Publications by authors named "David Bakal"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the relationship between the female athlete triad (Triad)—a condition characterized by low energy availability, menstrual dysfunction, and decreased bone mineral density—and the occurrence of bone-stress injuries (BSIs) and non-bone-stress injuries among collegiate female athletes.
- Using a retrospective cohort design, researchers analyzed data from NCAA Division I female athletes to assess injury frequency and calculate a Triad cumulative risk assessment score based on questionnaires and bone density scans.
- Results indicated that a higher Triad score significantly increased the risk of BSIs, with a 17% rise in rate per risk point, but showed no correlation with non-BSI injuries; additionally, athletes in lean advantage sports had a higher rate of non-BS
Background: In National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) soccer athletes, men have higher rates of hip and groin strains, whereas women have higher rates of knee ligament injuries. Strength imbalances of the hip and thigh, specifically in agonist-antagonist muscles, are known risk factors for these injuries.
Objective: To perform hip and thigh strength assessments in NCAA soccer players to evaluate for differences between genders and correlations with gender-specific injury patterns.
Background: Research in multiple sports has shown that an individual's acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) correlates with injury. However, tailoring team trainings to each individual's ACWR is technically challenging and has not been found to decrease injury risk.
Objective: To establish a more feasible method of utilizing the ACWR for injury prevention in soccer.
Background: Limb asymmetry after ACL reconstruction is often cited as a risk factor for ACL reinjury. We assessed ground reaction forces on each limb during a drop vertical jump, and compared kinetic symmetry between limbs in adolescents post-ACL reconstruction versus healthy controls.
Methods: Forty-four participants who underwent an ACL reconstruction (16 male/28 female, mean age 16.
Background: Obesity rates are increasing among HIV-infected individuals, but risk factors for obesity development on ART remain unclear.
Objectives: In a cohort of HIV-infected adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we aimed to determine obesity rates before and after ART initiation and to analyse risk factors for obesity on ART.
Methods: We retrospectively analysed data from individuals initiating ART between 2000 and 2015.