A prospective cohort study was used to quantify risk factors for sports concussions. Analysis was based on a stratified cluster sample of North Carolina high school athletes followed during 1996–1999. Clustering was by school and sport, and the sample included 15,802 athletes with 1–8 seasons of follow-up per athlete. Concussion rates were estimated for 12 sports, and risk factors were quantifi...

Guided by gender schema theory, the researchers explored gender stereotypes of female athletes through a 2x2 experimental design. Participants, 267 undergraduate students from a large southern university, read one of four versions of an online news article (a short news story with a photo) in which female athlete appearance (masculine/feminine) and the type of sport played (masculine/feminine) ...

To the Editor: Competitive sports participation for athletes with long QT syndrome (LQTS) is guided by the 36th Bethesda Conference, which recommends that patients with either (1) symptoms, (2) a corrected QT interval (QTc) greater than 470 milliseconds (males) or 480 milliseconds (females), or (3) an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) not participate in most sports. The European Soci...

UNLABELLED Participation in intensive sports activities leads to muscular specializations that may generate alterations in involved articular forces and cause static (posture) and dynamic changes (alterations of articular stability, coordination, etc.). Prevention of injury requires specific functional muscular evaluation in all athletes and for any kind of sport. OBJECTIVE To dynamically eva...

OBJECTIVE Evaluation of elite athletes' psycho-physiological condition at various stages of preparation and in international competition. DESIGN Athletes were tested during training and participation in international competition using methods of galvanic skin response (GSR) and gas discharge visualization (GDV). SETTING Saint Petersburg Federal Research Institute of Physical Culture and Spo...

introduction visual skills are one of the main pillars of intangible faculties of athletes that can influence their performance. great number of vision tests used to assess the visual skills and it will be irrational to perform all vision tests for every sport. objectives the purpose of this protocol article is to present a relatively comprehensive battery of tests and assessments on static and...

conclusions managing t1dm in the context of exercise or athletic competition is a challenging but important skill for athletes living with this disease. a proper understanding of the hormonal milieu during exercise, special nutritional needs, glycemic control, necessary insulin dosing adjustments, and prevention/management strategies for exercise-related complications can lead to successful car...

The effect of strenuous physical activity on the incidence of benign breast disease and benign tumours of the female reproductive system is unknown. Previous findings of a lower prevalence of breast cancer and cancers of the reproductive system among former college athletes compared to non-athletes (Frisch et al., 1985) suggested that former athletes and non-athletes might also differ in the pr...

All football teams that compete within the F. A. Premier League possess an academy, whose objective is to produce more and better home-grown players that are capable of playing professionally. These young players spend a large amount of time with their coach, but little is known about player's perception of the coach-athlete relationship within F. A. Premier League Academies. The objectives of ...

background athletes present a different category of the population. trivial complaints may mask more serious illness, especially when the athlete is undergoing intensive training, and the function of his immune system may be sub-optimal. case presentation a triathlete presented a few days after completing an ironman race, complaining of lethargy, pleuritic chest pain and loss of appetite. on ex...