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Objectives There is a lack of data on salivary sex hormones across the menstrual cycle (MC) or hormonal contraceptive (HC) cycle of elite athletes. We aimed to provide original data on salivary sex ...

Objective To determine the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of match and training injuries among football players at an academy in Ghana. Methods In this prospective observational study, we ...

Objective This study evaluates the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the MyotonPRO and its construct validity for the assessment of Achilles tendon stiffness. Design Reliability and construct ...

Climate change has affected sport and health in many ways, from performance in extreme environments to spectators experiencing extreme weather challenges and high levels of air pollution. Further, ...

1 Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg, Denmark 2 Section for Sports Traumatology M51, Copenhagen University Hospital, ...

Materials and Methods Systematic review and meta-analyses according to the PRISMA guidelines. Seven databases were searched until 30/12/2022. Studies assessing voluntary activation or responses to ...

Introduction Assessment and management of longstanding hip and groin pain (LHGP) in primary care is not well documented. The aim was to investigate clinical practice for LHGP among general ...

Introduction Insertional hip abductor tendon pathology (tendinopathy or tear of gluteus medius and/or minimus tendons (GMM)) are increasingly recognized as the main cause of lateral hip pain (LHP).