1 Departments of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA 2 Department of Health and Physical Education, Minnesota State University Moorhead, ...

Objective To evaluate whether interventions aimed at increasing adherence to therapeutic exercise increase adherence greater than a contextually equivalent control among older adults with chronic low ...

Objectives The tackle is responsible for the majority of head injuries during rugby union. In order to address head injury risk, risk factors during the tackle must first be identified. This study ...

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, and Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, ACT, Australia 2 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University ...

Background: Achilles tendinopathy is a common condition, which can become chronic and interfere with athletic performance. The proteinase inhibitor aprotinin (as injection) has been found to improve ...

Correspondence to Philip Alexander Coles, Performance and Medicine, San Antonio Spurs, 1 Spurs lane, San Antonio, Texas 78240, USA; pcoles{at}attcenter.com The first building block in the injury ...

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether a new glyceryl trinitrate patch preparation is effective in treating chronic lateral epicondylosis. Design: Randomised double-blind controlled clinical ...

Despite extensive use over 40 years, physical activity questionnaires still show limited reliability and validity. Measurements have value in indicating conditions where an increase in physical ...

Correspondence to Miss Rhiannon A Campbell, University of Canberra Research Institute of Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia; rhiannon.campbell{at}ausport.gov.au ...

Background—Several reports indicate that physical activity can reduce the severity of symptoms in depressed patients. Some data suggest that even a single exercise bout may result in a substantial ...

Background Musculoskeletal pain is common and its treatment costly. Both group and individual physiotherapy interventions which incorporate exercise aim to reduce pain and disability. Do the ...

Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Correspondence to Professor Allyson M Pollock, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University ...