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{"title":"The use of pain killers (NSAIDs) in athletes: How large is the risk?","authors":"Daniel Fitzpatrick ,&nbsp;Todd Leckie ,&nbsp;Gunnar Heine ,&nbsp;Luke Hodgson","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.11.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.11.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use is prevalent in sport however the risk associated with their use in athletes is not well-understood. This review discusses the pharmacology of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the prevalence of their use in different sports and factors driving this. Use is very high in sports such as professional football and is sometimes by routine without indication and without medical supervision. However there is a paucity of evidence in other sports. There is good evidence for use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs following an acute injury but they may prevent normal tissue healing and remodelling if used longer term for musculoskeletal injuries. There are well-known risks of cardiac, gastrointestinal and renal side effects but little specific data for athletes. Renal events are discussed in detail including the cumulative effect that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, dehydration and concurrent illness can have to produce significant renal and systemic insult. We then discuss a pragmatic prescribing model enabling clinicians to utilise the beneficial effects of these medications whilst minimising risks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 3","pages":"Pages 198-205"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142813560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inclusive basketball training for players with intellectual disability","authors":"Maria Chiara Gallotta ,&nbsp;Emanuele Franciosi ,&nbsp;Martina Giorgi ,&nbsp;Lorenzo Cossu ,&nbsp;Davide Curzi ,&nbsp;Eva Cerbara ,&nbsp;Giorgio Pes ,&nbsp;Fioretta Silvestri ,&nbsp;Carlo Baldari","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.12.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.12.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To evaluate sport-specific basketball skills before and after 8 months of integrated and non-integrated basketball practice of participants with intellectual disability; in relation to the competitive basketball level and the degree of intellectual disability.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Pre-test/training/post-test design.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Forty-one adult male players with intellectual disability were randomly divided into 21 athletes playing in the Integrated Basketball group together with 10 athletes without intellectual disability, and 20 athletes playing in the Non-integrated Basketball group. All players were assessed through pre and post basketball skill tests for assessing four levels of ability of increasing difficulty (levels I, II, III, and IV), each one characterized by the fundamental skills of the basketball game: ball handling, passing, receiving, and shooting. The athlete’s global score based on the total score of all levels of ability was calculated for each player.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Passing, receiving, shooting, ball handling, global, level I, and level II scores improved after the intervention independently by integrated basketball or non-integrated basketball. Post−pre (∆) scores in ball handling, receiving, passing, shooting, global, level I, and level II showed that the athletes in the Integrated Basketball group improved significantly more than athletes in the Non-integrated Basketball group. Ball handling, receiving, passing, shooting, global, level I, level II, and level III scores were negatively correlated with intellectual disability level.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Athletes with intellectual disability who performed both integrated basketball and non-integrated basketball improved significantly their basketball skills after an 8-month training. However, the athletes training in the Integrated Basketball group obtained the best scores.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 3","pages":"Pages 206-213"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142983797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Athlete wellness: Examining the risk of alcohol use disorder in collegiate athletes and non-athletes","authors":"Naya R. Lipkens,&nbsp;Fares Qeadan","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.02.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Previous research has demonstrated that collegiate student-athletes drink more, binge drink more, and can have more alcohol-related consequences compared to non-athletes. Little is known if student-athletes are at a greater risk than non-athletes for alcohol use disorder. This study aimed to analyze disparities in alcohol use disorder risk between college athletes and non-athletes and evaluate the moderating effect of psychological well-being on this relationship.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>This study utilized a cross-sectional study design.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We utilized data collected between Fall 2019 and Fall 2022 from the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment version III. Data were analyzed from 220,798 participants with multiple logistic regression models to generate adjusted odds ratios for high alcohol use disorder risk.