Objective: To examine whether acute glucocorticoid (GC) intake alters performance and selected hormonal and metabolic variables during submaximal exercise. Methods: In total, 14 recreational male ...

Objective Motherhood within sport has become more common with many female athletes seeking to return-to-sport (RTS) postpartum; yet few sport organisations possess policies that support female ...

Objective To synthesise randomised controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the effects of chronic exercise interventions on different domain-specific executive functions (EFs) among children and ...

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 ...

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.

Correspondence to Dr Seán Mc Auliffe, Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar; macca{at}live.ie If you wish to reuse ...

Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is an important marker of current and future health status. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of a time-efficient school-based ...

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, ...

Background A few small studies have reported on the mechanisms of ACL injury in professional male football. Aim To describe the mechanisms, situational patterns and biomechanics (kinematics) of ACL ...

Correspondence to Dr Bo Xi, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China; xibo2007{at}126.com Background Evidence on the role of very low or very high ...