Pushing limits: the acute effects of a heavy-load resistance protocol and supine exercise on fetal well-being.

Objectives: To explore the acute effects of a heavy-load resistance protocol and exercise in the supine position on fetal heart rate (FHR) and uteroplacental blood flow.

Method: In this experimental laboratory study, 48 healthy pregnant athletes (elite: n=7; recreational: n=41) completed 3×8 repetitions with one repetition in reserve in sumo deadlift, bench press and incline bench press. FHR and umbilical and uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) were assessed before and after exercise.

Modifiable risk factors for lower-extremity injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, Woman and Girl Athlete Injury Prevention (FAIR) consensus.

Objective: Examine potentially modifiable risk factors (MRFs) for female/woman/girl athletes' lower-extremity injuries.

Design: Systematic review with meta- or semiquantitative analyses and Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, CINAHL, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane Systematic Review Database, CENTRAL, SPORTDiscus, EMBASE, ERIC searched 30 October or 23 November 2023.

The Role of Growth and Maturation in the Physical Development of Youth Male Soccer Players.

Biological maturation and growth influence youth athletes' physical performance during adolescence. However, how this association develops over time remains unclear. Thus, this study examined associations between biological maturity and sprint speed, vertical jumping ability, leg strength, and aerobic capacity between ages 14.

Disagreement Persists on Optimal Rehabilitation Goals and Timelines for Weight-Bearing Restriction, Knee Brace Use, and Return to Sports After Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction.

Purpose: To assess the variability of rehabilitation protocols for both isolated posterolateral corner (PLC) reconstructions and those with a concomitant anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)/posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction, to construct uniform rehabilitative protocol recommendations, and to propose rehabilitative outcome measures for future PLC-related clinical studies.

Methods: A Google search was conducted for online PLC reconstruction rehabilitation protocols, categorizing them into isolated PLC reconstructions or PLC with concomitant ACL/PCL reconstructions. Rehabilitative goals and timelines were described and agreement rates among protocols were calculated.

Advancing knowledge, maps and tools to address obesity and related socio-economic disparities in Europe: the OBCT project.

The steady rise in overweight and obesity in Europe disproportionately affects people and communities with a lower socio-economic position (SEP). Many obesity prevention approaches exist, but these have had limited reach and unsatisfactory effects thus far, especially in low-SEP populations. In this context, there is a need for implementation of effective individual-level and population-based preventive strategies that also tackle health inequalities.

Lessons Learned from Implementing Injury and Illness Surveillance in Professional Football: Introducing a New Implementation Framework.

Injury and illness surveillance (IIS) systems play a crucial role in professional sports by monitoring athlete health, informing preventive strategies, and enhancing performance. Although international bodies, such as the International Olympic Committee, have established comprehensive guidelines, implementing these standards across diverse sports environments and specifically in football (soccer), remains challenging. This paper reflects on the experiences gained from implementing IIS systems in various football settings, including the Qatar Stars League and the Asian Football Confederation.

#ReadyToPlay: Risk Factors in the Norwegian Women's Premier League Football-Perceptions and Priorities of Club Stakeholders.

Women's premier league footballers have a high risk of injury. Risk management has been proposed as a framework for improving athlete health, through describing, assessing, and addressing potential risks. This article aim to describe the risks and risk factors for injury and illness that stakeholders in women's football perceive as important, their priorities and how they plan to address them.

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Norwegians aged 12-49 years: nationwide analysis of preceding symptoms and risk factors related to aetiology and pre-arrest exercise habits.

Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the young is a tragic event. Regular exercise reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk but, at certain intensities and volumes, is associated with increased OHCA risk. Understanding symptoms, risk factors and aetiology is central for primary prevention.

Practical Guidelines for Athlete's Injury and Illness Surveillance: A Narrative Review.

