conclusion significant functional performance deficits were observed in the fai group in all tests except single hop test with greater deficits observed in the fai-gw group. hence, these tests can be used to determine the presence of fai. however no deficits were identified for the test involving sagittal plane functional activities suggesting that this test can not be used as a criterion to di...

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...

purpose the aims of the present study were to investigate (i) the changes in participation and performance and (ii) the gender difference in triple iron ultra-triathlon (11.4 km swimming, 540 km cycling and 126.6 km running) across years from 1988 to 2011. methods for the cross-sectional data analysis, the association between with overall race times and split times was investigated using simple...

actins are small globular filaments functioning in cell processes like muscle contraction, and stabilized to the sarcomeric z- discs by actin binding proteins (actinins). one of the important gene coding for actin binding proteins in fast twitch fibers is alpha- actinin- 3 (actn3). in this research, we have conducted a gene profile study investigating the genotype and allele distributions of ac...