvement over time. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate if patients with midportion AT have symptoms at 10-year follow-up. Patients with midportion AT were invited to complete an online questionnaire 10 years after …