Correspondence to Tahlia Alsop, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; t.alsop{at}uq.edu.au The WHO has called for action to ...

4 Aspetar—Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar 5 Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre, Aspetar—Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar ...

Correspondence to: Dr E C Rhodes, School of Human Kinetics, War Memorial Gymnasium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada. Objectives—There is a paucity of long term studies on ...

Objective Low physical activity (PA) levels are associated with increased mortality. Improved measurement has resulted in stronger proven associations between PA and mortality, but this has not yet ...

Correspondence to: Dr van Dijk, Orthopaedic Research Centre, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands; M.Lammerts{at}amc.uva.nl Inversion injuries of the ...

Climate change and global warming may prompt the relocation of future Summer and Winter Olympic/Paralympic Games to higher elevations, driven by the pursuit of sustainability and emerging health ...

Objectives: Ergometer training is a common cause of injuries in rowers. A randomised crossover study comparing two power head designs was carried out to examine ergonomic risk factors. Methods: Six ...

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the role of left- or right-handedness on the success of the boxer. Methods: The study was based on a sample of 22 active, semi-professional ...

This review aimed to combine the literature on major personality traits and physical activity alongside providing some meta-analytic summaries of the findings. Overall, 33 studies containing 35 ...

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand Correspondence to: M M Gardner, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of ...

Team sports are increasingly popular, with millions of participants worldwide. Athletes engaged in these sports are required to repeatedly produce skilful actions and maximal or near-maximal efforts ...

Background Occupational and leisure-time physical activity are considered to provide similar health benefits. The authors tested this hypothesis. Methods A representative sample of Danish employees ...