patellofemoral pain syndrome (pfps) is the most common overuse syndrome in athletes. it is one of the causes of anterior knee pain in athletic population who come to the sports medicine clinic. patellofemoral pain is more common among female athletes especially adolescents and young adults. symptoms include: persistent pain behind the patella or peripatella. pain increases on ascending and desc...

Lung diffusion capacity (D LCO) declines with age. A significant proportion of older endurance athletes develop exercise-induced hypoxemia (SaO2<95%). We hypothesised that master endurance athletes have a lower D LCO than age-matched non-athletes. We recruited 33 control (16 young; 17 old) and 29 male endurance athletes (13 young; 16 old) during the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships,...

ATHLETIC THERAPY TODAY ATHLETIC THERAPY TODAY MARCH 2005  73 ATELLOFEMORAL-PAIN syndrome (PFPS) is a common knee disorder in young athletes participating in running, jumping, and cutting sports. The prevalence is approximately 25% among adolescent athletes.1 Clinically, females demonstrate a greater incidence of PFPS than their male cohorts. When exacerbated, PFPS forces young athletes to rest...

Reading comprehension has a critical importance for almost every aspect of individuals’ life. The aim this study is to reveal the relations among students’ perceptions their Turkish language teachers’ behaviours that encourage reading engagement, levels enjoyment, self-efficacy, and success within frame model, using PISA 2018 Turkey data. based on correlational research model sample includes 64...

This study examines the gender differences in the enjoyment of recreational sports participation among Taiwanese adults. Data were obtained using the 2007 Taiwan Social Change Survey. The questionnaire included a topical module of the International Social Survey Program regarding leisure time and sports. Results showed that male subjects were more likely to participate in recreational sports to...

The study aimed to identify factors predicting self-efficacy in a sample of 248 Italian handball referees. The main hypothesis was that perception of teamwork efficacy would be a significant predictor of self-efficacy in handball referees. Participants completed an online questionnaire including Referee Self-Efficacy Scale (α = 0.85), Self-Determination Scale (α = 0.78), and an adaptation for R...

Background High-performance, adult athletes consume dietary supplements to increase energy, maintain health or prevent nutritional deficiencies and improve exercise recovery; however, dietary supplementation patterns of young, Canadian athletes remain undetermined. Purpose: 1) Determine the types and frequency of dietary supplement use in young athletes. 2) Determine preferred means of educatio...

The aim of this study was to determine whether professional sports activities and intensive training practice affect pathological changes of the Achilles tendon. We also aimed to investigate whether these injuries primarily occur earlier or later in life. This was a cross sectional study of 214 athletes and non-athletes between the ages of 17-66. Participants were divided into four groups: 63 a...

http://www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/sportsmedicine/ Overtraining in Young Athletes While most coaches, parents and athletes tend to think of the term “overtraining” as a description of time spent on a specific activity it is actually much more. Overtraining syndrome (OTS) is a condition that can prevent athletes from reaching training and competitive goals, increase injury rates, and effect activit...