JSAMS plusPub Date : 2025-01-02DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100086
Martin A. Lang , Grant L. Iverson , Suzi Edwards , Ben Jones , Douglas P. Terry , Andrew J. Gardner
{"title":"Examining concussions in adult male, senior-grade semi-elite rugby league in Australia: A retrospective observational video review case series","authors":"Martin A. Lang , Grant L. Iverson , Suzi Edwards , Ben Jones , Douglas P. Terry , Andrew J. Gardner","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100086","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100086","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The risk of concussion at the elite level of rugby league has been extensively evaluated. However, there has been very little concussion research conducted at the semi-elite level.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To examine cases of medically diagnosed concussion from a single season of adult men's semi-elite rugby league.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A retrospective review of the 2019 Queensland Cup season head injury assessment surveillance program was completed. All Head Injury Assessment (HIA) cases, including cases of medically diagnosed concussion were retrospectively video reviewed and game play characteristic variables along with video signs of concussion were coded. This data was combined with the return to play data to form the research database.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There were 132 players removed for HIAs in 170 games. There were 36 players medically diagnosed with concussions, which equates to an incidence rate was 6.11 concussions per 1000 player match hours, or one concussion every 4.7 matches. All concussions occurred in a tackle event, where the player was struck in the head/face. Possible balance disturbance was the most commonly observed video sign (97.2 %; 35/36), with slow to stand also commonly observed in concussed players (91.7 %; 33/36). Most concussed players (63.9 %; 23/36) did not miss a game following the concussion.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This is one of the first studies to review video footage of concussions in sub-elite rugby league. These findings build on the growing body of video analysis research in rugby league and suggest that the retrospective review of the video of incidents may offer insights into modifiable risk factors that may help reduce concussion in rugby league.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100086"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133606","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}
JSAMS plusPub Date : 2024-11-09DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100079
Jessica Orchard
{"title":"Highlighting head injury research & special issue on exercise oncology","authors":"Jessica Orchard","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100079","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100079","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100079"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655054","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}
JSAMS plusPub Date : 2024-10-30DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100078
David Mizrahi, Erika Rees-Punia, Robert U. Newton, Carolina X. Sandler
{"title":"The expanding role of exercise oncology in cancer care: An editorial highlighting emerging research","authors":"David Mizrahi, Erika Rees-Punia, Robert U. Newton, Carolina X. Sandler","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100078","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100078","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100078"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142552715","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}
JSAMS plusPub Date : 2024-10-04DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100077
Marc-Olivier Dubé , Kay M. Crossley , Andrea M. Bruder , Brooke E. Patterson , Melissa J. Haberfield , Adam G. Culvenor
{"title":"Addressing rising knee injury and surgery rates with real-word data; the need for a clinical knee injury registry","authors":"Marc-Olivier Dubé , Kay M. Crossley , Andrea M. Bruder , Brooke E. Patterson , Melissa J. Haberfield , Adam G. Culvenor","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100077","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100077"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142419390","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}
JSAMS plusPub Date : 2024-10-04DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100075
Caroline Schneider , Laura Stuetz , Annika Dierks , Kristin L. Campbell , Matthias Wilhelm , Prisca Eser
{"title":"Effect of supervised exercise training on objectively measured physical activity in patients during anthracycline therapy","authors":"Caroline Schneider , Laura Stuetz , Annika Dierks , Kristin L. Campbell , Matthias Wilhelm , Prisca Eser","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100075","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100075","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>It is unknown what the benefits of cardio-oncologic rehabilitation programmes on cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer fatigue during anthracycline-based chemotherapies (AC) are with supervised exercise training (ET), compared to PA advice and tracking only.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients with breast cancer or lymphoma were recruited from four cancer centres and randomly assigned to three months supervised ET during (EXduringAC) or after (EXpostAC) AC. All patients were counselled on physical activity (PA) and PA was objectively measured with an activity tracker. Primary endpoints were peak VO<sub>2</sub>, fatigue and quality of life (QoL) after AC (AC-end) and at follow-up (3 months after completion of AC). Secondary endpoints were daily PA and daily steps during AC and follow-up phase, which were compared between days with and without centre-based training sessions. All analyses were performed by linear mixed models.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Fifty-seven patients (median [1st and 3rd quartiles] age 47 years [38, 57 years]; 95 % women) consented to participate, of whom data from 51 patients were available. Despite the fact that PA on days with centre-based training sessions was 28 (95 % confidence interval 24–32) min higher with 4382 (3995–4768) more steps, neither PA nor steps differed between groups in neither AC nor follow-up phase, nor were there between group differences in peak VO<sub>2,</sub> QoL or fatigue at any time point.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>In physically active patients with cancer, PA advice and using an activity tracker was equally effective on changes in peak VO<sub>2</sub>, fatigue, or QoL as enrolling in centre-based ET performed during or after AC.</div></div><div><h3>Trial registration</h3><div>NCT03850171, February 21, 2019.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100075"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142419391","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}
JSAMS plusPub Date : 2024-09-28DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100076
Eliza R. Macdonald , Christina Signorelli , Briana K. Clifford , David Simar , Rachel E. Ward
{"title":"Ballet after breast cancer: A qualitative evaluation of a novel 16-week ballet intervention for women after breast cancer","authors":"Eliza R. Macdonald , Christina Signorelli , Briana K. Clifford , David Simar , Rachel E. Ward","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100076","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100076","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Our evaluation of the pilot study- “Ballet after breast cancer”, demonstrated that a classical ballet program delivered online and/or face-to-face is feasible and acceptable, with promise for improving health and wellbeing following breast cancer. The present study aimed to explore participant experiences of the 16-week ballet intervention, and their perceptions of the future potential of ballet in the context of breast cancer.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Qualitative analysis of focus group discussions.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Intervention participants were invited to take part in online focus groups to discuss: Perceived changes resulting from ballet participation, content of the ballet classes, delivery of the ballet program, suitability of ballet for future implementation during/after active cancer treatment. Themes were generated using an inductive approach, and feedback/recommendations for future implementation of “Ballet after breast cancer” were summarised.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Seventeen women previously treated for breast cancer (54.4 ± 11.9 years; 54.2 ± 43.5 months post-diagnosis) took part in one of three focus groups. Themes generated through discussion included: Embracing normal; Connection to others; Acceptance without judgement; Engagement; Learning and progress. Participants described perceived improvements in physical, psychosocial, and cognitive wellbeing, and identified some limitations of online attendance compared to face-to-face. The personal attributes and experience of the ballet instructor were identifed as key determinants of program engagement and enjoyment. Participants reported a preference for classes specifically for people with lived experience of breast cancer. Recommendations to improve future ballet programs during/after breast cancer treatment included: Hybrid delivery model; Opportunities to socialise with classmates; Access to additional learning resources.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Participants offered novel and valuable insight into their experiences of the “Ballet after breast cancer” program, providing guidance for future delivery of ballet across the cancer continuum.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100076"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359460","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}
JSAMS plusPub Date : 2024-08-14DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100074
Bikram Karmakar , Ping-I Lin , Hindol Mukherjee , James Rufus John , Valsamma Eapen
{"title":"Burnout in Australian sport and exercise physicians and registrars: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Bikram Karmakar , Ping-I Lin , Hindol Mukherjee , James Rufus John , Valsamma Eapen","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100074","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100074","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To determine the prevalence and factors associated with the risk of burnout among sport and exercise physicians and registrars in Australia.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>Cross-Sectional Study.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Australian based sport and exercise physicians and registrars of the Australasian college of sport and exercise physicians were invited to complete a survey. Demographic data and response to a questionnaire utilising the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) tool were collected. Descriptive analysis was conducted to assess the prevalence of burnout. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to determine factors associated with the risk of burnout whilst adjusting for covariates.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>25 registrars (25/52 = 48%) and 31 physicians (31/172 = 18%) completed the survey. The risk of overall burnout in all three MBI parameters or in at least one parameter was 25% and 34%, respectively. Findings of the primary analysis showed that higher working hours (AOR 50.59; 95% CI 1.81–141.33; p = 0.021) and higher level of job dissatisfaction (AOR 262.68; 95% CI 4.98–13857.50; p = 0.006) were associated with increased odds of burnout.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Burnout poses a significant risk to sport and exercise physicians and registrars in Australia. The small size of this specialty group and unique nature of their work requires specific interventions to reduce risks of burnout.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100074"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772696724000231/pdfft?md5=14f676f9be27b55bfde1ff76e0891836&pid=1-s2.0-S2772696724000231-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141990519","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}