Sports participation entails a considerable risk of injury and prevention of health problems is an important goal for clinicians and researchers. A carefully designed injury and illness surveillance program, accurate data capture and careful analysis of data are building blocks for the implementation of prevention programs. We included in our narrative review papers addressing definitional issues and how to report data on injury and illness surveillance, papers addressing how to explore impact and effectiveness of surveillance procedures for sports injuries and illnesses and papers comparing different surveillance approaches.

FIT FIRST teen - a cluster RCT evaluating the effects of a 10-week high-intensity exercise intervention for 12-15-yr-old school children.

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a 10-week thrice-weekly FIT FIRST Teen (FFT) intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness in Danish 12-15-years-olds.

Design: A cluster-randomised controlled study.

Participants: One thousand four hundred and seventeen Danish pupils (51.

Making, not breaking the young, aspiring athlete: the development of Prep to be PRO (Nærmere Best) - a Norwegian school-based educational programme.

Background: The most talented young athletes often face challenges related to sports health problems (ie, injury and illness), largely due to inappropriate training, condensed competition schedules and high demands. Previous preventive measures in Norway have lacked successful integration into young athletes' routines, highlighting the need for a systematic approach to safeguarding their health.

Objective: To document the development of Prep to be PRO, an educational module-based programme, designed to support the development and protect the health of young athletes enrolled in sports junior high schools and sports academy high schools.

External Validation of a Novel Landmark-Based Deep Learning Automated Tibial Slope Measurement Algorithm Applied on Short Radiographs Obtained in Patients With ACL Injuries.

Background: Deep learning algorithms can aid medical decision-making by performing routine tasks without any human error. Reading of standardized radiographs lends itself well to a computerized approach. The posterior tibial slope is increasingly recognized as a factor in lower leg biomechanics.

Experiences and perspectives on pregnancy and motherhood in elite athletes - a qualitative study.

Elite athletes routinely undertake strenuous training routines, which often involve high-intensity sessions. However, there are knowledge gaps in how they experience training during pregnancy and subsequent return to sport. Combined with inadequate financial and contractual safety, female athletes may jeopardise their careers when starting families.

Exceeding the guidelines: A descriptive study of exercise, pregnancy, maternal and neonatal health outcomes in elite and recreational athletes.

Background: Exercise during pregnancy is associated with numerous health benefits. However, guidelines for elite and recreational athletes, who often exceed general recommendations regarding intensity, duration, and frequency are lacking, and potential risks remain unclear. The aim of the study was to describe exercise levels, pregnancy, and maternal and neonatal health outcomes in elite and recreational athletes.

One-Year Follow-Up of Clinical and Morphological Outcomes in Elite Athletes With Early-Stage Lower Extremity Tendinopathy.

Little is known about early tendinopathy in elite athletes. This study aimed to investigate changes in clinical and ultrasonography outcomes over 1 year and assess the prognostic values of these outcomes at baseline with respect to tendinopathy progression. Sixty-two elite athletes (24 ± 5 years) with early phase (symptom duration < three months) Achilles or patellar tendinopathy (AT and PT) were examined at baseline and after one year.

International Ski and Snowboard Federation consensus statement on warm-up and cool-down in competitive alpine and freestyle skiers and snowboarders.

In diverse sports, warm-up (WUP) and cool-down (CD) activities are highly effective at improving performance-relevant factors and reducing the risk of injury when applied systematically; however, scientific evidence is widely lacking in snow sports. Similarly, there is a lack of international harmonisation with current best practices; this especially applies to prevention efforts targeting younger athletes. This International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) consensus statement aims to develop and promote recommendations regarding physical and psychological WUP&CD in competitive alpine and freestyle skiers and snowboarders.

Prevalence, incidence and burden of health problems across playing positions in elite male handball players: a 45-week prospective cohort study.

Objectives: To describe the prevalence, incidence and burden of injuries and illnesses, including their patterns (mechanisms, affected body parts/organ systems) across playing positions (wing, back, line and goalkeeper) in elite adult male handball players.

