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{"title":"Effects of isometric vs. dynamic resistance training on muscle performance and body composition: Protocol for a pilot study","authors":"Morteza Ghayomzadeh ,&nbsp;Alex Natera ,&nbsp;Angelo Sabag ,&nbsp;Brock Cooper ,&nbsp;Glen M. Davis ,&nbsp;Daniel A. Hackett","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100108","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100108","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Isometric resistance training (ISO-RT) has gained renewed attention for its potential to elicit muscular adaptations and enhance athletic performance. Unlike dynamic resistance training (DYN-RT), ISO-RT involves no joint movement or eccentric loading, making it particularly suitable for individuals with joint pathologies or those undergoing rehabilitation. Despite increasing interest, the comparative effectiveness of ISO-RT versus DYN-RT across various outcomes, including strength, hypertrophy, endurance, and recovery, remains inadequately explored.</div></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><div>This study aims to evaluate and compare the effects of multi-angle ISO-RT and traditional DYN-RT on muscle performance, body composition, and recovery-related indicators in healthy adults.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In this pilot randomised controlled trial, 20 healthy adults (≥18 years) will be randomly assigned to either the ISO-RT or DYN-RT group (n ​= ​10 per group). Both groups will complete a full-body resistance training program twice weekly for six weeks. The key distinction lies in the execution of the chest press and leg press exercises—performed isometrically in the ISO-RT group and dynamically in the DYN-RT group. All outcomes will be assessed at baseline and post-intervention.</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>Primary outcomes include dynamic and isometric strength. Secondary outcomes encompass muscular power, dynamic and isometric endurance, body composition (via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), muscle oxygenation (via near-infrared spectroscopy), and subjective recovery indicators such as sleep quality and delayed onset muscle soreness. Between-group comparisons will be conducted using appropriate inferential statistical tests to determine effect estimates and feasibility metrics.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion/implications</h3><div>This trial will offer preliminary insights into the physiological and perceptual adaptations elicited by ISO-RT versus DYN-RT. The findings will inform the design of larger-scale trials and contribute to developing tailored, evidence-based resistance training guidelines for both clinical and athletic populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144321243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Highlighting gaps in the reporting of aerobic exercise interventions for mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review using the TIDieR-Rehab checklist","authors":"Isaac Tracey,&nbsp;Emeline Gomes,&nbsp;Nada Signal,&nbsp;Gemma Alder,&nbsp;Katherine Forch,&nbsp;Sharon Olsen","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100120","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess intervention reporting quality in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing aerobic exercise with control interventions following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Five databases were systematically searched for RCTs that compared the effect of aerobic exercise interventions with no intervention or another control, on symptom severity or recovery, in adolescents or adults with mTBI. Two reviewers independently screened articles, extracted data, and rated reporting quality using the TIDieR-Rehab checklist. Reporting completeness was quantified by intervention group and TIDieR-Rehab item. Authors were contacted to determine if reporting could be improved.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Within 13 included studies, overall reporting was moderate (62 ​% of TIDieR-Rehab items complete). Dosage items ‘Frequency’ (85 ​%) and ‘Intervention length’ (96 ​%) were well reported, whereas ‘Session duration’, ‘Essential elements amount’, ‘How challenging’, and ‘Regression/Progression’ were moderately reported (54 ​%–65 ​% complete). Personalisation and protocol deviations were poorly reported (12 ​%–23 ​%). On average, authors supplied 71 ​% of missing intervention details on request.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The TIDieR-Rehab checklist revealed critical reporting gaps. Incomplete reporting of aerobic exercise parameters hinders clinical translation and limits investigation of optimal dosage parameters and underlying mechanisms. Poor reporting of personalisation and protocol deviations may mask necessary adaptations for individuals with mTBI. To improve reporting in this field, it is recommended that researchers utilise the TIDieR-Rehab checklist when planning and reporting their studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145465149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identifying training factors for injury risk reduction in UK elite figure skaters – A pilot study","authors":"Thomas A. Naylor","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Overuse injuries and stress fractures are common in figure skating. Risk reduction strategies based on the current available evidence may not be fully utilised by senior elite skaters in the UK. This study aimed to establish the training practices of this cohort and identify areas for improvement.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An anonymous survey with 34 questions was distributed to all athletes from the senior British National Figure Skating Championships in the UK (<em>n</em> ​= ​28) detailing training practices, injury prevention strategies, nutritional habits, and injury history and knowledge. Comparisons were made against recommended best practices from available literature with analyses for injury prevalence and gender or discipline (Fisher's exact test).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Responses from 16 athletes demonstrated previous major injury (4 weeks away from training) in 81 ​%, and 13 ​% had sustained stress fractures. High uptake in the use of rest days (100 ​%) and strength and conditioning training (94 ​%) was demonstrated. No skaters regularly monitored jump loads. Dietary monitoring was performed by 31 ​% of respondents, with 44 ​% of skaters reporting previous nutritional deficiency diagnosis. All skaters (100 ​%) desired better injury prevention education.