Foley, Bridget C. Rose, Catriona Owen, Katherine B. Reece, Lindsey J.
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundSports should endeavour to provide inclusive opportunities for all people to participate. More evidence is required to understand who joins sports clubs and what keeps participants engaged throughout their lifetime. Little is known about who plays netball or what drives participation and retention of players in netball. This study aimed t...
Ressman, John Grooten, Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Rasmussen-Barr, Eva
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundThe Single Leg Squat test (SLS) is a common tool used in clinical examination to set and evaluate rehabilitation goals, but there is not one established SLS test used in the clinic. Based on previous scientific findings on the reliability of the SLS test and with a methodological rigorous setup, the aim of the present study was to investi...
Shannon, Oliver M. Easton, Chris Shepherd, Anthony I. Siervo, Mario Bailey, Stephen J. Clifford, Tom
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundDietary inorganic nitrate (NO3−) is a polyatomic ion, which is present in large quantities in green leafy vegetables and beetroot, and has attracted considerable attention in recent years as a potential health-promoting dietary compound. Numerous small, well-controlled laboratory studies have reported beneficial health effects of inorgani...
Bielitzki, Robert Hamacher, Daniel Zech, Astrid
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundAmerican football players need the ability to provide maximal muscular power in a modicum of time. Postactivation performance enhancement (PAPE), which is characterized by an acute improvement of a performance measure following conditioning contractions, could be of value for American football players. The aim of the present study was to ...
Hogarth, Luke Farley, Ava McKenzie, Max Burkett, Brendan McKean, Mark
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundThere is limited information on the physique attributes of female netball players from the highest playing standards and the typical body composition changes that occur with training and competition in these athletes. The purpose of this study was to examine the body composition of professional female netball players and changes that occu...
Yalfani, Ali Raeisi, Zahra
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundThis study was designed to investigate effects of Kinesiotape (KT) with closed basket weave method and lace-up braces (LB) on the vertical time to stabilization, peak vertical ground reaction force (PvGRF), and time to PvGRF as well as perceived stability during lateral landing of participants with chronic ankle instability before and aft...
Sun, Yao Munro, Bridget Zehr, E. Paul
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundCompression garments are generally used for their potential benefits in exercise performance and post-exercise recovery. Previous studies show that compression sleeves worn at the elbow change neuromuscular control and improve performance during reaching movement. Cutaneous stimulation of the foot skin produces location-specific reflexes ...
Iolascon, Giovanni Gimigliano, Francesca Di Pietro, Gioconda Moretti, Antimo Paoletta, Marco Rivezzi, Matteo Distante, Alessandro Piscitelli, Prisco
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundNon-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are leading causes of mortality. These conditions are also known as chronic diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. Physical activity (PA) is a main factor to delay symptoms and consequences of NCDs. In last decades, reduced physical exercise has been observed across all ages. Despite edu...
Eime, R Charity, M Foley, B. C Fowlie, J Reece, L. J
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundThroughout the ecosystem of sport, women have been and continue to be underrepresented at all levels compared to men. The capacity of community-level sport is heavily reliant on the many non-player roles including governance, as well as administration, coaching and officiating. Recently there has been increased attention to improving the ...
Hasani, Fatmah Haines, Terry Munteanu, Shannon E. Schoch, Peter Vicenzino, Bill Malliaras, Peter
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BackgroundOne potential reason for disparate outcomes of exercise for Achilles tendinopathy is poor knowledge about whether exercise parameters (i.e. different exercise doses) influence outcome. Whether parameters that are important for tendon adaptation influence clinical outcomes in Achilles tendinopathy has not been investigated. Therefore, this...
