Articles

Reliability and validity of ten consumer activity trackers

Activity trackers can potentially stimulate users to increase their physical activity behavior. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of ten consumer activity trackers for measuring...

Authors: Thea J. M. Kooiman, Manon L. Dontje, Siska R. Sprenger, Wim P. Krijnen, Cees P. van der Schans and Martijn de Groot

Sport-2-Stay-Fit study: Health effects of after-school sport participation in children and adolescents with a chronic disease or physical disability

Children and adolescents with a chronic disease or physical disability have lower fitness levels compared to their non-disabled peers. Low physical fitness is associated with reduced physical activity, increas...

Authors: Maremka Zwinkels, Olaf Verschuren, Kristel Lankhorst, Karin van der Ende-Kastelijn, Janke de Groot, Frank Backx, Anne Visser-Meily and Tim Takken

Deep soft-tissue massage applied to healthy calf muscle has no effect on passive mechanical properties: a randomized, single-blind, cross-over study

Massage is often applied with the intention of improving flexibility or reducing stiffness in musculotendinous tissue. There is, however, a lack of supporting evidence that such mechanical effects occur. The p...

Authors: Daniel Thomson, Amitabh Gupta, Jesica Arundell and Jack Crosbie

Ice swimming – ‘Ice Mile’ and ‘1 km Ice event’

Ice swimming for 1 mile and 1 km is a new discipline in open-water swimming since 2009. This study examined female and male performances in swimming 1 mile (‘Ice Mile’) and 1 km (‘1 km Ice event’) in water of ...

Authors: Beat Knechtle, Thomas Rosemann and Christoph A. Rüst

The effect of the stay active advice on physical activity and on the course of acute severe low back pain

Disability due to acute low back pain (ALBP) runs parallel with distress and physical inactivity. If low back pain persists, this may lead to long-term sick leave and chronic back pain. This prospective random...

Authors: Patricia Olaya-Contreras, Jorma Styf, Daniel Arvidsson, Karin Frennered and Tommy Hansson

Prevalence of low back pain among elite Australian senior rowers

Authors: Kellie Wilkie, Larissa Trease and Miranda Wallis

ECG findings in competitive rowers: normative data and the prevalence of abnormalities using contemporary screening recommendations.

Authors: MM Wasfy, J DeLuca, F Wang, B Berkstresser, KE Ackerman, A Eisman, GD Lewis, AM Hutter, RB Weiner and AL Baggish

Rib stress fractures in rowers

Authors: Anders Vinther

High incidence of hyponatremia in trained rowers during a four-week training camp

Authors: Gunnar Treff, Constantin Ulrich Mayer, Wiebke Kristin Fenske, Katja Blouin, Jürgen Michael Steinacker and Bruno Allolio

Training in extreme hot and cold

Authors: Mike Tipton Professor

Monitoring rowers to determine under-performance

Authors: Jürgen Michael Steinacker, Martina Zügel, Uwe Schumann, Katja Machus, Marion Schneider, Hohmann Harald, Mahdi Sareban and Gunnar Treff

Characteristic of acute and overuse injuries among junior, senior and master rowers

Authors: Tomislav Smoljanovic, Ivan Bojanic, Jo A Hannafin, Darko Hren, Oliver Terborg, Ivan Bohacek and Henning Bay Nielsen

Endurance sport and cardiovascular health

Authors: Sanjay Sharma

150 years of rowing faster: what are the sources of more and more speed?

Authors: Stephen Seiler

Sweat rate of highly trained junior rowers during a session of low intensity endurance training

Authors: Ilka Popp, Gunnar Treff and Jürgen M Steinacker

Rowing: extreme physiology and possibility for injury

Authors: Henning Bay Nielsen

Increasing lean muscle mass: nutritional and periodization strategies

Authors: James P Morton

Analytics… what’s it all about?

Authors: Laurie Miles PhD

Injury prevention and performance – are they mutually exclusive? What does science tell us?