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Load monitoring, including jump counts, dietary tracking, and provision of accessible educational resources for skaters and coaches are areas of potential improvement in practice and future research. Screening for vitamin D and iron deficiency may be of benefit in this population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144696878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A qualitative exploration of the implementation of a participation-focused physical activity intervention according to the family of participation related constructs framework","authors":"Gaela Kilgour ,&nbsp;Ngaire Susan Stott ,&nbsp;Michael Steele ,&nbsp;Brooke Adair ,&nbsp;Amy Hogan ,&nbsp;Christine Imms","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100114","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100114","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Participation-focused physical activity (PA) interventions are increasing in rehabilitation but can be difficult to replicate if the components of what is delivered and what is received are not clearly described. This study evaluated the implementation of a participation-focused PA intervention by mapping programme content and participant experiences to the theoretical framework: Family of Participation Related Constructs (fPRC).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A descriptive process evaluation, embedded in a single-case experimental design study, explored the extent to which the intervention (‘Run Club’) achieved the goal of being participation-focused, by exploring what was designed, delivered and received through each intervention phase: before, after, and 9-months following a twice weekly 12-week intervention. The programme was designed to provide both participation and activity-level intervention elements. The programme elements and experiences of participating adolescents with cerebral palsy and their parents were mapped to the fPRC constructs and transactional elements.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Eight adolescents and 12 parents participated. Mapping of the ‘intervention delivered’ indicated that the 24 1-hour sessions of expert coaching in community settings, with family support, and promotion of attendance and involvement at all study phases were designed and delivered as intended. Experiences of ‘programme received’ were mapped across all fPRC constructs and transactions, providing examples of the transactional influences among the person-level constructs (activity competence, sense of self, preferences), the environment and the individuals' attendance and involvement, in the programme and beyond.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The findings demonstrated how a participation-focused intervention approach can be designed and evaluated using the fPRC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144866126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Head impact forces in rugby tackles are influenced by tackler position and the ball carrier instantaneous speed at contact in front-on, one-on-one tackle scenarios","authors":"Suzi Edwards ,&nbsp;Andrew J. Gardner ,&nbsp;Kenneth L. Quarrie ,&nbsp;Timana Tahu ,&nbsp;Gordon W. Fuller ,&nbsp;Gary Strangman ,&nbsp;Grant L. Iverson ,&nbsp;Ross Tucker","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100121","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100121","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>It is not well understood how tackling technique influences the inertial head kinematics of a tackler or ball carrier. This study identified the modifiable components of the tackler's technique (including instantaneous speed at contact) that predicted inertial head kinematics of a male tackler and ball carrier during a front-on, one-on-one, ‘slow speed’ rugby tackle.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Three-dimensional motion capture recorded 455 torso tackles across 15 rugby players. Principal component analysis identified four significant tackle related variables: <em>‘flexed head-kyphotic posture’</em>; <em>‘body height lowering strategy’</em>; ‘<em>instantaneous speed at contact—ball carrier</em>’; ‘<em>instantaneous speed at contact—tackler</em>’.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The ball carrier's instantaneous speed at contact, not the tackler, predicts inertial head kinematics of the tackler's and ball carrier's inertial head kinematics (p ​&lt; ​0.05). Tacklers that adopt a more <em>‘flexed head-kyphotic posture’</em> (i.e., they were looking downwards towards the ground, adopted a kyphotic posture), resulted in higher inertial head kinematics for the tackler but lower inertial head kinematics for the ball carrier (p ​&lt; ​0.001). A tackler with a <em>‘body height lowering strategy’</em> resulted in higher inertial head kinematics for both players (p ​&lt; ​0.001) by tilting their pelvis forward to primarily flex their hips, and adopting an upright trunk posture with a neutral lordotic posture.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>To reduce the tackler's peak inertial head kinematics, the tackler could adopt a tackle strategy that looks upwards (i.e., not looking to the ground) and adopts partially bent-at-waist (i.e., is not upright) and avoids a kyphotic posture or tilting their pelvis forward to primarily flex their hips to lower their body height.</div></div><div><h3>Clinical trial registration</h3><div>This is not a clinical trial.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145624125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pre-race medical screening and harm reduction approaches in ultra-endurance racing: A descriptive pilot study of global practice.","authors":"Paris de Boam, Eloise Williams, Mathew Geytenbeek, Gregory Peoples","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100113","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100113","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The rapidly expanding popularity of ultra-endurance racing warrants an analysis of current safety protocols. The literature highlights various risks linked to participating in these events, including sudden cardiac death, electrolyte imbalance, kidney injury and exertional heat stroke. Where guidelines recommend exercise pre-screening, global implementation has not yet been described. This study aims to explore the prevalence of pre-race screening and harm reduction across the global ultra-racing industry.