The young athlete who engages in exercise and sport has distinct health benefits. However, the dangers associated with participation in sports at a young age are high. Cupisti et al. [1] reported that 30 % of adolescents have experienced some form of back pain and this is a frequent complaint among young athletes, especially in girls. The spine, in the youth athlete, is still in the development...

This observational research study analyses the uptake of physical therapies treatments in Polyclinic during Rio 2016 Olympic Games. To describe usage services – therapy, osteopath, chiropractic, and sports massage by athletes non-athletes across different sports. The multidisciplinary team recorded treatment modalities, information on provider discipline reason for attendance, an Electronic Med...

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Typus Melancholicus (TM) personality can be used to explain some individual differences related to the degree of athlete burnout and the features of its process, based on a comparison between TM and non-TM groups. For this purpose, we conducted a questionnaire investigation administered to Japanese university athletes using the Depression-rel...

Sports experts represent a population of people who have acquired expertise in sports training and competition. Recently, the number of studies on sports experts has increased; however, neuroanatomical changes following extensive training are not fully understood. In this study, we used cortical thickness measurement to investigate the brain anatomical characteristics of professional divers wit...

AIMS To determine the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D among healthy adolescent schoolgirls attending an inner city multiethnic girls' school. METHODS Fifty one (28%) of 182 girls (14 white, 37 non-white; median age 15.3 years, range 14.7-16.6) took part in the study. Biochemical parameters, dietary vitamin D intake, muscle function parameters, duration of daily sunlight exposure (SE), and per...

Background: The optimal graft choice for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) in the high-level cutting and pivoting athlete remains controversial. Studies have shown similar outcomes when directly comparing bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) autograft versus quadriceps soft tissue (QST) general population. However, no studies compared these 2 grafts athletes participating sport...

BACKGROUND Sleep is considered as one of the most important factors, directly influencing mental and physical health components. In the last decade, low sleep quality - i.e. poor sleep - has become one of the major problems of the individuals, especially in middle-aged women. Low quality sleep also directly influences memory, functional components, nutrition, and mood. OBJECTIVES This study a...