Publications by authors named "B Pluim"
Background: Wheelchair tennis, a globally popular sport, features a professional tour spanning 40 countries and over 160 tournaments. Despite its widespread appeal, information about the physical demands of wheelchair tennis is scattered across various studies, necessitating a comprehensive systematic review to synthesise available data.
Objective: The aim was to provide a detailed synthesis of the physical demands associated with wheelchair tennis, encompassing diverse factors such as court surfaces, performance levels, sport classes, and sexes.
Objective: It is unclear what the incidence, prevalence and nature of injuries are that can occur during playing padel. This study aimed to systematically review the incidence, prevalence and nature of injuries in padel.
Method: A literature search was performed up to December 2022 through MEDLINE Ovid, PubMed, Cochrane Library, SportsDiscus and CINAHL.
Background: Tennis is a multidirectional high-intensity intermittent sport for male and female individuals played across multiple surfaces. Although several studies have attempted to characterise the physical demands of tennis, a meta-analysis is still lacking.
Objective: We aimed to describe and synthesise the physical demands of tennis across the different court surfaces, performance levels and sexes.
Article Synopsis
- Shoulder complaints are common and lead to considerable morbidity and disability, often requiring general physicians' attention.
- The Dutch College of General Physicians created a guideline in 2019 to help initiate early conservative treatment approaches for these issues.
- Understanding the various causes of shoulder complaints enables general physicians to manage them effectively, reducing unnecessary referrals to specialists.