This document by the Study Group on Sports Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology extends on previous recommendations for sports participation for competitive athletes by also incorporating guidelines for those who want to perform recreational physical activity. For different supraventricular arrhythmias and arrhythmogenic conditions, a description of the relationship between the cond...

Purpose  In literature, there is a controversy regarding whether patients who have undergone total ankle replacement (TAR) can participate in sports and recreational activities. The purpose of this study was to report change in sports activity level after TAR. Methods  A retrospective study was performed, enrolling 76 patients with symptomatic end-stage ankle arthritis who underwent TAR from Ma...

Overuse injuries in the pediatric and adolescent population are a growing problem in the United States as more children participate in recreational and organized sports. It is not uncommon for children and adolescents to play on multiple teams simultaneously or to be involved in sports year-round. Without adequate rest, the demands of exercise can exceed the body's ability to repair tissues, le...

Participation in children’s and youth sports is increasingly popular and widespread in western culture. In the USA, for example, more than 30 million children participate in sports each year. Trends over recent decades include increased numbers of participants, particularly girls, increased duration and intensity of training, earlier specialisation and year-round training, and increased difficu...

OBJECTIVE To review the risk factors, management, and prevention of recreational water-related illness in family practice. SOURCES OF INFORMATION Original and review articles from January 1998 to February 2012 were identified using PubMed and the search terms water-related illness, recreational water illness, and swimmer illness. MAIN MESSAGE There is a 3% to 8% risk of acute gastrointestin...

 Nowadays, tourism is affected by the knowledge of a region’s climatic characteristics. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the potential regions and appropriate time for attracting tourists in relation to climatic comfort. Due to having climatic diversity and water resources such as rivers, waterfalls, caves and hot springs, Khorassan Razavi province is one of the potential regions for touris...

Background Soccer is the most popular sport worldwide, with a long history and currently more than 500 million active participants, of whom 300 million are registered football club members. On the basis of scientific findings showing positive fitness and health effects of recreational soccer, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) introduced the slogan ‘‘Playing football for 4...