BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
The open access companion journal to BJSM, publishing research and reviews across all aspects of sport and exercise medicine including physiology, epidemiology and injury prevention.
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‘As easy as riding a bike’: a systematic review of injuries and illness in road cycling
Objectives To allow the implementation of effective injury and illness prevention programmes for road cyclists, we wanted to first identify the injury/illness burden to this…
Shared decision-making with athletes: a survey study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives
Objectives Shared decision-making (SDM) is a trending topic in athlete health care; however, little is known about its use in a sports context. This study…
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Allen N, Kelly S, Lanfear M, et al. Relative energy deficiency in dance (RED-D): a consensus method approach to REDs in dance. BMJ Open Sport…
High time to enhance dancer welfare: a call to action to improve safeguarding and abuse prevention in dance
While there is a lack of research into abuse in elite dance, numerous allegations of emotional, sexual and physical abuse of dancers can be found…
Lower HAGOS subscale scores associated with a longer duration of groin problems in football players in the subsequent season
Introduction Groin injuries represent a considerable problem in football. Although the Adductor Strengthening Programme reduced groin injury risk, players can still experience groin symptoms throughout…
Defining the role of sport and exercise physicians: the experience of different referrer types in New Zealand
The aim of this study was to analyse the reasons health professionals refer to sport and exercise physicians (SEPs) and to define what service gap…
What impact have the IOC medical consensus statements made on athlete health? A survey of medical commissions from National Olympic/Paralympic Committees and International Sports Federations
Background The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical and Scientific Commission has supported collating and sharing evidence globally by developing sports medicine consensus statements (‘Statements’’). Publishing…
Incidence of staff injury and illness at the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Objective To report epidemiological data regarding injury and illness among the Team USA staff during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing…
Selected morphological, cardiovascular and neuromuscular risk profiles among asymptomatic sedentary men performing Islamic prayer
Background This study investigated morphological, cardiovascular and neuromuscular profiles among asymptomatic sedentary men performing the Islamic prayer (Salaah). This study emphasised the need for an…
Immediate effect of physical activity on the autonomic nervous system in individuals with autism spectrum disorders of different age groups: a randomised trial
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most complex neurodevelopmental disorders. It affects almost all human physiological systems. Individuals with ASD often display…