Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological and psychological effects of massage on delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Methods: Eighteen volunteers were randomly ...

6 Queen"s University Belfast Centre for Public Health, Belfast, UK If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to ...

Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr Marienke van Middelkoop, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University ...

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK Correspondence to Professor Stuart Biddle, Physical Activity and Public Health, School of Sport, Exercise and ...

1 Sports Medicine Department, The Hague Medical Centre, Leidschendam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department of Orthopaedics, ...

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to: G Myklebust Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian University of Sport ...

Background: Groin injury is a common injury in football and a complicated area when it comes to diagnosis and therapy. There is a lack of comprehensive epidemiological data on groin injuries in ...

Objective To assess workload-related risk factors for injuries to particular tissue types in cricket fast bowlers. Design 235 fast bowlers who bowled in 14600 player innings over a period of 15 years ...

3 The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DW, Scotland, UK Objectives—To undertake a prospective epidemiological study of the ...

1 The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden 2 The Section of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, ...

Objective: To conduct a detailed analysis of hamstring injuries sustained in English professional football over two competitive seasons. Methods: Club medical staff at 91 professional football clubs ...

Study design Descriptive study, cross-sectional design. Background Tennis requires repetitive overhead movement patterns that can lead to upper extremity injury. The scapula plays a vital role in ...