Hip Adduction and Abduction Strength Reference Values of Gaelic Football and Rugby Union Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to report isometric hip adduction and abduction strength reference values of men's and women's Gaelic football and rugby union players and compare values between sexes and between sports.

Methods: This cross-sectional cohort study consisted of 331 club-level athletes. Maximum isometric hip adduction squeeze and abduction press strength values were measured with a ForceFrame across several testing positions.

Effects of exercise on cAMP-mediated platelet inhibition in young women: a pilot study.

Purpose: Exercise has been shown to reduce platelet reactivity and increase platelet sensitivity to prostacyclin, an endothelium-derived inhibitor of platelet activation, in middle-aged men and women. It is currently unknown if these beneficial effects can also be observed in young women and the intracellular mechanisms involved have not been identified. In this study, the feasibility of detecting changes in platelet reactivity, prostacyclin sensitivity and cAMP signalling were tested.

Machine learning approaches to injury risk prediction in sport: a scoping review with evidence synthesis.

Objective: This study reviewed the current state of machine learning (ML) research for the prediction of sports-related injuries. It aimed to chart the various approaches used and assess their efficacy, considering factors such as data heterogeneity, model specificity and contextual factors when developing predictive models.

Design: Scoping review.

Maximum Isometric Hip Adduction Squeeze and Abduction Press Strength Values in Men's Rugby Union Players at Select Timepoints Throughout a Competitive Season.

O' Connor, C, Mc Intyre, M, Delahunt, E, and Thorborg, K. Maximum isometric hip adduction squeeze and abduction press strength values in men's rugby union players at select timepoints throughout a competitive season. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2024-The purpose of this research was to report hip adduction and abduction strength values in men's rugby union players at select timepoints throughout a competitive season and to examine if differences exist between time of season and hip-testing positions.

Inflammatory markers in early knee joint osteoarthritis differ from well-matched controls and are associated with consistent, rather than intermittent knee pain.

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterised by the failure of normal biological processes to repair following damage. Traditionally, OA was considered a "wear and tear" disorder; however, it is now a recognised inflammatory condition, preceded by molecular modifications. The aim of this study was to evaluate inflammatory markers among individuals with early knee OA (eKOA) and well-matched asymptomatic controls.

Ankle scientific knowledge is not translated into physiotherapy practice: a thematic analysis of French-speaking physiotherapists clinical behaviors.

Context: Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is prevalent amongst individuals who sustain a lateral ankle sprain (LAS) injury. The persistent of the characteristic long-standing clinical symptoms of CAI maybe attributable to the lack of adoption of evidence-informed clinical guidelines.

Objective: To investigate to what extent French-speaking physiotherapists implement the International Ankle Consortium Rehabilitation-Oriented-ASsessmenT (ROAST) framework when providing clinical care for individuals with an acute LAS injury.

Are all hamstring injuries equal? A retrospective analysis of time to return to full training following BAMIC type 'c' and T-junction injuries in professional men's rugby union.

We aimed to determine whether the anatomical location (intramuscular tendon or T-Junction) of hamstring muscle injuries in professional men's rugby union associates with a prolonged time to return to full training and a higher rate of re-injury/subsequent injury. We reviewed the medical records of an Irish professional rugby union club to identify hamstring muscle injuries incurred across five seasons. Clinicians and players were not blinded to MRI results at the time of rehabilitation.

Effect of moxibustion on knee joint stiffness characteristics in recreational athletes pre- and post-fatigue.

Objective: Joint stiffness results from the coupling of the nervous system and joint mechanics, and thus stiffness is a comprehensive representation of joint stability. It has been reported that moxibustion can alleviate general weakness and fatigue symptoms and subsequently may influence joint stiffness. This study investigated whether moxibustion could enhance knee joint stiffness in recreational athletes pre- and post-fatigue.

Intramuscular Tendon Injuries of the Hamstring Muscles: A More Severe Variant? A Narrative Review.

Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are one of the most common sport-related injuries. They have a high injury burden and a high recurrence rate. The development of novel muscle injury grading systems has provided new insights into the possible impact of injury location on the time to return to play (TTRTP) and re-injury following HSI.

Players', Head Coaches', And Medical Personnels' Knowledge, Understandings and Perceptions of Injuries and Injury Prevention in Elite-Level Women's Football in Ireland.

