The impact of endurance exercise training on the heart has received significant research and clinical attention for well over a century. Despite this, many issues remain controversial and clinical ...

Sport, Exercise and Health Science, University of Chichester, Chichester, UK Correspondence to: Dr Dyson Sport, Exercise and Health Science, University of Chichester, College Lane, Chichester PO19 6PE ...

Background With England netball announcing that for the first time in its history it will be offering full time, professional contracts there is an increased need to be able to understand why players ...

Correspondence to Nicholas Grubic, Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada; nicholas.grubic{at}queensu.ca Contributors All authors contributed to the ...

Correspondence to Professor Peter B O'Sullivan, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia; p.osullivan{at}curtin.edu.au If you wish to reuse any or all ...

2 Department of Family Practice (Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre) and School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3 Department of Physiotherapy, LaTrobe University ...

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 ...

OBJECTIVE: To study effects of meditation on the shooting performance. METHODS: 25 elite shooters were investigated in an independent groups design. The results in standardised test shootings indoors ...

Objective: To demonstrate the utility of a practical measure of lean mass for monitoring changes in the body composition of athletes. Methods: Between 1999 and 2003 body mass and sum of seven ...

Rectus sheath haematoma (RSH) is a well-documented but uncommon clinical condition. It is usually a self-limiting condition but can present as a life-threatening emergency. RSH after non-contact ...

1 Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK 2 Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK 3 ...

Background Knee injuries were common in volleyball players, and ACL injury is a serious injury for athletes. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism of ACL injury in ...