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Socially awkward: how can we better promote walking as a social behaviour?
Correspondence to Dr Ruth F Hunter, Institute of Clinical Sciences B, UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health/Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 ...
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Noisy knees - knee crepitus prevalence and association with structural pathology: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective Knee crepitus, the audible crackling or grinding noise during knee movement, can be experienced across the lifespan and create concern for underlying pathology. Our systematic review aims to ...
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PRICE needs updating, should we call the POLICE?
1 Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK 2 Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK ...
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Twenty year analysis of professional men’s rugby union knee injuries from the English premiership shows high rates and burden
Objectives To determine the rates, severity and burden of knee injuries in professional male rugby union from the English Premiership. Methods Injury and exposure data were captured over 20 seasons ...
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Writing up your clinical trial report for a scientific journal: the REPORT trial guide for effective and transparent research reporting without spin
Correspondence to Dr Thomas Bandholm, Dept of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre DK-2650, Denmark; thomas.quaade.bandholm{at}regionh.dk The REPORT guide ...
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Efficacy of heavy eccentric calf training for treating mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective To assess the effectiveness of heavy eccentric calf training (HECT) in comparison with natural history, traditional physiotherapy, sham interventions or other exercise interventions for ...
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The ‘Best Practice Guide to Conservative Management of Patellofemoral Pain’: incorporating level 1 evidence with expert clinical reasoning
Importance Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is both chronic and prevalent; it has complex aetiology and many conservative treatment options. Objective Develop a comprehensive contemporary guide to ...
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Mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes: a systematic review on cultural influencers and barriers to athletes seeking treatment
Objective To summarise the literature on the barriers to athletes seeking mental health treatment and cultural influencers of mental health in elite athletes. Data sources PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, ...
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137 Psychological distress and wellbeing in UK olympic and paralympic athletes
Background Despite the known mental health benefits of exercise the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders in high performance athletes appears to be slightly higher than in the general ...