Consumer wearable and smartphone devices provide an accessible means to objectively measure physical activity (PA) through step counts. With the increasing proliferation of this technology, consumers, ...

Introduction Following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), strength is a key variable in regaining full function of the knee. Isokinetic strength is commonly used as part of the return ...

Objective To assess the benefit of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in adults with a meniscal tear and knee pain in three defined populations (taking account of the comparison intervention): (A ...

Correspondence to Braden L Mitchell, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; braden.mitchell{at}mymail.unisa.edu.au The dose response (ie, intensity, ...

2 Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Monash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3 School of Health and Social ...

Correspondence to Dr Jane S Thornton, Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada; jane.s.thornton{at}gmail.com If you wish to reuse any or all of ...

Objective To determine the net effect of different physical activity intervention components on step counts in addition to self-monitoring. Design A systematic review with meta-analysis and ...

Airway epithelial cells act as a physical barrier against environmental toxins and injury, and modulate inflammation and the immune response. As such, maintenance of their integrity is critical.

Background/aim There is a lack of consistency in return to sport (RTS) assessments, in particular hop tests to predict who will sustain a reinjury following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ...

Purpose Assess the health status and heat preparation strategies of athletes competing in a World Cycling Championships held in hot ambient conditions (37°C, 25% relative humidity, ...

Correspondence to Dr Anita B Amorim, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; anita.amorim{at}sydney.edu.au Some ...

Correspondence to Dr Amanda Day Braaten, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; amanda.braaten{at}duke.edu Objective The purpose of this ...