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Cornerstone of healthy ageing: preserving skeletal muscle to delay age-related musculoskeletal disease and maintain functional independence

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Investigating the mental health of elite-level coaches to guide early intervention (PhD Academy Award)

My PhD aimed to advance our understanding of elite coach mental health to guide early intervention approaches. To inform future supports, this research programme investigated the following among elite ...
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Effect of strength training controlled with functional electromechanical dynamometry on energy expenditure (PhD Academy Award)

This PhD investigated the effect of resistance training, controlled using a functional electromechanical dynamometer (FEMD), on energy expenditure and related physiological variables during squat ...
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From rehabilitation to performance: reframing vestibular-ocular interventions to optimise sports performance

Returning athletes to their preinjury performance level is a central tenet of modern sports medicine. Efficient integration of vision, balance, proprioception and motor response is fundamental not ...
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Post-concussion screen time duration and type and its association with symptom resolution in youth aged 11–17 years

Objective To examine associations in youth between objectively measured screen time (duration and type) during the first week post concussion and time to symptom resolution. Study design We ...
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Clarifying the real challenge: adherence, not efficacy, is the barrier to exercise as medicine

In our recent review,1 we applied an evolutionary perspective to explore why exercise may never be effective medicine in practice, and we appreciate the questions raised by Zagury and Braga in support ...
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A decade on: successes and future directions for integrating physical activity into healthcare curricula in the UK and EU

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DOES LOVE AND PEACE PROTOCOL HAVE EFFECTS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES?

Dear Editor, We recently reviewed the article " Soft-tissue Injuries Simply Need PEACE and LOVE" in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. (1) This study presented preliminary evidence suggesting ...
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Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To evaluate prevention strategies, their unintended consequences and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussion (SRC) and/or head impact risk. Design This systematic review and ...
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Introducing the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6)

Correspondence to Dr Ruben J Echemendia, UOC Concussion Centre, 107 Picadilly Rd, Port Matilda, PA 16870, USA; rechemendia{at}comcast.net In the years that followed several iterations of the SCAT have ...
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Making the case for ‘physical activity security’: the 2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour from a Global South perspective

With relatively few exceptions, the majority of evidence concerning the health benefits of physical activity (PA) has been gleaned from high-income countries (HICs).1 In the opening editorial to this ...
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Distinct effects of acute exercise and breaks in sitting on working memory and executive function in older adults: a three-arm, randomised cross-over trial to evaluate the ...

Background Sedentary behaviour is associated with impaired cognition, whereas exercise can acutely improve cognition. Objective We compared the effects of a morning bout of moderate-intensity exercise ...