Several International Federations (IFs) employ specific policies to protect athletes’ health from the danger of heat. Most policies rely on the measurement of thermal indices such as the Wet Bulb ...

Correspondence to Reed A C Siemieniuk, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8, USA; reed.siemieniuk{at}medportal.ca We make ...

Department of Family and Community Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA Objective: ...

Background: Travelling across multiple time zones disrupts normal circadian rhythms and induces “jet lag”. Possible effects of this on training and performance in athletes were concerns before the ...

Correspondence to: G E Moore Healthy Living and Exercise Medicine Associates, 1316 Black River Boulevard, Rome, NY 13440, USA; geofmooreearthlink.net Appropriate exercise should be included in the ...

Correspondence to: Dr Hemmings, Division of Sport Sciences, University College Northampton, Boughton Green Road, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK; brian.hemmings{at}northampton.ac.uk Background: Although ...

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Oestrogen may affect muscle damage and inflammation, but the physiological significance of this, particularly potential effects on muscle repair and recovery in humans, and the mechanisms of its ...

Correspondence to Stephen Aspinall, School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK; chiefexec{at}basrat.org The negative repercussions of COVID-19 on global health and the ...

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of ocular injuries in a large population of boxers over a period of 16 years, in particular, the most severe lesions that may be vision threatening. Methods: ...

Objective: To test whether ventilatory thresholds, measured during an exercise test, could be assessed using time varying analysis of respiratory sinus arrhythmia frequency (f RSA). Conclusions: ...

Background The fast, random nature and characteristics of ice hockey make injury prevention a challenge as high-velocity impacts with players, sticks and boards occur and may result in a variety of ...