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Why we should allow performance enhancing drugs in sport

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International Paralympic Committee position stand—background and scientific principles of classification in Paralympic sport

The Classification Code of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), inter alia, mandates the development of evidence-based systems of classification. This paper provides a scientific background ...
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Resistance training in musculoskeletal rehabilitation: a systematic review

Centre for Human Performance, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court, Epsom, Surrey, UK Correspondence to Jakob Kristensen, Centre for Human ...
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A randomised clinical trial of the efficacy of drop squats or leg extension/leg curl exercises to treat clinically diagnosed jumper's knee in athletes: pilot study

Objectives—To compare the therapeutic effect of two different exercise protocols in athletes with jumper's knee. Methods—Randomised clinical trial comparing a 12 week programme of either drop squat ...
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Aerobic fitness and its relationship to sport, exercise training and habitual physical activity during youth

1 Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK 2 Health and Use of Time Group, Sanson Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, ...
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Evolving running load demands and fixture congestion in the English Premier League: a decade of insights from 2015/2016 to 2024/2025

Objectives To describe the running load demands and fixture congestion of English Premier League (EPL) teams from seasons 2015/2016 to 2024/2025. Methods A total of 3750 games across ten seasons were ...
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Foot pronation is not associated with increased injury risk in novice runners wearing a neutral shoe: a 1-year prospective cohort study

4 Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 5 Section for Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 6 Department of ...
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Sports-related concussion increases the risk of subsequent injury by about 50% in elite male football players

Correspondence to Dr Anna Nordström, Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Sports Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå 901 85, Sweden; anna.nordstrom{at}idrott.umu.se Background Little is ...
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The Football Association Medical Research Programme: an audit of injuries in professional football—analysis of preseason injuries

1 The Football Association, Medical and Exercise Science Department, Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Nr Newport, Shropshire TF10 9AT, UK Correspondence to: C Woods, The Football Association, ...
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Is body mass index associated with patellofemoral pain and patellofemoral osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-regression and analysis

1 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe ...
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Effects of physical activity on exercise tests and respiratory function

Background: Exercise is an important component of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic lung disease. Objective: To explore the role of physical activity in maintaining cardiac and ...
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Exercise improves quality of life in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Correspondence to Arnaud JPE Vincent, Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands a.vincent{at}erasmusmc.nl Purpose Exercise may be associated with ...