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This pilot observational study audited 200 ultra-races across 67 countries, spanning all continents and five race modalities. A comprehensive search strategy examined publicly available information, gathering 40 data points per race, including 22 pre-race screening and harm reduction metrics, as communicated at the point of registration. Results were then reviewed for concordance with relevant international guidelines.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study found that a quarter (24 ​%) of ultra-races did not employ any medically relevant pre-race screening or harm reduction strategies (point of registration). A strong bias was identified favouring individual assumption of liability. Where screening occurred, approaches were generally inconsistent with guidelines and did not account for the specific risks imposed by race location, climate or duration. Less than one third (29 ​%) of ultra-races specified endurance experience as an entry requirement. More comprehensive screening was observed in South America and among high-altitude races (>2500 ​m).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study highlights opportunities to improve athlete safety broadly across ultra-racing. Such events carry unique physiological risks. Here, existing pre-race approaches seemingly fall short of recommended practice. By establishing clearer benchmarks, targeted improvements will become possible. This will promote sustainable practices in what promises to remain a popular exercise industry in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"6 ","pages":"100113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13008452/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147517361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘Making Moves’: Protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation pre-post trial of a co-designed online physical activity program for childhood cancer survivors","authors":"Lauren Ha ,&nbsp;Claire E. Wakefield ,&nbsp;Jacqueline Jacovou ,&nbsp;Karen Johnston ,&nbsp;Donna Drew ,&nbsp;Mark W. Donoghoe ,&nbsp;David Mizrahi ,&nbsp;Richard De Abreu Lourenco ,&nbsp;Richard J. Cohn ,&nbsp;Natalie Taylor ,&nbsp;Christina Signorelli","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing chronic health conditions, including cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease risk is further exacerbated by low physical activity levels and high levels of sedentary behaviour. Yet many survivors do not meet the physical activity guidelines, and those living in regional and remote areas have limited access to exercise interventions and cancer care programs. Therefore, it is critical that physical activity programs are accessible for childhood cancer survivors, no matter where they live. This protocol describes the development and planned evaluation of ‘Making Moves’, a co-designed online physical activity program for childhood cancer survivors aged 8–21 years.</div></div><div><h3>Methods and analysis</h3><div>This type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation pre-post trial will simultaneously (i) test the potential effectiveness of Making Moves on survivors' physical activity self-efficacy, and (ii) explore barriers and facilitators to implementation from multiple levels (individual, provider, organisational, and community) to inform future adaptations and implementation strategies. Making Moves includes an 8-week online program offering eight age-appropriate health behaviour educational modules with guided home-based physical activity videos, and up to five tailored telehealth sessions with an Accredited Exercise Physiologist. Assessment of the primary outcome (physical activity self-efficacy, i.e., perceived ability to engage in physical activity) and secondary outcomes (physical activity levels, aerobic fitness, muscular strength, symptoms of depression, readiness to exercise, perceived enjoyment of exercise, health-related quality of life) will occur at baseline (week 0), post-intervention (week 9), and follow-up (6 months). To assess the factors affecting the program’s implementation, we will conduct a process evaluation guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research 2.0 to interview survivors and parents, and future potential implementors. To judge the potential implementation success of Making Moves, we will collect implementation data (feasibility, acceptability, costs) for our process evaluation throughout the trial.</div></div><div><h3>Ethics and dissemination</h3><div>Ethical approval was obtained from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network Human Research Ethics Committee (2023/ETH01614). We will publish our findings in peer-reviewed journals, present findings at relevant medical and scientific conferences, and disseminate research updates via newsletters to stakeholders and community networks.</div></div><div><h3>Trial registration number</h3><div>ANZCTR12623000188639. Registered 22 Feb 2023.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100099"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143820384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"It takes a ‘spark’. Exploring parent perception of long-term sports participation after a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant, school-aged children with cerebral palsy","authors":"Georgina Clutterbuck ,&nbsp;Mikaila Gent ,&nbsp;Daniel Thomson","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100087","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100087","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Participation in sport improves health and wellbeing, however children with disabilities participate in less physical activity than their peers. Interventions provided by health professionals in real-world sports contexts (i.e., in groups at sports facilities) have been shown to be effective in the short-term, however, long-term effects have not been investigated.