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A dose–response relationship was observed in which at lower psychological well-being levels, the odds of being at high risk for alcohol use disorder increased for athletes when compared to non-athletes. As psychological well-being levels increased, the odds were attenuated. Sensitivity analyses revealed similar dose–effect relationships when moderate or high alcohol use disorder risk and a continuous risk score were used as the outcome.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>A dose–response relationship is present between psychological well-being and alcohol use disorder risk in which lower psychological well-being is associated with higher alcohol use disorder risk for athletes compared to non-athletes. The relationship between psychological well-being and alcohol use disorder risk among collegiate athletes reveals the need for holistic interventions that address the stressors that are predisposing athletes to higher alcohol use disorder risk.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 6","pages":"Pages 447-453"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143625102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differences between the sexes in concussion knowledge and attitudes in community football (soccer) players in New Zealand","authors":"Natalie J. Hardaker ,&nbsp;Patria A. Hume ,&nbsp;Juno Barnett Collins ,&nbsp;Doug A. King ,&nbsp;Stacy T. Sims ,&nbsp;James Selfe","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.02.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To evaluate self-reported concussion knowledge and attitudes in community football players in New Zealand, comparisons were made between the sexes and those with and without history of concussion.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Cross-sectional cohort study.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey (RoCKAS) was used for data collection and analysis. Players were recruited through the New Zealand Football registered player database.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Seventy-four players had data eligible for inclusion (55 % female). Thirty-four players (45 %) had previously diagnosed concussion (56 % female). Mean Concussion Knowledge Index (CKI) scores were significantly (p = 0.002) higher for male (20.8 ± 1.4) than female (19 ± 3.7) players. There were no significant sex differences in mean Concussion Attitude Index (CAI) scores (female 63.7 ± 11.4, male 65.6 ± 6.0; p = 0.427). Surprisingly, 32 % female and 39 % male players indicated that they would play on with symptoms of concussion. Comparison within female players showed a significantly higher CKI (20.3 ± 1.7 versus 18.8 ± 2.6; p = 0.025) and higher CAI (66.5 ± 4.9 versus 64.1 ± 5.9; p = 0.151) in players with a history of concussion. There were no within male player trends for CKI or CAI.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Male players had a notably higher concussion knowledge (CKI) than female players. Females with a previously diagnosed concussion also had a notably higher CKI than female players with no concussion history. Therefore, healthcare professionals could play a key education role when managing players with concussion. Given over a third of players indicated that they would play on with symptoms of concussion, education should focus on short- and long-term impacts of concussion and potential consequences of concussion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 7","pages":"Pages 528-534"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143537315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained females","authors":"Harry A. Brown ,&nbsp;Samuel Chalmers ,&nbsp;Thomas H. Topham ,&nbsp;Brad Clark ,&nbsp;Tim Meyer ,&nbsp;Andrew Jowett ,&nbsp;Ollie Jay ,&nbsp;Julien D. Périard","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To investigate the efficacy of the current FIFA cooling break heat policy against alternative cooling configurations in attenuating physiological strain during a football simulation in the heat.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Five randomised counterbalanced experimental trials in 40 °C and 41 % relative humidity (32 °C wet-bulb globe temperature).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Twelve females (age 25 ± 5 y, V̇O_2peak 51 ± 5 mL·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) completed five 90-min football simulations with different cooling configurations: regular match without cooling breaks (REG), 3-min breaks without cooling (BRK_no-cool), 3-min breaks with cooling (BRK_cool: current FIFA policy; chilled fluid and ice towel across neck/shoulders), 5-min extended half-time without cooling breaks (ExtHT_only), and 5-min extended half-time with 3-min cooling breaks (ExtHT_cool). Rectal (T_re) and skin temperature (T_sk), heart rate, whole-body sweat rate (WBSR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded. Data are presented as means and 95 % confidence intervals [CI].</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Final T_re was lower in ExtHT_cool (38.4 °C [38.1, 38.7], <em>P</em> &lt; 0.001) than REG (38.7 °C [38.4, 39.0]), ExtHT_only (38.7 °C [38.4, 39.0], <em>P</em> = 0.003) and BRK_no-cool (38.7 °C [38.4, 39.0], <em>P</em> = 0.006), whereas it was similar in BRK_cool and REG (<em>P</em> = 0.062). Mean heart rate was lower in ExtHT_cool than REG (3 beats·min⁻¹ [2, 4], <em>P</em> &lt; 0.001). WBSR was similar across trials (<em>P</em> &gt; 0.133), whilst RPE was lower in ExtHT_cool (0.6 [0.3, 0.9], <em>P</em> &lt; 0.001) but not BRK_cool (0.2 [−<!