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Sports injury includes research into a range of sports injuries, their prevention and treatment.

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Impact of three weeks of integrative neuromuscular training on the athletic performance of elite female boxers

Zhen Niu, Zijing Huang, Gan Zhao, Chao Chen

Reliability and validity of My Jump 2^® app to measure the vertical jump in visually impaired five-a-side soccer athletes

Julio Cesar Silva, Kalinne Fernandes Silva, Vitor Bruno Torres, Maria Socorro Cirilo-Sousa, Alexandre Igor Araripe Medeiros, Jacques Eanes Esmeraldo Melo, Gilmário Ricarte Batista

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The effect of multi-directional sprint training on change-of-direction speed and reactive agility of collegiate tennis players

Zhihui Zhou, Chenxi Xin, Yue Zhao, Haijun Wu

Pdk3’s role in RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation: insights from a bone marrow macrophage model

Nan Zhang, Lingting Wang, Xuxin Ye

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Stiffness and thickness of the upper trapezius muscle increase after repeated climbing bouts in male climbers

Sebastian Klich, Adam Kawczyński, Klaudia Sommer, Natalia Danek, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Lori A. Michener, Pascal Madeleine

9,490 views · 132 downloads

Prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility, musculoskeletal injuries, and chronic musculoskeletal pain among American university students

Peter R. Reuter, Kaylee R. Fichthorn

6,023 views · 1,217 downloads

The clinical diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy: a scoping review

Wesley Matthews, Richard Ellis, James Furness, Wayne A. Hing

4,765 views · 757 downloads

The relationship between the female athlete triad and injury rates in collegiate female athletes

Mutsuaki Edama, Hiromi Inaba, Fumi Hoshino, Saya Natsui, Sae Maruyama, Go Omori

3,752 views · 733 downloads

Adequacy of clinical information in X-ray referrals for traumatic ankle injury with reference to the Ottawa Ankle Rules—a retrospective clinical audit

Yolanda E. Gomes, Minh Chau, Helen A. Banwell, Josephine Davies, Ryan S. Causby

3,467 views · 745 downloads

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Levels of biomarkers associated with subconcussive head hits in mixed martial arts fighters

Nelson Marinho de Lima Filho, Sabrina Gabrielle Gomes Fernandes, Valeria Costa, Daline Araujo, Clecio Godeiro Jr, Gerlane Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira Guerra, Karyna Figueiredo Ribeiro

Reliability and validity of “My Jump 2” application for countermovement jump free arm and interlimb jump symmetry in different sports of professional athletes

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Injury incidence, characteristics and burden among female sub-elite futsal players: a prospective study with three-year follow-up

Iñaki Ruiz-Pérez, Alejandro López-Valenciano, Alejandro Jiménez-Loaisa, Jose L.L. Elvira, Mark De Ste Croix, Francisco Ayala

30 citations · 2,928 views · 1,228 downloads

Integrating physical and tactical factors in football using positional data: a systematic review

José Eduardo Teixeira, Pedro Forte, Ricardo Ferraz, Luís Branquinho, António José Silva, António Miguel Monteiro, Tiago M. Barbosa

23 citations · 2,316 views · 327 downloads

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