Philip Woodbridge, Kevin Campbell-Karn, Fiona McCormack
{"title":"Nutritional intake, sports nutrition knowledge and energy availability in recreational female football players.","authors":"Philip Woodbridge, Kevin Campbell-Karn, Fiona McCormack","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2520528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2520528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aimed to assess the nutritional intake, sports nutrition knowledge and risk of low energy availability (LEA) and injury in recreational female football (soccer) players, a growing but understudied population. Players were recruited from Tier 4-5 clubs of the female domestic league in England (<i>n</i> = 54) aged 22.7 years ± 6.1, weight 64.7 kg ± 8.4, height 165.9 cm ± 5.7. Nutritional intake was quantified using 3-day food diaries, sports nutrition knowledge was assessed using the 88-item Sports Nutrition Knowledge Low Questionnaire (SNKQ) and the risk of LEA was assessed using the LEA in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q). LEA was identified in 55.6% of the players using the cut-off of 30 g/kg fat free mass. Mean energy intake (1730 kcal) was identified as significantly lower than energy intake targets (2195 kcal) (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The mean score for the SNKQ was 55.6% ± 10.6 with 29.6% identified as having poor nutritional knowledge. Nutritional knowledge had a weak positive correlation with energy intake (<i>r</i> = 0.305) and energy availability (<i>r</i> = 0.268). LEAF-Q identified 42.6% of the players as at risk of LEA and therefore injury. The results suggest that recreational female football players may be at risk of developing LEA and injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144310359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jovan Kuzmanovic, Nikola Todorovic, Marijana Ranisavljev, Dejan Javorac, Darinka Korovljev, Alex Tarnava, Valdemar Stajer, Sergej M Ostojic
{"title":"The effects of drinking hydrogen-rich water for six weeks on exercise-related biomarkers in exercise-naïve men and women over 50 years following resistance training program: a randomized controlled pilot trial.","authors":"Jovan Kuzmanovic, Nikola Todorovic, Marijana Ranisavljev, Dejan Javorac, Darinka Korovljev, Alex Tarnava, Valdemar Stajer, Sergej M Ostojic","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2521474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2521474","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The primary objective of this pilot study was to assess the impact of consuming hydrogen-rich water (HRW) for a duration of six weeks on exercise-related biomarkers in previously untrained men and women aged over 50 years, subsequent to a resistance training program. Twenty-seven apparently healthy middle-aged adults (age 57.6 ± 6.7 years; 18 females) voluntarily provided written consent to participate in this randomized, placebo-controlled experimental trial. All participants were allocated in a double-blind parallel-group design to receive either HRW (12 mg of dihydrogen per serving) or control water (<0.1 ppm of dihydrogen) administered two times per day during a 6-week intervention interval. Muscle performance indices showed a significant improvement following both HRW and control water interventions compared to the baseline values (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). HRW led to a significant increase in serum free testosterone and cortisol levels, along with reductions in total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels at the follow-up (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). Moreover, HRW significantly outperformed the control water in reducing biomarkers of acute muscular damage caused by resistance exercise (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) and tended to outcompete placebo in improving sleep quality (<i>p</i> = 0.119). HRW could be advanced as a risk-free and effective beverage for promoting training-specific adaptations in exercise-naïve men and women over 50 years of age.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144310360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Elite football players achieve pre-injury running performance despite MRI lesions after return to play without increased risk of recurrence.","authors":"Eduard Bezuglov, Sergey Izmailov, Evgeny Goncharov, Alesya Grinchenko, Omid Etemad, Mikhail Vinogradov, Matvey Irinin, Georgiy Malyakin","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2517225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2517225","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aim of this prospective cohort study was to assess the value of MRI findings as a return to play (RTP) criterion in relation of safety to achieve pre-injury running performance in the initial days after RTP. All acute non-contact muscle injuries sustained by first-team and farm-team football players of a leading country club from January 2023 to December 2024 were analysed. The rehabilitation was performed according to the control chaos continuum framework. A total of 69 acute primary non-contact muscle injuries occurred during the study period. In twelve cases, MRI was performed both immediately after injury and after RTP (control MRI). The Players returning to play after 29 ± 15.53 days. Control MRI showed that while the degree of injury remained unchanged, the volume of the oedema had decreased (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Peak speed, deceleration, and acceleration intensity were comparable to pre-injury levels post-RTP (<i>p</i> = 0.237, <i>p</i> = 0.184, and <i>p</i> = 0.398, respectively). MRI changes persist after RTP seeming not to impair the ability to perform sport-specific activities at pre-injury levels, nor did they increase the risk of injury recurrence in the participants of this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144258907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaiyue Diao, Xiangyun Min, Tong Zhang, Yuying Su, Chengkun Ji
