Background Chronic musculoskeletal disorders are a prevalent and costly global health issue. A new form of exercise therapy focused on loading and resistance programmes that temporarily aggravates a ...

OBJECTIVES: The main objective was to assess the influence of resistance exercise on pain threshold and pain ratings. Secondary objectives included measuring state anxiety, body awareness, systolic ...

1 Applied Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA 2 Metabolic and Body Composition Laboratory, ...

Correspondence to U Kujala, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35 (LL), FIN-40014, Finland; urho.kujala{at}sport.jyu.fi Evidence on the effects of exercise in the treatment ...

1 Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Correspondence to: Dr Li, ...

Correspondence to Pim van Klij, Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam 3015CE, The Netherlands; p.vanklij{at}erasmusmc.nl Objectives Cam morphology is not completely understood.

Background/objectives Walking has well-established positive relationships with, and effects on, physical health. In contrast, while poor mental health contributes substantially to global health burden ...

Introduction Cam morphology is a strong risk factor for the development of hip pain and osteoarthritis. It is increasingly thought to develop in association with intense physical activity during youth ...

1 Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, Texas, USA 2 Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, ...

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian University of Sport & Physical Education, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to: Professor Bahr Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian University of Sport ...

Objectives—When protective headgear is designed, the attitudes of the intended users needs to be taken into account, as well as safety performance criteria. The aim of this study was therefore to ...

Correspondence to The International Society for Physical Activity and Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ...