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Sports Med Open
September 2025
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the relative age effect (RAE) and success in ice hockey during adolescence and adulthood in male Swedish players, as well as potential interactions between relative age (RA) and biological maturation.
Methods: Anthropometric data were collected from high schools with a certified ice hockey programme over 20 years. Birth dates were extracted from public databases to calculate numerical relative age (n = 2211 players).
Int J Sports Physiol Perform
September 2025
Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, VALFIS Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, León, Spain.
Purpose: This study investigated the warm-up practices implemented by strength and conditioning coaches in basketball prior to practices and games. Methods: A total of 88 strength and conditioning coaches from 19 countries, representing leagues such as the NBA, Women's NBA, Euroleague, and International Basketball Federation, completed a semistructured online survey comprising 15 questions. The survey explored various aspects of warm-up routines, including objectives, components, duration, methods, and equipment used.
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September 2025
Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Background: Global reports indicate that less than 20% of 11-17-year-olds meet physical activity recommendations, and while organized sports participation increases the likelihood of meeting these guidelines, no other studies were found that examined the impact on well-being and physical fitness outcomes among Danish adolescents based on participation in leisure time sports.
Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design, assessing cardiorespiratory fitness, fat percentage, and well-being, as well as several other health and fitness outcomes among 1,333 Danish adolescents (50% girls). Differences between participants in organized sports and non-participants, as well as between participants in different sport categories were assessed through ANCOVA analysis.
J Vis Exp
August 2025
Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine in Sports Science, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University; Bone and Joint Research Team of Degeneration and Injury, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences;
Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a degenerative joint disease triggered by trauma or intense mechanical stress, leading to joint cartilage degeneration and functional impairment. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) contributes significantly to cartilage degradation following mechanical injury by activating its receptor, Prostaglandin E receptor 4 (EP4), on chondrocyte membranes. The homeostasis of articular cartilage primarily relies on the dynamic balance between cartilage degradation and repair, a process finely regulated by chondrocytes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMJ Open Sport Exerc Med
September 2025
School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Objectives: To evaluate the onset, frequency and time loss impact of recurrent calf muscle strain injuries in elite male Australian football players over a decade. To explore how outcomes are affected by alternative recurrence definitions.
Method: Calf muscle strain injuries were reported to the Soft Tissue Injury Registry of the Australian Football League (2014-2023).