{"title":"The effects of blood flow restriction combined with low-intensity resistance training on muscle strength and pain during postoperative recovery in patients with knee injuries: a meta-analysis.","authors":"Kaiyue Diao, Xiangyun Min, Tong Zhang, Yuying Su, Chengkun Ji","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2511110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2511110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the effects of low-load blood flow restriction training (LL-BFRT) on muscle strength and pain during postoperative rehabilitation in patients with knee injuries. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Comprehensive searches through PubMed, EBSCO, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Embase yielded 1049 articles, of which 13 studies met the inclusion criteria. Quantitative analyses were performed using Review Manager 5.3 and Stata. LL-BFRT showed a significant positive effect on muscle strength, with a standardized mean difference (SMD) of 0.70 (<i>p</i> < 0.00001, 95%CI: 0.49, 0.92, I2 = 42%, <i>p</i> = 0.07). In terms of pain reduction, LL-BFRT significantly lowered the outcome of visual analog scale (VAS), with an SMD of -0.60 (<i>p</i> < 0.00001, 95% CI: -0.85, -0.36, I2 = 0%, <i>p</i> = 0.44). LL-BFRT effectively improves muscle strength and reduces pain in patients recovering from knee injuries postoperatively. It presents an alternative rehabilitation method for patients who are unable to perform high-intensity resistance training.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144192132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher Keating, Maxime Lepage, Ricker Adkins, Brandon Fredhoff, Stephen Thomas
{"title":"Short-term neurophysiological response after spinal thrust manipulation to guide return-to-throwing in collegiate pitchers: a randomized crossover pilot study.","authors":"Christopher Keating, Maxime Lepage, Ricker Adkins, Brandon Fredhoff, Stephen Thomas","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2506121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2506121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Overhead throwing athletes experience high injury rates throughout the body. While previous studies have focused on risk factors and injury prevention strategies, few have explored the potential of neurophysiological markers like pressure pain threshold (PPT) to guide return-to-throwing decisions. This study aims to investigate the utility of physical performance tests and PPT changes after spinal thrust manipulation (STM) as biomarkers to predict performance and reduce injury risk in overhead throwing athletes. Baseball pitchers were recruited through convenience sampling at an NCAA Division II university. Participants were randomly allocated to STM or sham over a 1-2-week washout period. Performance and clinical measures were performed following interventions in both conditions. Medicine ball scoop test distance emerged as the strongest predictor of throwing velocity (<i>R</i> = 0.713, R<sup>2</sup> = 0.509, <i>p</i> = <0.001). Combining MB distance with STM-induced change in PPT further improved the model's predictive power (<i>R</i> = 0.794, R<sup>2</sup> = 0.630, <i>p</i> = <0.001). Medicine ball scoop test is a potential tool for evaluating throwing velocity capacity and informing return-to-throwing decisions. STM-induced changes in PPT may be a novel biomarker for identifying pitchers with greater neurophysiological modulation and potential for higher performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144080034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luca Petrigna, Alessandra Amato, Martina Sortino, Marta Zanghì, Giuseppe Musumeci
{"title":"Exploratory study on the feasibility of knee thermography evaluation in different body fat percentage.","authors":"Luca Petrigna, Alessandra Amato, Martina Sortino, Marta Zanghì, Giuseppe Musumeci","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2505017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2505017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Infrared thermography is increasingly adopted for pre-diagnosis and monitoring of different conditions. Knee osteoarthritis is widely studied and this pathology is often associated with obesity. Body fat is a confounding factor in the thermal imagine evaluation. Consequently, this study correlated the body fat percentage evaluated with the bioelectrical impedance analysis and thermal imagine of the knee region. Healthy young adults were recruited. The skin knee temperature and the bioelectrical impedance analysis were collected. A linear regression analysis was performed between the basal skin temperature of the knee region and weight, total fat percentage, right-leg and left-leg fat percentage. No associations were detected with weight, total fat percentage, and legs fat percentage. In the knee, in which the fat percentage is generally low, the fat percentage could be secondary in influencing the evaluation. This seems to make obesity not a limit during the skin thermal evaluation of the knee region.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144036675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hatice Ceylan, Dilek Sayar, Murat Zinnuroglu, Gülçin Kaymak Karataş
{"title":"A cause not to be underestimated in the development of winged scapula: sports-related injuries.","authors":"Hatice Ceylan, Dilek Sayar, Murat Zinnuroglu, Gülçin Kaymak Karataş","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2502364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2502364","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Winged scapula (WS) is characterized by the medial and/or inferior border of the scapula protruding from the thoracic wall. The aetiologies include sports activities, trauma, surgical complications, infections and muscular dystrophies. In our study, we aim to describe the electrophysiological and clinical features of patients referred to our clinic with a preliminary diagnosis of winged scapula and to identify the causes of WS. Between 2009 and 2021, a retrospective analysis was performed of the neurophysiological studies and clinical data of patients who presented with a preliminary diagnosis of winged scapula, long thoracic nerve and/or accessory nerve lesions. Of the 81 patients examined, 27 were found to have nerve damage. A retrospective review of the medical history of these 27 patients revealed that 37% (11 patients) had sports-related injuries as the cause of scapular winging. In addition, scapular winging was found in 4% (1 patient) due to heavy lifting without regular sport activity. We found that 80% of patients with sports-related injuries had a history of weightlifting. This study presents a relatively large number of patients with winged scapula. It was found that weightlifting and bodybuilding in particular play a significant role in the aetiology of WS.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144042902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica Law, Robin Owen, Caroline Wakefield, Karen May
