Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps (EAMC) is one of the most common conditions that require medical attention during or immediately after sports events. Despite the high prevalence of this condition ...

Centre for Human Performance, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court, Epsom, Surrey, UK Correspondence to Jakob Kristensen, Centre for Human ...

Background Successful performers in weight-sensitive sports are characterised by low body mass (BM) and fat content. This often requires chronic energy restriction and acute weight loss practices. Aim ...

2 Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences & Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, ...

Objective It is purported that exercise-induced dehydration (EID), especially if ≥ 2% bodyweight, impairs endurance performance (EP). Field research shows that athletes can achieve outstanding EP ...

Correspondence to Professor Thomas Gronwald, Institute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg 20457, Germany; ...

Objective To determine the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and investigate outcomes following the use of ESWT for athletes and physically active individuals. Design Systematic ...

Recent reports from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) indicate an alarming prevalence in the use of meldonium among elite athletes. Therefore, in January 2016, meldonium was added to WADA's ...

1 Université de Lille–Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire Sport, Santé, Société–Equipe Activité Physique, Muscle, Santé–9 rue de l'Université–59790, Ronchin, France Purpose Little is known about ...

Objective To establish the meaning of the term ‘adherence’ (including conceptual and measurement definitions) in the context of therapeutic exercise (TE) for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Design ...

5 Department of Preventive Medicine Research, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA 6 Center for Research in Health Behavior, Department of Psychology, Virginia ...

It is well documented that exercise performance is greatly influenced by nutrition. The key factor in coping with the heavy demands of exercise faced by elite athletes seems to be carbohydrate intake.