This commentary looks at a recent study that investigated the many factors associated with an increased risk for hamstring injury.

Key points The systematic review identified 24 risk factors (19 intrinsic and five extrinsic, 19 modifiable and five non-modifiable) for injury in women’s netball from the 17 included studies. Best ...

Background There is limited knowledge about key injury risk factors in alpine ski racing, particularly for World Cup (WC) athletes. Objective This study was undertaken to compile and explore perceived ...

Learn about the risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This article also discusses preventing DVT and when to contact a doctor.

A new study of Western States ultrarunners illustrates the power of looking beyond simple risk factors to predict injury ...

Stroke is a medical emergency and the leading cause of disability in the United States. There are treatments to reduce the ...

Lifestyle It becomes evident that lifestyle factors such as diet, sport, and smoking/alcohol habits are very strong determinants of osteoporosis risk.

Most importantly, all of these analyses independently identified the same contribution of extrinsic factors (approximately 70-90 percent) to cancer risk, and they all pointed to the same cancers ...

When analyzing the relationship between soft-tissue injury and support surfaces for pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, caregivers must realize support surfaces deliver unwanted gradient ...