Background and objective Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) face elevated cardiovascular risk, partly due to reduced ...

Objectives Long-term, nationwide data on injuries and illnesses in professional football, particularly in women, remain ...

Objectives Spondylolysis is a common source of low back pain (LBP) among adolescent athletes. We aimed to investigate the ...

Objectives To describe the prevalence and characteristics of injuries among tennis coaches in the Netherlands and examine ...

Background/aim Poor frontal plane knee control can manifest as increased dynamic knee valgus during athletic tasks. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between frontal plane ...

Introduction Sedentariness is associated with chronic health conditions, impaired cognitive function and obesity. Work contributes significantly to sedentariness because many work tasks necessitate ...

Objective Handgrip strength (HGS) is a simple, non-invasive measure associated with disability, frailty and disease activity in chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, ...

Background Susceptibility to exertional heat illness (EHI) is considered multifactorial in nature. The aims of this study were to (1) review traditional susceptibility factors identified in cases of ...

Background Despite being a common problem, there is considerable diagnostic uncertainty with regard to shoulder pain. This uncertainty relates to the reliability and validity of current examination ...

Physical activity guidelines targeting different populations with and without chronic diseases or disabilities are required to meet the diverse functional and physiological needs experienced by ...

Objective Young nulliparous female athletes do not present all of the usual pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) risk factors (eg, ageing, menopause, childbirth), and thus constitute a population for whom ...

Sports participation confers many health benefits yet greatly increases injury risk. Long-term health outcomes in former athletes and transition to life after competitive sports are understudied.