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Associations of academic performance, sports participation, disordered eating and menstrual cycle irregularities in adolescents: a population-based study

Background Regular menstruation is an important indicator of well-being in adolescent females. We aimed to assess risk ...
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More time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sleep is associated with a lower incidence of hip or knee osteoarthritis

Introduction Osteoarthritis is the second most prevalent musculoskeletal disorder and mostly affects hip and knee joints. Movement behaviours have been associated with the incidence of osteoarthritis.
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Reference equations for peak oxygen uptake during cycle ergometry based on body composition estimates

Objectives To derive sex-specific peak oxygen uptake (VO 2peak) reference equations for cycle ergometer cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) that integrate estimations of lean body mass (eLBM) and ...
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19 People with hip osteoarthritis have reduced quadriceps voluntary activation and altered motor cortex function: a case-control study

Introduction Deficits in voluntary muscle activation and altered motor cortex function are present following serious knee injury and are proposed to influence rehabilitation outcomes. It is unknown if ...
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44 Implementing an early detection strategy to detect early signs of groin problems and to monitor hip strength throughout a season

Introduction The aim of this study was to implement and evaluate an early groin problem detection strategy and to monitor hip adduction and abduction strength of rugby union players during a full ...
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Healthy Runner Project: a 7-year, multisite nutrition education intervention to reduce bone stress injury incidence in collegiate distance runners

Objectives We evaluated the effect of a nutrition education intervention on bone stress injury (BSI) incidence among female distance runners at two NCAA Division I institutions. Methods Historical BSI ...
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Development and evaluation of an ovarian hormone profile classification tool for female athletes: step one of a two-step process to determine ovarian hormone profiles

Objective This study aimed to develop a reliable, comprehensive and fit-for-purpose tool for classifying ovarian hormone profiles (OHPs) (step one of a two-step process) in postmenarcheal to ...
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Estimation of injury costs: financial damage of English Premier League teams’ underachievement due to injuries

Background In individual sports, the effect that injuries have on an athlete’s performance, success and financial profit is implicit. In contrast, the effect of a single player’s injury or one ...
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Chronic low back pain management: clinical and psychophysiological outcomes of multimodal approaches—a randomised controlled trial on yoga and mindfulness

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) presents as a widespread medical issue which severely affects personal health status while generating substantial economic expenses. Traditional treatment methods often ...
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‘I always considered I needed injury prevention to become an elite athlete’: the road to the Olympics from the athlete and staff perspective

In this study, we explored the perspectives about sports injury prevention of Belgium Olympic level athletes, coaches, managers and healthcare providers from various Olympic sports. We conducted a ...
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Systematic review of acute physically active learning and classroom movement breaks on children’s physical activity, cognition, academic performance and classroom behaviour ...

Objective To examine the impact of acute classroom movement break (CMB) and physically active learning (PAL) interventions on physical activity (PA), cognition, academic performance and classroom ...
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Impact of supervised aerobic exercise training on habitual physical activity in healthy older adults: the Hertfordshire physical activity randomised controlled trial

Objectives Physical activity is important for health, but the influence of structured, supervised aerobic exercise sessions on habitual physical activity in healthy older adults is unclear. Methods We ...