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Introducing the Concussion Recognition Tool 6 (CRT6)

Correspondence to Dr Ruben J Echemendia, UOC Concussion Centre, 107 Picadilly Rd., Port Matilda, PA, USA; rechemendia{at}comcast.net The CRT6 co-authors emphasised the importance of continuing to ...
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Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool 6 (SCOAT6)

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The Concussion Recognition Tool 5th Edition (CRT5): Background and rationale

The Concussion Recognition Tool 5 (CRT5) is the most recent revision of the Pocket Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 that was initially introduced by the Concussion in Sport Group in 2005. The CRT5 ...
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Are randomised control trials best for evaluating the effect of complex physical therapy interventions?

Correspondence to Professor Håvard Østerås, epartment of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; ...
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Strategic Assessment of Risk and Risk Tolerance (StARRT) framework for return-to-play decision-making

The sport medicine clinician is faced with return-to-play (RTP) decisions for every patient who wants to return to activity. The complex interaction of factors related to history, physical examination ...
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Implementation of a neuromuscular training programme in female adolescent football: 3-year follow-up study after a randomised controlled trial

Correspondence to Hanna Lindblom, Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden; hanna.lindblom{at}liu.se Background ...
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Scoliosis: muscle imbalance and treatment

The aim of this study was to detect muscle imbalance on both sides of the backbone, and with muscle strength training, to correct this imbalance and, as a final result, to eliminate scoliosis of the ...
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Olympic and Paralympic coaches’ perceived barriers to mental health help-seeking: a concept mapping study

Objectives To investigate challenges associated with mental health help-seeking among Olympic and Paralympic coaches. The study also sought to identify which challenges were most important and ...
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Sprinting: a key piece of the hamstring injury risk management puzzle

Correspondence to Pr Pascal Edouard, Department of Clinical and Exercise Physiology, Sports Medicine Unit, IRMIS, Campus Santé Innovations, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne 42 055, ...
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British athletics muscle injury classification: a new grading system

4 British Athletics Medical Team, British Athletics National Performance Centre, LoughboroughUniversity, Loughborough, UK Correspondence to Dr Noel Pollock, British Athletics Medical Team, Level 1 ...
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Effects of physical training in asthma: a systematic review

Correspondence to: Dr S M Robinson, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand Objectives—To assess the evidence for the effects of physical training on ...
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Cause of Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps (EAMC) — altered neuromuscular control, dehydration or electrolyte depletion?

Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps (EAMC) is one of the most common conditions that require medical attention during or immediately after sports events. Despite the high prevalence of this condition ...