Background: To manage injuries effectively, players, head coaches, and medical personnel need to have excellent knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours in relation to the identification of risk factors for injuries, the implementation of injury prevention initiatives, as well as the implementation of effective injury management strategies. Understanding the injury context, whereby specific personal, environmental, and societal factors can influence the implementation of injury prevention initiatives and injury management strategies is critical to player welfare. To date, no qualitative research investigating the context of injuries, has been undertaken in elite-level women's football.

Contact injuries in field hockey and the potential role for personal protective equipment.

Field hockey is played with sticks and a hard ball. It is fast-paced, with athletes playing together in close proximity. Athletes may be at increased risk of sustaining injuries through contact.

The architectural characteristics of the hamstring muscles do not differ between male and female elite-level rugby union players.

To determine whether differences exist in the architectural characteristics of the hamstring muscles of elite-level male and female rugby union players. Forty elite-level rugby union players (male n = 20, female n = 20) participated in this cross-sectional study. A sonographer acquired static ultrasound images using a 92 mm linear transducer to quantify ( a semi-automated tracing software tool) the architectural characteristics (muscle length, fascicle length, pennation angle, and muscle thickness) of the biceps femoris long head and semimembranosus muscles of participants' left limb.

Reliability and validity of common hip adduction strength measures: The ForceFrame strength testing system versus the sphygmomanometer.

Objectives: The criterion validity of the sphygmomanometer was evaluated, relative to the Force Frame strength testing system. Test-retest reliability was assessed for both hip adduction and abduction strength.

Design: Test-retest reliability study and criterion validity study.

Hamstring muscle architecture assessed sonographically using wide field of view: A reliability study.

Purpose: To assess the intra-rater reliability of static wide field of view ultrasound to quantify the architectural characteristics of the hamstring muscles.

Methods: Twenty amateur male athletes were recruited. Their left hamstring muscles were assessed using static wide field of view ultrasound on two separate occasions.

Inter-examiner reliability of the Doha agreement meeting classification system of groin pain in male athletes.

The Doha agreement classification is used to classify groin pain in athletes. We evaluated the inter-examiner reliability of this classification system. We prospectively recruited 48 male athletes (66 symptomatic sides) with groin pain between 10-2017 and 03-2020 at a sports medicine hospital in Qatar.

Injury incidence rates in women's football: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective injury surveillance studies.

Objective: To review the literature to establish overall, match and training injury incidence rates (IIRs) in senior (≥18 years of age) women's football (amateur club, elite club and international).

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of overall, match and training IIRs in senior women's football, stratified by injury location, type and severity.

Data Sources: MEDLINE via PubMed; EMBASE via Ovid; CINAHL via EBSCO and Web of Science were searched from earliest record to July 2021.

Winter breaks: How do they affect injuries in field hockey?

Objectives: The Irish Hockey League (IHL) introduced an eight-week winter break for the first time in the 2018/2019 season. We evaluated the effects of this eight-week break by comparing injury outcome metrics in the 2018/2019 (winter break) season and the 2017/2018 (no winter break) season.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

The knowledge and attitudes of field hockey athletes to injury, injury reporting and injury prevention: A qualitative study.

Objectives: Researchers have often struggled to successfully implement injury prevention strategies in real-world practice. This is despite such strategies proving successful in reducing overall injury incidence and burden. It has been hypothesised that this may be because the behavioural and contextual factors related to sports injury are not fully understood.

What have we learnt from quantitative case reports of acute lateral ankle sprains injuries and episodes of 'giving-way' of the ankle joint, and what shall we further investigate?

Lateral ankle sprains are a commonly incurred injury in sports. They have a high recurrence rate and can lead to the development of persistent injury associated symptoms. We performed a quantitative synthesis of published case reports documenting the kinematics of acute lateral ankle sprains and episodes of 'giving-way' of the ankle joint to provide a comprehensive description of the mechanisms.

Its not all about sprinting: mechanisms of acute hamstring strain injuries in professional male rugby union-a systematic visual video analysis.

Objectives: The mechanisms of hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) in professional Rugby Union are not well understood. The aim of this study was to describe the mechanisms of HSIs in male professional Rugby Union players using video analysis.

Methods: All time-loss acute HSIs identified via retrospective analysis of the Leinster Rugby injury surveillance database across the 2015/2016 to 2017/2018 seasons were considered as potentially eligible for inclusion.

Injuries in elite-level women's football-a two-year prospective study in the Irish Women's National League.

We investigated the pattern of injuries in elite-level women's football in Ireland, during a two-season prospective injury surveillance study in the Women's National League (WNL). Seven out of the eight clubs (271 players) in the WNL were followed prospectively during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The injury incidence rate in matches (19.