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Aerobic exercise interventions reduce blood pressure in patients after stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Correspondence to Dr Ali N Ali, Department of Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK; ali.ali{at}sth.nhs.uk Objective Secondary ...
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Effective ways of restoring muscular imbalances of the rotator cuff muscle group: a comparative study of various training methods
Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece Correspondence to: Dr Beneka Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus ...
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The effects of acute dynamic exercise on haemostasis in first class Scottish football referees
Purpose Physical fitness may confer protection from thrombosis; however, exercise-induced platelet activation may be involved in the triggering of acute vascular events. This study aimed to assess ...
BMJ2d
Specific incremental test in elite squash players
Objectives: To compare cardiorespiratory responses between incremental treadmill (non-specific) and field (sport specific) tests in elite squash players. Methods: Seven elite players (ranked 1 to 25 ...
BMJ2d
Impact energy attenuation performance of football headgear
Objectives—Commercially available football head protectors were tested to determine their impact energy attenuation performance and ability to reduce the likelihood of concussion. Methods—Prospective ...
BMJ2d
Achilles tendinopathy: some aspects of basic science and clinical management
3 Department of Surgery, Anaesthesiology, Radiology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden 4 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ...
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Mechanotherapy: how physical therapists’ prescription of exercise promotes tissue repair
Professor K M Khan, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility and Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; karim.khan{at}ubc.ca Mechanotransduction is the ...
BMJ2d
Serious neck injuries in U19 rugby union players: an audit of admissions to spinal injury units in Great Britain and Ireland
Objectives To obtain data regarding admissions of U19 rugby players to spinal injury units in Great Britain and Ireland and to compare this with a recent peak in presentation in Scotland. To assess ...
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Injuries in Australian cricket at first class level 1995/1996 to 2000/2001
Objective: To describe and analyse injuries and illness occurring in Australian cricket at first class level. Methods: Injuries occurring to the state and national teams were surveyed prospectively ...
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Medical complications and deaths in 21 and 56 km road race runners: a 4-year prospective study in 65 865 runners—SAFER study I
1 UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa 2 International Olympic ...
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Consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures in studies of football (soccer) injuries
Variations in definitions and methodologies have created differences in the results and conclusions obtained from studies of football (soccer) injuries, making interstudy comparisons difficult.
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Effect of school-based interventions on physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents: a review of reviews and systematic update
1 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland 2 Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland 3 Medical Research ...