</div></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><div>To explore parents’ perceptions of long-term sports participation after a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention (Sports Stars) for ambulant, school-aged children with cerebral palsy.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Parents of children who attended Sports Stars two to three years earlier participated in interviews exploring intervention experience and ongoing sports participation. Children's pre-intervention sports activity and participation goals were reassessed with the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Fourteen parents participated. All reported that Sports Stars was an effective intervention, with children's increased confidence reported as the most beneficial outcome. Since attending Sports Stars, children participated in a variety of sports, the most common being swimming and soccer. Most parents reported environmental factors as a barrier to ongoing sports participation.</div><div>Statistically significant improvements in children's relevant sports-focussed activity and participation goals were demonstrated compared to pre-Sports Stars (COPM activity performance mean improvement (MI) ​= ​3.94, p ​= ​0.004, participation performance MI ​= ​4.88, p ​&lt; ​0.001). When compared to post-Sports Stars, children maintained, or further improved, ratings of performance and satisfaction at 2–3 years follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Parents of ambulant children who participated in a short term, practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention perceived that Sports Stars was the catalyst for subsequent changes to their children's long-term sports participation.</div></div><div><h3>Trial registration</h3><div>ACTRN12617000313336.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100087"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Physical performance characteristics and activity limitations of touch football players with disabilities: Preliminary study for classification framework development","authors":"Taylor M. Wileman,&nbsp;Daniel A. Hackett,&nbsp;Marnee J. McKay,&nbsp;Ché Fornusek","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100098","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100098","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>All Abilities Touch Football provides individuals with disabilities the opportunity to participate in organised sport. However, the sport's rapid growth, coupled with the absence of a scientifically validated framework, has presented challenges in accommodating players with varying abilities while maintaining competitive balance. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of All Abilities Touch Football players through various physical fitness tests and assess player activity limitations based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Twenty-four players participated in a battery of physical assessments, including measures of flexibility, balance, coordination, strength, power, speed, change of direction speed, and endurance. Intra-subject reliability was assessed using the coefficient of variation, and physical performance measures were standardised using z-scores.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results demonstrated considerable variation in performance, even among players with the same diagnosis. Tasks with increased motor demands such as the vertical jump and modified agility test, often required multiple attempts or assistance to complete (CV: 1.7–8.6 ​%).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These findings provide the first analysis of the physical performance characteristics of All Abilities Touch Football players, highlighting the broad range of abilities across the player cohort. The findings highlight the need for tailored strategies to enhance participation, while providing considerations for developing a classification framework that could support the growth and development of this sport.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100098"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143829677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ultrasound-guided intra-muscular botulinum toxin A in athletes with chronic adductor-related groin-pain: A retrospective observational study","authors":"Julien Orhan ,&nbsp;Romain Garofoli ,&nbsp;Émilie Alperin ,&nbsp;Fabien Ladauge ,&nbsp;Jennifer Zauderer ,&nbsp;Guillaume Paris ,&nbsp;François Rannou ,&nbsp;Christelle Nguyen ,&nbsp;Marie-Martine Lefèvre-Colau","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Chronic adductor-related groin pain (AP) is a frequent and disabling sport condition. Intra-muscular injection of botulinum toxin A may have positive effects on pain in some chronic tendinitis. We aimed to describe the short-term evolution of pain, activity limitations and quality of life, after an injection of the <em>adductor longus</em> with botulinum toxin A, as an add-on therapy to standard of care in patients with chronic AP.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We conducted a retrospective observational single-centered study. We included individuals with clinical and MRI chronic AP, for whom medical and/or surgical treatments have failed and who were treated with an intra-muscular injection of botulinum toxin A (100 units of botulinum toxin A in the <em>adductor longus</em>) under ultrasound guidance. Participants were assessed 50 days after injection for pain using a numerical rating scale (NRS) and for activity limitations and quality of life using the Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS). Participants were also asked to self-report adverse events.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We included 20 participants. Mean age was 34.3 (11.7) years and mean symptom duration was 48.9 (61.6) months. Mean pain decreased from 55.3 (SD [22.4] before injection to 38.3 [21.7], 50 days after injection (<em>p</em> ​= ​0.027). Each of the 6 HAGOS subscales improved before and after injection. No serious adverse events were self-reported by the patients included in the main analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>In this retrospective uncontrolled trial, we observed a numerical decrease in pain intensity in individuals with chronic AP 50 days after intra-muscular botulinum toxin A injection in the <em>adductor longus</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144213297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}