News

BMJ11h
Precompetition medical assessment of referees and assistant referees selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Background Several proposals for preparticipation screening to detect risk factors for sudden cardiac death in sports have been published, but referees have been neglected in this respect. Methods A ...
BMJ23h
British athletics muscle injury classification: a new grading system
4 British Athletics Medical Team, British Athletics National Performance Centre, LoughboroughUniversity, Loughborough, UK Correspondence to Dr Noel Pollock, British Athletics Medical Team, Level 1 ...
BMJ19h
After-school interventions to increase physical activity among youth
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA Russell R Pate, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, ...
BMJ23h
Football boot insoles and sensitivity to extent of ankle inversion movement
Background: The capacity of the plantar sole of the foot to convey information about foot position is reduced by conventional smooth boot insoles, compared with barefoot surface contact. Objective: To ...
BMJ16h
It is time to replace publish or perish with get visible or vanish: opportunities where digital and social media can reshape knowledge translation
Correspondence to Dr Christian J Barton, Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia; christian{at}completesportscare.com.au Knowledge ...
BMJ4d
Amount and intensity of daily total physical activity, step count and risk of incident cancer in the UK Biobank
Objectives To investigate associations between daily physical activity, activity intensity and step counts with incident cancer risk. Methods Prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants who wore ...
BMJ6d
Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool 6 (SCOAT6)
If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...
BMJ7d
Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players
Objective The inclusion of transgender athletes in competitive sports has promoted significant dialogue and controversy among exercise-related professionals. The objective of this study was to ...
BMJ16h
Can we predict the outcome for people with patellofemoral pain? A systematic review on prognostic factors and treatment effect modifiers
2 Research Unit for General Practice in Aalborg and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg, Denmark Background Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a multifactorial and often persistent knee condition. One ...
BMJ11d
Impact of physical activity on the incidence of psychiatric conditions during childhood: a longitudinal Swedish birth cohort study
Background Emerging evidence supports the importance of physical activity (PA) and behaviours that build resilience to prevent childhood psychiatric disorders. Objective To investigate associations ...
BMJ11d
Development of a risk prediction model among professional hockey players with visible signs of concussion
Background Little research examines how to best identify concussed athletes. The purpose of the present study was to develop a preliminary risk decision model that uses visible signs (VS) and ...
BMJ1d
Ventricular arrhythmias associated with long-term endurance sports: what is the evidence?
Athletic performance tests the limits of the human body and mind. Awe-inspiring achievements is what makes sports so fascinating. It is well appreciated however that top-level sports may sometimes ...