{"title":"Barriers experienced by visually impaired rugby players when undertaking concussion assessment: a qualitative investigation.","authors":"Jessica Law, Robin Owen, Caroline Wakefield, Karen May","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2494031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2025.2494031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous work has conjectured that visually impaired athletes may face barriers when attempting concussion assessments because they can present with signs of concussion as part of their condition. The present study aimed to explore the qualitative experiences of visually impaired players undertaking the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5 (SCAT5). Four visually impaired Physical Disability Rugby League players completed the SCAT5 neurological assessment (i.e. read aloud and visual tracking sections) prior to attending an online focus group discussion. Thematic analysis was performed, revealing numerous barriers and consequent additional needs experienced by the athletes. The present results support the removal of the read aloud section from the SCAT5 and suggest that the SCAT6 may thus be a more appropriate assessment tool for visually impaired athletes. Clinicians using the SCAT6 may want to make adjustments to meet the additional needs of visually impaired athletes when completing the visual tracking section.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144027560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danielli R Rodrigues, Suraya G N Shimano, Lara A Souza, Thiago M Queiroz, Daniel F M Lobato
{"title":"Biomechanical alterations in Osgood-Schlatter disease: a systematic review.","authors":"Danielli R Rodrigues, Suraya G N Shimano, Lara A Souza, Thiago M Queiroz, Daniel F M Lobato","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2467400","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2467400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This systematic review aims to identify the biomechanical alterations in Osgood - Schlatter disease (OSD). A comprehensive electronic search was undertaken by two independent researchers of PubMed, Lilacs, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, Sportdiscus, Web of Science, SciELO, and Cochrane using search terms referring to OSD, following PRISMA 2020 recommendations. Cross-sectional/observational studies or baseline measurements of longitudinal studies that provided comparisons of individuals with OSD and control participants were included. There were no restrictions on language and publication date. Studies were selected based on titles, abstracts, and full texts, and duplicates were excluded. Study quality was rated according to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist. The search yielded 568 studies, and after applying the eligibility criteria, 554 studies were excluded, resulting in a final sample of 14 studies. Participants identified in the studies were adolescents (10-16 years) and were mostly male. People with OSD displayed a greater height and body mass index, as well as the presence of pelvic tilt, increased posterior tibial slope, increased condylomalleolar and tibial torsion angles, lower hip abduction (in women) and knee extension strength, and greater stiffness of the quadriceps femoris, gastrocnemius, and soleus muscles. Overall evidence quality is moderate based on JBI guidelines.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"352-367"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143458800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reid A Syrydiuk, Adrian J Boltz, Landon B Lempke, Kathryn van Pelt, Vinodh Balendran, Katie Scott, Michael Vesia, Bruno Giordani, Michael A McCrea, Thomas W McAllister, Steven P Broglio
{"title":"Association between magnetic resonance imaging use and recovery time following concussion: a CARE consortium study.","authors":"Reid A Syrydiuk, Adrian J Boltz, Landon B Lempke, Kathryn van Pelt, Vinodh Balendran, Katie Scott, Michael Vesia, Bruno Giordani, Michael A McCrea, Thomas W McAllister, Steven P Broglio","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2453684","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2025.2453684","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Researchers may implement magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate neurophysiological metrics (e.g. connectivity) in athletes with sports-related concussion (SRC). MRI usage has been purported to exacerbate symptoms that mimic SRC symptomatology, possibly influencing recovery. The present study examined MRI use on SRC recovery outcomes in collegiate athletes. Ninety student-athletes (45 with MRI acutely post-SRC, 45 non-MRI) from four collegiate sites were analysed. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regressions were used to measure the SRC recovery risk [return-to-play (RTP) initiation (RTP-I) and unrestricted RTP] with hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). No hazard differences for median days to RTP-I [MRI: 10, interquartile range (IQR) = 7-15; non-MRI: 7 (IQR = 4-9)] were observed (HR = 0.75; 95% CI: 0.28-1.21). No hazard differences for median days to RTP [(MRI: 17 (IQR = 11-60); non-MRI: 12 (IQR = 8-24)] were observed (HR = 0.77; 95% CI: 0.29-1.26). MRI use post-SRC does not affect recovery; researchers/clinicians can employ such a procedure without affecting athlete recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"254-265"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143024327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}