Authors: Alison McGregor

Bone mineral density in elite rowers

Authors: Bronwen Lundy, Larissa Trease and Drew K Michael

The effect of real-time feedback on velocity fluctuations in steady state rowing

Authors: Lotte L Lintmeijer, Mathijs J Hofmijster, Knoek J Van Soest and Peter J Beek

Monitoring training status using novel submaximal test

Authors: M J Hofmijster, G J J van de Plasse, A M C van Beijsterveldt and J H Stubbe

Development of a new guideline to facilitate diagnosis and management of rib stress injuries in rowers

Authors: Guy Evans and Ann Redgrave

Protecting the clean athlete, protecting health

Authors: Richard Budgett Dr

Contribution of aerobic and anaerobic capacity to 2000 m rowing performance

Authors: Yusuke Shirai, Mikio Hiura and Yoshiraru Nabekura

Training load and health problems in freshman rowers

Authors: Anne-Marie van Beijsterveldt, Mark de Jong, Koen Lemmink and Janine Stubbe

Mean amplitude deviation calculated from raw acceleration data: a novel method for classifying the intensity of adolescents’ physical activity irrespective of accelerometer brand

Using raw acceleration data to assess the intensity of physical activity enables direct comparisons between studies using different accelerometer brands. Mean amplitude deviation (MAD in mg) calculated from re...

Authors: Minna Aittasalo, Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Tommi Vasankari, Pauliina Husu, Anne-Mari Jussila and Harri Sievänen

Does functional fitness decline in accordance with our expectation? – a pilot study in healthy female

Aging may cause various functional abilities gradually deteriorate. With changes in social forms, the trend of functional fitness decline will change accordingly. Therefore, this study endeavored to identify t...

Authors: Yin-Shin Lee, Li-Ying Chang, Wei-Hsuan Chung, Tsung-Ching Lin and Tzyy-Yuang Shiang

Is a threshold-based model a superior method to the relative percent concept for establishing individual exercise intensity? a randomized controlled trial

Exercise intensity is arguably the most critical component of the exercise prescription model. It has been suggested that a threshold based model for establishing exercise intensity might better identify the l...

Authors: Ali E. Wolpern, Dara J. Burgos, Jeffrey M. Janot and Lance C. Dalleck

Transport choice when travelling to a sports facility: the role of perceived route features - Results from a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour are independently associated with health outcomes, where physical activity (PA) is associated with health benefits and sedentary behaviour is associated with health ri...

Authors: Ellen L de Hollander, Eline Scheepers, Harm J van Wijnen, Pieter JV van Wesemael, Albertine J Schuit, Wanda Wendel-Vos and Elise EMM van Kempen

Validity and reliability of Nike + Fuelband for estimating physical activity energy expenditure

The Nike + Fuelband is a commercially available, wrist-worn accelerometer used to track physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) during exercise. However, validation studies assessing the accuracy of this d...

Authors: Wesley J. Tucker, Dharini M. Bhammar, Brandon J. Sawyer, Matthew P. Buman and Glenn A. Gaesser

Biomechanical symmetry in elite rugby union players during dynamic tasks: an investigation using discrete and continuous data analysis techniques

While measures of asymmetry may provide a means of identifying individuals predisposed to injury, normative asymmetry values for challenging sport specific movements in elite athletes are currently lacking in ...

Authors: Brendan Marshall, Andrew Franklyn-Miller, Kieran Moran, Enda King, Chris Richter, Shane Gore, Siobhán Strike and Éanna Falvey

Sporting programs for inactive population groups: factors influencing implementation in the organized sports setting

The organized sports sector has received increased attention as a setting to promote health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) to the general population. For significant public health impact, it is important t...

Authors: Linda Ooms, Cindy Veenhof, Nicolette Schipper-van Veldhoven and Dinny H. de Bakker

Associations between poor oral health and reinjuries in male elite soccer players: a cross-sectional self-report study

Although it is well known that oral pathogens can enter the systemic circulation and cause disease, it is largely unknown if poor oral health increases the risk of sports injuries. The purpose of this study is...

Authors: Henny Solleveld, Arnold Goedhart and Luc Vanden Bossche

The effect of leg compression garments on the mechanical characteristics and performance of single-leg hopping in healthy male volunteers

Compression garments (CG) are commonly used by athletes to improve motor performance and recovery during or following exercise. Numerous studies have investigated the effect of CG on physiological and physical...

Authors: Amitabh Gupta, Joshua John Bryers and Peter James Clothier

Ultrasonic assessment of exercise-induced change in skeletal muscle glycogen content

Ultrasound imaging is a valuable tool in exercise and sport science research, and has been used to visualize and track real-time movement of muscles and tendons, estimate hydration status in body tissues, and ...

Authors: David C Nieman, R Andrew Shanely, Kevin A Zwetsloot, Mary Pat Meaney and Gerald E Farris

The effects of exergaming on balance, gait, technology acceptance and flow experience in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial

Exergaming is a promising new alternative to traditional modes of therapeutic exercise which may be preferable and more effective for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Impaired balance is reported as one of...

