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Privileging the privileged: the public health focus on leisure time physical activity has contributed to widening socioeconomic inequalities in health

Correspondence to Professor Leon Straker, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia; L.Straker{at}curtin.edu.au Physical activity researchers have a ...
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Infographic. ISPAH’s Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity: infographic, animation and call to action

Correspondence to The International Society for Physical Activity and Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ...
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Greater vertical impact loading in female runners with medically diagnosed injuries: a prospective investigation

Background Running has been critical to human survival. Therefore, the high rate of injuries experienced by modern day runners is puzzling. Landing on the heel, as most modern day shod runners do, ...
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Correction: Does surgery reduce knee osteoarthritis, meniscal injury and subsequent complications compared with non-surgery after ACL rupture with at least 10 years follow-up ...

Lien-Iversen T, Morgan DB, Jensen C, et al. Does surgery reduce knee osteoarthritis, meniscal injury and subsequent complications compared with non-surgery after ACL rupture with at least 10 years ...
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Interventions designed to reduce sedentary behaviours in young people: a review of reviews

Background Leisure time is increasingly spent in sedentary pursuits such as screen-viewing (eg, television/DVD viewing and computer use), motorised travel, school/work and sitting-based socialising ...
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International normative 20 m shuttle run values from 1 142 026 children and youth representing 50 countries

2 Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences & Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, ...
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Efficacy of a tart cherry juice blend in preventing the symptoms of muscle damage

Background: Numerous antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents have been identified in tart cherries. Objective: To test the efficacy of a tart cherry juice blend in preventing the symptoms of exercise ...
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Is body mass index associated with patellofemoral pain and patellofemoral osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-regression and analysis

1 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe ...
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Managing player load in professional rugby union: a review of current knowledge and practices

Background The loads to which professional rugby players are subjected has been identified as a concern by coaches, players and administrators. In November 2014, World Rugby commissioned an expert ...
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Factors associated with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a systematic review

Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr Marienke van Middelkoop, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University ...
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The IOC relative energy deficiency in sport clinical assessment tool (RED-S CAT)

10 Divisions of Sports Medicine and Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Neuroendocrine Unit. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA Correspondence to Margo Mountjoy, ...
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Accuracy of the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) compared to common screening tools for mental health disorders

Objective The Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) is a 10-item mental health screen in the International Olympic Committee Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1. This study evaluated its ...