--> <!-->0.0, 0.5], <em>P</em> = 0.089), than REG.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The FIFA heat policy offers minimal physiological or perceptual benefits to females performing a football simulation in the heat. However, combining the cooling breaks with an extended half-time, which is not currently part of the FIFA heat policy, attenuates thermal and cardiovascular strain.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 6","pages":"Pages 491-497"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143516070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health problems in elite Para athletes — A prospective cohort study of 53,739 athlete days","authors":"Aglaja Busch ,&nbsp;Eva Johanna Kubosch ,&nbsp;Rainer Leonhart ,&nbsp;Verena Meidl ,&nbsp;Berit Bretthauer ,&nbsp;Petra Dallmann ,&nbsp;Kathrin Steffen ,&nbsp;Anja Hirschmueller","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>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.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Prospective cohort study.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>All German Paralympic squad athletes were invited to participate in this study. Between 2019 and 2021 health problems were monitored via a weekly online questionnaire (Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre questionnaire on health problems). Additionally, primary sporting activity, training exposure, and subjective training intensity per week were recorded. Epidemiological descriptive statistics, hazard ratios and odds ratios were analysed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Over an observation period of 124 weeks, 122 Para athletes (48 % females; mean age: 28 years) reported 438 (248 substantial) health problems, equally paired into illnesses and injuries. Females demonstrated a two-fold risk of sustaining a substantial health problem (hazard ratio = 1.8; 95 % confidence interval: 1.2–2.8). A lower risk of sustaining a substantial health problem is associated with more than 5 years of elite training (odds ratio = 0.9; 95 % confidence interval: 0.8–0.9). At any given time, 10.5 % (95 % confidence interval: 9.6–11.5) of the participants reported a substantial health problem and prevalence was elevated during weeks of competition (9.8 %; 95 % confidence interval: 4.2–15.4). During training camps new overuse injuries were mainly reported (41.2 %), whilst acute injuries peaked during competitions (31.8 %). Changes to the normal training intensity were associated with more substantial health problems (odds ratio range = 1.5–4; 95 % confidence interval range = 1.1–4.8).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Monitoring of female athletes, and those with less than five years of experience is substantial. Health problem patterns varied during the season. Education of coaches and medical staff is necessary to safely guide the Para athletes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 7","pages":"Pages 521-527"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143458351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diet, risk of disordered eating and running-related injury in adult distance runners: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies","authors":"Erin A. Colebatch ,&nbsp;Joel T. Fuller ,&nbsp;Evangeline Mantzioris ,&nbsp;Alison M. Hill","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To determine whether diet and disordered eating risk contribute to running-related injury risk in adult (≥<!--> <!-->18 years) distance runners.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Systematic review and meta-analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Random effects meta-analyses of prospective cohort studies compared dietary intake and disordered eating risk in distance runners with and without running-related injury. Quality of evidence was assessed using an adapted Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Fifteen studies (n = 5942 runners, 2364 female) were included, with nine studies in the meta-analyses. Moderate certainty evidence indicated injured female runners had lower energy and fat intake than uninjured runners (mean difference [95 % confidence interval] = −<!--> <!-->303 kcal/day [−<!--> <!-->533, −<!--> <!-->73] and −<!--> <!-->20 g/day [−<!--> <!-->31, −<!--> <!-->9], respectively, both p &lt; 0.01). A sex difference was observed for total fat intake (p = 0.01). Moderate certainty evidence suggested injured runners (combined sexes) had lower dietary fibre intake compared to uninjured runners (−<!--> <!-->3 g/day [−<!--> <!-->5, −<!--> <!-->0], p = 0.04). Other dietary factors (protein, carbohydrate, calcium, alcohol intake and disordered eating risk) did not influence injury risk (low–moderate certainty evidence).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Moderate certainty evidence indicates female distance runners with lower energy and total fat intakes are at increased risk of running-related injury, as are runners (combined sexes) with lower dietary fibre intake. Future research should include long duration, high quality prospective cohort studies in male and female runners with clearly defined athletic abilities, consistent injury definition, and standardised statistical analyses.