Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative condition primarily affecting the knee joint. OA is defined as the gradual degradation of the cartilage in the joints, accompanied by changes in the bone ...

Objectives To examine whether genetic liability to physical activity is associated with temporal trends in physical activity and body mass index over the past four decades.Methods The Trøndelag Health ...

Introduction. Innovation is a broad concept that can be defined as the successful implementation of a novel idea that creates value for some or all its stakeholders.1 In sport and exercise medicine, ...

Aims The aim of this study was to determine the effect of scrummage engagement sequences on spinal kinematics of the hooker. The conditions investigated were: (1) live competitive scrummaging using ...

Objectives To determine whether the relationship between training load and injury risk is non-linear and investigate ways of handling non-linearity.Methods We analysed daily training load and injury ...

Objective To calculate the prevalence rates of mental health symptoms among female professional football players over a 12-month period and to explore the associations of severe injury and related ...

Methods We completed a secondary analysis of 201 questionnaires that were gathered as part of a retrospective cross-sectional cohort survey that investigated the epidemiology of injuries in a ...

Objectives There is a lack of public awareness of the importance of engaging in physical activity (PA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Nearly 58% of the UAE adult population self-reports as being ...

Introduction and Purpose Measurements of chest wall thickness (CWT) to examine the potential failure rates of needle decompression in elite rugby players and compare to previous studies. Measurements ...

Results 40 study cases were matched with 80 controls. The average age of both groups at the time of surgery was 32.6±9 years, comprising predominantly males (80%) with Tonnis 0 (82%). 4 cases (10%) ...

Fatigue is a prevalent and debilitating symptom of Sjögren’s syndrome (SjS), affecting up to 70% of patients, with limited effective therapeutic options available. The FESSONA trial will evaluate the ...

Objectives Accelerometers are widely applied in health studies, but lack of standardisation regarding device placement, sampling and data processing hampers comparability between studies. The ...