Authors: Jonathan Robinson, John Dixon, Alasdair Macsween, Paul van Schaik and Denis Martin

An experimental study of muscular injury repair in a mouse model of notexin-induced lesion with EPI® technique

The mechanisms of muscle injury repair after EPI® technique, a treatment based on electrical stimulation, have not been described. This study determines whether EPI® therapy could improve muscle damage.

Authors: Ferran Abat, Soraya-L Valles, Pablo-Eduardo Gelber, Fernando Polidori, Adrian Jorda, Sergio García-Herreros, Joan-Carles Monllau and Jose-Manuel Sanchez-Ibáñez

BMC Sports science, medicine, and rehabilitation reviewer acknowledgement 2014

The editors of Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 6 (2014).

Authors: Clare Partridge

Relationship between perceived exertion and blood lactate concentrations during incremental running test in young females

To investigate more practical handling of Borg’s ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and category-ratio scale of RPE (CR-10), we evaluated interrelationships between RPE, CR-10, and blood lactate concentration...

Authors: Daijiro Abe, Takayoshi Yoshida, Hatsumi Ueoka, Koji Sugiyama and Yoshiyuki Fukuoka

Perceived personal importance of exercise and fears of re-injury: a longitudinal study of psychological factors related to activity after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Psychological perceptions are increasingly being recognized as important to recovery and rehabilitation post-surgery. This research longitudinally examined perceptions of the personal importance of exercise an...

Authors: Monique AM Gignac, Xingshan Cao, Subha Ramanathan, Lawrence M White, Mark Hurtig, Monica Kunz and Paul H Marks

The feasibility and effectiveness of high-intensity boxing training versus moderate-intensity brisk walking in adults with abdominal obesity: a pilot study

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) performed on exercise cycle or treadmill is considered safe and often more beneficial for fat loss and cardiometabolic health than moderate-intensity continuous training...

Authors: Birinder S Cheema, Timothy B Davies, Matthew Stewart, Shona Papalia and Evan Atlantis

A description of the volume and intensity of sporadic physical activity among adults

Emerging evidence indicates that accumulating physical activity in periods of less than 10 minutes, termed sporadic physical activity (SPA), has similar effects on health as a similar volume of bouted physical...

Authors: Jordan Robson and Ian Janssen

Do non-elite older runners slow down more than younger runners in a 100 km ultra-marathon?

This study investigated changes in normalised running speed as a proxy for effort distribution over segments in male elite and age group 100 km ultra-marathoners with the assumption that older runners would sl...

Authors: Christoph A Rüst, Thomas Rosemann, Matthias A Zingg and Beat Knechtle

The effect of external ankle support on the kinematics and kinetics of the lower limb during a side step cutting task in netballers

Excessive knee valgus moments are considered to be a risk factor for non-contact injuries in female athletes. Knee injuries are highly prevalent in netballers and are significant in terms of cost and disabilit...

Authors: Andrew John Greene, Max Christian Stuelcken, Richard Murray Smith and Benedicte Vanwanseele

Physical rehabilitation improves muscle function following volumetric muscle loss injury

Given the clinical practice of prescribing physical rehabilitation for the treatment of VML injuries, the present study examined the functional and histomorphological adaptations in the volumetric muscle loss ...

Authors: Amit Aurora, Koyal Garg, Benjamin T Corona and Thomas J Walters

Effects of core strength training using stable versus unstable surfaces on physical fitness in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial

It has been demonstrated that core strength training is an effective means to enhance trunk muscle strength (TMS) and proxies of physical fitness in youth. Of note, cross-sectional studies revealed that the in...

Authors: Urs Granacher, Jörg Schellbach, Katja Klein, Olaf Prieske, Jean-Pierre Baeyens and Thomas Muehlbauer

Contemporary management of ‘Inguinal disruption’ in the sportsman’s groin

This article helps define the basic principles to diagnosis and manage one of the surgically correctable causes of the ‘painful groin’, which is commonly described as the sportsman’s groin.

Authors: Aali J Sheen and Zafar Iqbal

Match play performance characteristics that predict post-match creatine kinase responses in professional rugby union players

Rugby union players can take several days to fully recover from competition. Muscle damage induced during the match has a major role in player recovery; however the specific characteristics of match play that ...

Authors: Marc R Jones, Daniel J West, Bradley J Harrington, Christian J Cook, Richard M Bracken, David A Shearer and Liam P Kilduff

Changes in transition times in ‘Ironman Hawaii’ between 1998 and 2013

Recent findings showed that elite Ironman triathletes competing in ‘Ironman Hawaii’ improved both split and overall race times. The present study investigated whether elite athletes also improved in transition...

Authors: Christoph A Rüst, Thomas Rosemann, Romuald Lepers and Beat Knechtle