Methods: The Slovenian version of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Questionnaire on Health Problems (OSTRC-H2-SLO) was used to record health problems (HP) weekly during the 45-week handball season 2022/23.

Results: The study included 189 athletes (age: 23.

The Effect of an 8-Week Low- or High-Volume Protocol of the Adductor Strengthening Programme on Hip Adduction Strength in Female Football Players-A Randomized Trial.

The aim of this study was to investigate if an 8-week high-volume protocol of the Adductor Strengthening Programme was more effective than a low-volume protocol in increasing and maintaining isometric hip adduction strength in female football players. We randomized 52 players from the Norwegian women's 1st and 2nd division to a low-volume (220 reps/side) or high-volume (394 reps/side) group. Both groups performed an 8-week protocol of the Adductor Strengthening Programme and a 10-week maintenance protocol with 1 session/week (16 reps/side/session).

Factors predicting disordered eating and the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescent elite athletes, trained athletes and a reference group: a prospective controlled two-step study.

Objective: To prospectively examine the prevalence of diagnosed eating disorders (ED-diagnosis), ED-symptoms and factors predicting ED-symptoms in three male and female high school student groups: elite athletes, trained athletes and a non-athlete reference group at baseline (T1) and 1-year follow-up (T2).

Methods: A survey was administered at baseline (T1) (n=1186) and 1-year follow-up (T2) (n=1144) (step-one). Participants classified with ED-symptoms by the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDEQ 6.

Association Between Sonographic Deviations in the Perineum and Symptoms of a Deficient Perineum in Primiparous Women One Year After Birth: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate whether primiparous women with sonographic deviations in the muscles fusing into the perineal body reported more symptoms of deficient perineum than women without deviations 1 year after birth.

Design: Non-consecutive prospective cohort study.

Setting: Akershus University Hospital, Norway.

International Delphi study of clinical and exercise professionals' opinion of physical activity prescreening and contraindications for participating in postpartum physical activity.

Objective: To establish expert consensus on prescreening and contraindications to moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) during the first year postpartum.

Methods: A Delphi survey of clinical and exercise professionals working with postpartum women and people was conducted until consensus was reached (≥75% agreement). Round I consisted of questions about relative and absolute contraindications to MVPA.

Stress urinary incontinence prevalence and risk factors in female rugby players: a common health problem across four nations.

Objectives: Female athletes engaging in high-impact sports have a higher prevalence of experiencing stress urinary incontinence (SUI). However, the prevalence of sport-specific SUI and associated risk factors in female rugby players is relatively unknown. We aimed to determine the prevalence of general and rugby-related SUI and identify associated risk factors and inciting events in female rugby players.

Cardio-oncology rehabilitation and exercise: evidence, priorities, and research standards from the ICOS-CORE working group.

The aim of this whitepaper is to review the current state of the literature on the effects of cardio-oncology rehabilitation and exercise (CORE) programmes and provide a roadmap for improving the evidence-based to support the implementation of CORE. There is an urgent need to reinforce and extend the evidence informing the cardiovascular care of cancer survivors. CORE is an attractive model that is potentially scalable to improve the cardiovascular health of cancer survivors as it leverages many of the existing frameworks developed through decades of delivery of cardiac rehabilitation.

Is 9 months the sweet spot for male athletes to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?

Objective: Most studies examining the time to return to sport (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) do not account for the athlete's physical readiness. This study aimed to investigate the status of male athletes at 2 years after ACLR, the factors affecting a return to pivoting sports, and the association between time to RTS and subsequent knee injury risk for those athletes who met discharge criteria.

Methods: We prospectively followed 530 male athletes (mean age 26.

Health problems in elite Para athletes - A prospective cohort study of 53,739 athlete days.

Objectives: Longitudinal data on injury and illnesses in Para athletes is limited. Therefore, the aim was to illustrate the epidemiology of health problems concerning demographic factors and sporting exposure in an elite Para athlete cohort.

Design: Prospective cohort study.