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Eccentric decline squat protocol offers superior results at 12 months compared with traditional eccentric protocol for patellar tendinopathy in volleyball players

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, and Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, ACT, Australia 2 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University ...
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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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Strong correlation of maximal squat strength with sprint performance and vertical jump height in elite soccer players

Background: A high level of strength is inherent in elite soccer play, but the relation between maximal strength and sprint and jumping performance has not been studied thoroughly. Objective: To ...
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Athlete abuse hurts everyone: vicarious and secondary traumatic stress in sport

> The guilt that I feel, and that my husband feels … is crippling. (Anonymous mother of a former gymnast abused in sport) Sport is commonly positioned as an antidote to adverse childhood experiences, ...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related mental disorders in elite athletes: a narrative review

Correspondence to Ms Cindy Miller Aron, Department of Psychiatry, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA; cind152001{at}gmail.com This narrative review examines post-traumatic stress ...
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Spondylolysis: a critical review

1 Puget Sound Sports and Spine Physicians, Seattle, Washington, USA and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 2 Puget Sound Sports and Spine Physicians and ...
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Applied physiology of tennis performance

Competitive tennis play requires a combination of the major physiological variables; however, the specifics of these variables have yet to be determined appropriately. General strength and flexibility ...
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Does effectiveness of exercise therapy and mobilisation techniques offer guidance for the treatment of lateral and medial epicondylitis? A systematic review

1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus MC—University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC—University Medical ...
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Death by effectiveness: exercise as medicine caught in the efficacy trap!

Correspondence to Dr Chris Beedie, Department of Psychology, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales SY23 3UX, UK; chb44{at}aber.ac.uk Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) has had a good ...
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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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Knee kinematics and joint moments during gait following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

1 Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 2 Melbourne School of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3 School ...
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Urine nandrolone metabolites: false positive doping test?

MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, South Africa Correspondence to ...