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Cycling is associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases and death: Part 1 – systematic review of cohort studies with meta-analysis

Objectives Physical inactivity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cycling as a physical activity holds great potential to prevent CVD. We aimed to determine whether cycling reduces the ...
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Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community: an abridged Cochrane systematic review

Objectives To assess the effects of exercise interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Selection criteria We included randomised controlled trials evaluating the ...
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Return to play in elite sport: a shared decision-making process

Correspondence to Dr H Paul Dijkstra, Sports Medicine Department, ASPETAR, QATAR Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, PO Box 29222, Doha, Qatar; paul.dijkstra{at}aspetar.com Illness or injury ...
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Pre-event ‘medical time out’

Medical emergencies are an inherent risk in any sport, transcending boundaries and impacting athletes globally. From a cervical spine injury on the (American) football field to a sudden cardiac arrest ...
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Men, muscles, and body image: comparisons of competitive bodybuilders, weight trainers, and athletically active controls

1 The Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Virginia Beach, VA, USA 2 Old Dominion University/The Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Norfolk, VA, USA Correspondence to: ...
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Muscle injuries and PRP: what does the science say?

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Can oestrogen influence skeletal muscle damage, inflammation, and repair?

Oestrogen may affect muscle damage and inflammation, but the physiological significance of this, particularly potential effects on muscle repair and recovery in humans, and the mechanisms of its ...
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Population attributable fraction: names, types and issues with incorrect interpretation of relative risks

3 School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Correspondence to Belen Zapata-Diomedi, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Level 2, Public ...
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Nuisance or necessity? Why robust peer review is critical for medical science

Correspondence to Professor Jon Patricios, Wits Sport and Health (WiSH), School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wits University, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; ...
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Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool 6 (SCOAT6)

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Compliance with a comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in youth football

Background Participants' compliance, attitudes and beliefs have the potential to influence the efficacy of an intervention greatly. Objective To characterise team and player compliance with a ...
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Superior compliance with a neuromuscular training programme is associated with fewer ACL injuries and fewer acute knee injuries in female adolescent football players: secondary ...

1 Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden 2 Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 3 Department of ...