Background: Accurate measurement of physical activity patterns can be used to identify sedentary behaviour and may facilitate interventions aimed at reducing inactivity. Objective: To evaluate the ...

1 Research Centre on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada 2 Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada Correspondence to Dr ...

Objectives Most concussions in rugby union occur during tackles. We investigated whether legislation to lower maximum tackle height would change tackle behaviour, and reduce concussion incidence rate.

From 4 to 7 April 2016, 24 researchers from 8 countries and from a variety of academic disciplines gathered in Snekkersten, Denmark, to reach evidence-based consensus about physical activity in ...

Background/Aim Groin injury epidemiology has not previously been examined in an entire professional football league. We recorded and characterised time loss groin injuries sustained in the Qatar Stars ...

Aim To establish the propensity for specific contact events to cause injury in rugby union. Methods Medical staff at participating English community-level rugby clubs reported any injury resulting in ...

Background Recent investigation of human tissue and cells from positional tendons such as the rotator cuff has clarified the importance of inflammation in the development and progression of tendon ...

1 Puget Sound Sports and Spine Physicians, Seattle, Washington, USA and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 2 Puget Sound Sports and Spine Physicians and ...

Correspondence to: M Hägglund Department of Health and Society, Linköping University, S-58183 Linköping, Sweden; martin.hagglund{at}ihs.liu.se Background: Previous injury is often proposed to be a ...

Objectives To evaluate prevention strategies, their unintended consequences and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussion (SRC) and/or head impact risk. Design This systematic review and ...

Objectives Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are primary antecedents of maternal cardiovascular morbidity during and after pregnancy. Despite evidence that 24-hour movement behaviours, ...

Correspondence to Dr Ruben J Echemendia, UOC Concussion Centre, 107 Picadilly Rd., Port Matilda, PA, USA; rechemendia{at}comcast.net The CRT6 co-authors emphasised the importance of continuing to ...