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Evidence for the effectiveness of electrophysical modalities for treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review

1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus Medical Center—University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical ...
British Journal of Sports Medicine

Implementing recommendations from the FAIR consensus: where do we start?

Consensus scoping review identified 220 papers that included outcomes relating to dissemination and implementation (D&I) of ...
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Why does my shoulder hurt? A review of the neuroanatomical and biochemical basis of shoulder pain

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), Botnar Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxon, UK Correspondence to Benjamin John Floyd ...
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Is body mass index associated with patellofemoral pain and patellofemoral osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-regression and analysis

1 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe ...
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Return to play post-Achilles tendon rupture: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rate and measures of return to play

Correspondence to Dr Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, 540 South College Ave, Newark, DE 19713, USA; kgs{at}udel.edu Aim This systematic review and ...
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The exercise addiction inventory: a quick and easy screening tool for health practitioners

Background: Exercise addiction is not routinely screened for probably because available instruments take a long time to administer, their scoring may be complicated, and their interpretation is not ...
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Incidence of midportion Achilles tendinopathy in the general population

1 Sports Medicine Department, The Hague Medical Centre, Leidschendam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department of Orthopaedics, ...
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Avoiding the ‘REDs Card’. We all have a role in the mitigation of REDs in athletes

Correspondence to Professor Margo Mountjoy, Family Medicine, McMaster University Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, Waterloo, ON N2G 1C5, Canada; mountjm{at}mcmaster.ca If you wish to reuse any or ...
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Effects of physical activity on exercise tests and respiratory function

Background: Exercise is an important component of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic lung disease. Objective: To explore the role of physical activity in maintaining cardiac and ...
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Injury risks associated with tackling in rugby union

Objective To examine factors associated with tackles in rugby union and to assess their impact on the risk of injury. Design Two-season (2003/2004 and 2005/2006) prospective cohort design with video ...
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Architectural adaptations of muscle to training and injury: a narrative review outlining the contributions by fascicle length, pennation angle and muscle thickness

1 School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland ...
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The incidence of concussion in professional and collegiate ice hockey: are we making progress? A systematic review of the literature

Background The fast, random nature and characteristics of ice hockey make injury prevention a challenge as high-velocity impacts with players, sticks and boards occur and may result in a variety of ...