Sudden cardiac arrest is most often the first clinical manifestation of an underlying cardiovascular disease and usually occurs in previously asymptomatic athletes. The risk benefit ratio of physical exercise differs between young competitive athletes and middle-age/senior individuals engaged in leisure-time sports activity. Competitive sports are associated with an increase in the risk of sudd...

BACKGROUND Sports-related dental injuries, such as tooth fracture, loosening, and avulsion, are a major concern among young athletes because they directly impair oral function. Although the preventive efficacy of mouthguards has been well established, the prevalence of sports-related dental injuries remains high among young athletes. The aim of this study is to identify the variables contributi...

CONTEXT The transtheoretical model has been widely used in the investigation of how people adapt to new behaviors; however, the literature appears to be lacking documentation of any assessment/s administered to injured athletes to determine their readiness for rehabilitation, which depending on the severity of the injury, could possibly represent a behavior change for that individual. OBJECTI...

Few studies report the possible correlation pain-paratendon microvascularity during the painful phase of the chronic Achilles tendinopathy and the efficacy of the radial shock wave therapy respect to other therapies. The aim of the present longitudinal, controlled study is to demonstrate the variation of the tendon micro vascularization in athletes affected by Achilles tendinopathy and the effi...

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the impact a sports nutrition counseling experiential learning opportunity on self-efficacy and skills in undergraduate dietetic students dietary goal adherence collegiate athlete clients after receiving student-led intervention. Methods: This mixed methods design, using thematic analysis pre- post-testing, was implemented at mid-sized univers...

D ietary supplement use among the adult population in the United States is widespread. Recent reports have suggested that more than half of the American adult and adolescent population use some form of nutritional supplement, with vitamin and mineral supplementation being the most widely reported (10). Thus, it comes as no surprise that nutritional supplementation use among athletes appears to ...