Objective While emergency care for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is strictly regulated in professional football, the situation ...

Objective To describe the incidence and characteristics of match and training injuries in the UK Vitality Netball Superleague ...

Introduction Mental health and well-being is a relatively under-researched area in rugby, especially outside the elite men’s game. Evidence suggests that physical activity and sports benefit mental ...

Match and training injury epidemiology in elite UK netball: a prospective cohort study over one season (4 January, 2025) ...

Background Physical inactivity and tobacco smoking remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Germany, smoking prevalence is high at around 30%, and only 45% achieve the WHO ...

Objectives To summarise the evidence regarding the prevalence of anxiety and depression in former elite athletes compared with the general population. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data ...

Objectives As a high-intensity intermittent sport with short and repeated rapid accelerations, decelerations and changes of direction, badminton involves high joint and muscle loads. This review aims ...

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the short-term effects of a 1-hour floatation-resting environmental therapy (FLO) versus conventional napping (NAP) on heart rate variability (HRV) in highly ...

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine accepts submissions of a range of article types, including original research, reviews and consensus statements. The Author Information section provides specific ...

Objective Lateral ankle sprains (LASs) are prevalent in soccer and can affect long-term performance, injury recurrence and risk for chronic ankle instability. This case–control study examined ...

Dr Tao Xiao, PhD Shenzhen University Shenzhen, China Area of expertise: Machine Learning, Exercise Prescription orcid.org/0000-0002-5477-156X Dr Marelise Badenhorst ...