BACKGROUND Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a major morbidity factor contributing largely to health care costs and individual quality of life. The aim of the study was to test whether obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) is one of the risk factors underlying frequent RTIs in the German adult population. METHODS We recruited 1455 individuals between 18 to 70 years from a cross-sectional survey on a...

Olympic level athletes present an increased risk for asthma and allergy, especially those who take part in endurance sports, such as swimming or running, and in winter sports. Classical postulated mechanisms behind EIA include the osmotic, or airway-drying, hypothesis. Hyperventilation leads to evaporation of water and the airway surface liquid becomes hyperosmolar, providing a stimulus for wat...

At the time of this publication the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Rio 2016) are long gone and the mindset of most people is already directed to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Rio 2016 hosted almost 11.000 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs). With 306 sets of medals, the games featured 42 Olympic sports, including rugby and golf. Paradoxically, as Rio ...

Snowboarding Halfpipe (HP) is a winter action sport which has progressed from being a recreational snow activity to a high performance snow sport such as traditional downhill or Nordic skiing. Like figure skating, gymnastics and diving, performance in the snowboard HP is subjectively assessed by a number of judges. The marking criteria focus on jump height (amplitude) and trick difficulty as th...

The reproducibility and validity of a past year physical activity questionnaire was determined in a sample of 100 adolescents aged 15-18 years, randomly selected from a population-based cohort. Subjects completed four 7-day recalls of activity approximately 3 months apart. The average of the four 7-day recalls of activity was utilized as the "gold standard" against which the past year questionn...

Background: The aim of this clinical study was to reveal the relationship between body dehydration and oral mucosa moisture measured by use a capacitance sensor for epithelial moisture. Methods: following parameters were recorded from each one 19 athletes in one-week period high-intensity exercise at U-23 Triathlon Training Camp summer winter; weight, urine specific gravity, moisture, subjectiv...

The prevalence of EIA varies greatly from study to study, depending in part upon the sport studied and the screening test used. Several studies suggest that the prevalence of EIA is greater in elite athletes V especially in endurance sports, winter sports, and swimming V than in the general population, where it ranges from 8% to 15% (1,2). Indeed, studies using strong provocative tests find tha...

In winter sports, the high injury rate among adolescents raises questions about the way they practice their sport. It also raises interrogations on the impact of an injury on their behavior on the slopes. The few studies that looked at the relationship between previous injury and subsequent risk-taking in sports ranged from no correlation (Kontos, 2004) to a positive correlation (Thomson et al....

ABSTRACT Introduction: The purpose of physical training for athletes is to maintain and improve athletes’ coordination, reaction ability, spatial orientation, anti-load endurance, other abilities. But the problem injury in sports must be solved. Objective: To investigate causes injuries during proposes solutions them. Methods: A questionnaire was applied learn about their recent methods avoid i...

OBJECTIVES Concussion remains one of the inherent risks of participation in rugby league. While other injuries incurred by rugby league players have been well studied, less focus and attention has been directed towards concussion. REVIEW METHOD The current review examined all articles published in English from 1900 up to June 2013 pertaining to concussion in rugby league players. DATA SOURC...