Correspondence to: Dr Hemmings, Division of Sport Sciences, University College Northampton, Boughton Green Road, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK; brian.hemmings{at}northampton.ac.uk Background: Although ...

Turf toe is used to describe an injury occurring at the plantar aspect of the metatarsophalangeal-sesamoid complex of the hallux.1 Typically seen in athletes, it occurs due to hyperdorsiflexion and ...

Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is an enigmatic condition with confusing terminology, the term often being used interchangeably with shin splints. It is suggested that MTSS and shin splints be ...

Center for Sports Medicine, University Center for Sport, Exercise and Health, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands J Zwerver, Center for Sports ...

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin Samuel O Azubuike, Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, ...

The objective is to provide guidance for pregnant women and obstetric care and exercise professionals on prenatal physical activity. The outcomes evaluated were maternal, fetal or neonatal morbidity, ...

MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, South Africa Correspondence to ...

Background Exercise is considered important in the management of patients with rheumatic diseases, but the effect of high intensity exercises on disease activity is unknown. Objective To investigate ...

Objectives: The study aims to analyse the physiological characteristics of top level off-road motocross, enduro, and desert rally motorcyclists to facilitate the design of a specific training program.

Correspondence to: Dr Stretch, Sport Bureau, University of Port Elizabeth, PO Box 1600, Port Elizabeth 6000, South Africa; sparas{at}upe.ac.za Objective: To determine the incidence and nature of ...

Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, University of Tehran (Medical Sciences), Tehran, Iran Correspondence to Dr Hossein Bagheri, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of ...

1 School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey 2 School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Ankara Background: The sit and reach ...