JSAMS plusPub Date : 2024-07-30DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100060
Danielle Jacobs , Stephen D. Kara
{"title":"Whose needs are being met in return to sport guidelines in concussion?","authors":"Danielle Jacobs , Stephen D. Kara","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100060","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100060","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100060"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772696724000085/pdfft?md5=66d35bee55b4df32572bfa5bae5d7a0f&pid=1-s2.0-S2772696724000085-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141952095","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}
JSAMS plusPub Date : 2024-07-16DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100073
Abha Gourshettiwar , Judith Lacey , Shelley Kay , Justine Stehn , Mitchell Low , Birinder S. Cheema
{"title":"Investigating endocannabinoid system and subjective responses to exercise in cancer patients: Rationale and future research directions","authors":"Abha Gourshettiwar , Judith Lacey , Shelley Kay , Justine Stehn , Mitchell Low , Birinder S. Cheema","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100073","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100073","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Over forty years of evidence supports the integration of exercise therapy in cancer care. However, most cancer patients remain insufficiently active due in part to subjectively reported treatment-related side effects (and late effects) including fatigue, pain, appetite dysregulation, insomnia, cognitive impairment, depression, anxiety, low self-efficacy, and poor motivation. Many of these symptoms can be mitigated with exercise. However, the biological mechanisms by which exercise attenuates these cancer treatment-related side effects remain to be elucidated. This article presents a rationale for the investigation of endocannabinoid system (ECS) responses to exercise in cancer patients. We provide an overview of the ECS and preliminary evidence of ECS dysfunction induced by cancer, its risk factors (comorbidities) and cancer treatment. Further, we present a brief review of evidence from non-cancer cohorts demonstrating that acute (single bout) and chronic (>12 week) exercise can induce changes in circulating endocannabinoids (e.g. N-arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA or anandamide), 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) and related biogenic lipids). These changes are consistently accompanied by improvements in many subjectively reported, affective (mood) states (i.e. psychological outcomes) including sense of well-being, euphoria, vigour, anxiety, depression, fatigue, confusion, tension, mood disturbance, and pain. Given the substantial overlap between these subjective outcomes and the adverse effects that commonly arise as a consequence of cancer treatment, we clarify avenues for future research directed at improving our understanding of how cancer treatments negatively affect the ECS and patient symptomology, and how exercise may biologically mitigate these sequelae.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100073"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277269672400022X/pdfft?md5=a54e25a1b199b0013a16dd2dc376fe45&pid=1-s2.0-S277269672400022X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141629770","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}
JSAMS plusPub Date : 2024-07-12DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100071
Martin Ackah , Ioulia Barakou , Ulric Sena Abonie , Florentina Johanna Hettinga
{"title":"Adherence to exercise in breast cancer survivors during and after active treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Martin Ackah , Ioulia Barakou , Ulric Sena Abonie , Florentina Johanna Hettinga","doi":"10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsampl.2024.100071","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Ensuring adherence to exercise programs is important for optimizing benefits and efficacy of interventions in women with breast cancer. Despite numerous studies on adherence to exercise in women with breast cancer, no systematic review has exclusively examined exercise adherence and its influencers during and after active treatment in this population. This review aims to examine the adherence rates and influencing factors for exercise in breast cancer survivors during and after treatment.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We systematically searched PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus. We included studies on adherence to exercise and potential influencing factors conducted on women with breast cancer. Relevant studies were screened, and data were extracted. Analyses of adherence and factors influencing adherence were performed for ‘during’ and ‘after’ primary cancer treatment. Systematic review and meta-analyses were performed.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Twenty-six studies were included. The overall pooled exercise adherence was 64% (95% CI: 58%–70%). Adherence to exercise during primary cancer treatment was 63% (95% CI: 55%–70%), and after primary cancer treatment was 68% (95% CI: 59%–78%), with no significant variation (Q = 0.82, p = 0.36). Physical fitness, baseline physical activity, fatigue, education, body mass index, and having a partner were identified to influence adherence during primary cancer treatments. Body mass index was reported to have a negative association with exercise adherence during and after primary cancer treatment.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The review revealed no significant variations in exercise adherence among women with breast cancer both during and after primary cancer treatments. Body mass index appeared to be negatively associated with both stages of primary cancer treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74029,"journal":{"name":"JSAMS plus","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100071"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772696724000206/pdfft?md5=5e188a741b14840b8627ef74afafb3cb&pid=1-s2.0-S2772696724000206-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141605714","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}