1 Raymond Purves Research Laboratories, Kolling Institute (University of Sydney) at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia 2 Camden Veterinary Hospital, University of Sydney, Camden, Australia ...

Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of a brief physical activity assessment tool suitable for doctors to use to identify inactive patients in the primary care setting. Methods: ...

1 Academy for Physical Education, Technical University of Applied Sciences of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr Evert Verhagen, Department of Public and Occupational Health, ...

Objective: Given the therapeutic and non-therapeutic use of the tadalafil, (phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, PDE-5i), we examined its effects on anaerobic performance indices. Methods: In total, 12 well ...

2 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queens University of Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BJ, N Ireland Correspondence to: Dr Abernethy, A&E Department, The Ulster Hospital Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1 ...

Objective: To generate national representative data on the incidence, diagnosis, severity, and nature of medically treated sports injuries and to identify high risk groups. Methods: The first national ...

Background: It is now generally accepted that the ligamentous structures of the knee not only act as mechanical restraints but also have a neurophysiological role in joint function and protection. A ...

Objective—To determine whether protective headgear reduced the incidence of concussion in a pilot study of under 15 rugby union. Methods—Sixteen under 15 rugby union teams were recruited from three ...

3 Accident Research Centre, Monash Injury Research Institute and School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 4 School of Risk and Safety Sciences, The ...

Background Paralympic sports are required to develop evidence-based systems that allocate athletes into ‘classes’ on the basis of the impact of their impairment on sport performance. However, sports ...

Correspondence to Dr Adam Hulme, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, Faculty of Arts, Business and Law, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs QLD 4556, Australia; ...

Correspondence to Dr Roger Hawkes, European Tour Performance Institute, European Tour, Wentworth Drive Virginia Water, Surrey GU25 4LX, UK; RAH{at}wkes.eu The extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscle plays ...