</div><div>Review registration: PROSPERO # CRD42022323627.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 7","pages":"Pages 542-552"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143502118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effects of COVID-19 on professional football: Clinical management, player performance, and vaccination impact","authors":"Elena Azzolini ,&nbsp;Alberto Favaro ,&nbsp;Francesco Colotta ,&nbsp;Piero Volpi","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 6","pages":"Pages 454-456"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epidemiology and associated injury risk factors in figure skating: A systematic review","authors":"Natasha T. Schmidt ,&nbsp;Dina C. Janse van Rensburg ,&nbsp;Marlene Schoeman ,&nbsp;Manuela Besomi ,&nbsp;Audrey Jansen van Rensburg ,&nbsp;Daniel Garnett ,&nbsp;Susan Scheepers ,&nbsp;Carel Viljoen","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To identify and critically appraise the available evidence on injury epidemiology and risk factors in figure skating.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Systematic review.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Eight electronic databases were searched from inception to 01 November 2023. Studies were included if they reported injury epidemiology and/or injury risk factors in figure skating. Non-English publications were excluded. Risk of Bias of included studies was assessed using the QUIPS tool (quality in prognostic factor studies).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>This systematic review identified twenty-nine studies (n = 4202 figure skaters), with an injury prevalence of 2.1 %–34 %. An injury incidence of 1.37 injuries/1000 total training hours was reported in one study (n = 8). Three significant intrinsic risk factors (older age, previous history of stress fracture and a higher body mass) and eight significant extrinsic risk factors (training more than 12 sessions per week, skipping meals, RED-s indicators, hamstring and quadriceps immobility, training rather than competing, increased time on-ice time and boot-foot length difference) were identified from individual studies. Age, as the most studied risk factor, requires careful interpretation due to study design limitations.</div></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><div>Existing data lacks quality of evidence and current reported injury risk factors in figure skating should be interpreted with caution.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>High-quality research of injuries and injury risk factors in figure skating is scarce. The inconsistent reporting of injury data across the currently available literature due to variations in injury definition and data collection methods makes it difficult to compare and draw conclusions. A critical need exists for standardized research approaches to accurately determine the true burden of injury in this sport.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 7","pages":"Pages 563-576"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143523818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of perceived groove in music on cycling performance and intermuscular coherence between trunk and lower limb muscles","authors":"Jiangang Chen,&nbsp;Junbo Han,&nbsp;Pei Su,&nbsp;Mengyue Wang,&nbsp;Wenxia Shi,&nbsp;Donghui Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study investigated the effects of perceived groove on cycling performance and explored underlying neuromuscular control mechanisms.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Repeated-measures design.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Twenty-four university students completed the cycling task under three conditions: metronome, low-groove music, and high-groove music. Each task included 3 min of low-torque and 3 min of high-torque cycling. Measurements included pedal cadence, pedal cadence variability, work output, and intermuscular coherence between the trunk and lower limbs.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In low-torque cycling, pedal cadence variability was significantly lower in metronome than in low-groove music and high-groove music; coherence areas (A_Z) in the γ band for the erector spinae and soleus were significantly higher in high-groove music than in low-groove music (<em>p</em>s &lt; 0.05). In high-torque cycling, pedal cadence was significantly higher in high-groove music than in low-groove music and metronome, and higher in low-groove music than in metronome, pedal cadence variability was significantly lower in high-groove music and metronome than in low-groove music, and work output was significantly higher in high-groove music than in low-groove music and metronome (<em>p</em>s &lt; 0.05). The A_Z values in the α and γ bands for the rectus abdominis and gastrocnemius lateralis and the erector spinae and gastrocnemius medialis and in the γ band for the erector spinae and gastrocnemius lateralis were significantly higher in high-groove music than in low-groove music (<em>p</em>s &lt; 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Perceived groove during high-torque cycling increased pedal cadence and work output, potentially due to increased cortical and subcortical drive shared between trunk and lower limb muscles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 7","pages":"Pages 594-601"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143515947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}