Lacrosse has experienced significant growth in popularity worldwide and will return to the Summer Olympic Games in 2028.

Objectives This study evaluated the representation of black researchers as authors of articles published in four ...

10 UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa, International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...

We welcome you to this year’s collaborative AMSSM-BJSM edition celebrating the 2025 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting. The theme of the 2025 annual meeting is ‘Elevate the ...

Background: Concussions are potentially serious injuries. The few investigations of prevalence or incidence in youth ice hockey have typically relied on prospective reports from physicians or trainers ...

Background Increased physical activity is often recommended for weight maintenance and loss. Therefore many overweight persons want to take up running as a form of exercise. Although running has ...

In 2020, the WHO launched updated guidelines on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour. Globally, countries were ...

Background: Protective helmets in sport are important for reducing the risk of head and facial injury. In cricket and other sports with projectiles, national test standards control the minimum helmet ...

There are three major questions about return to play (RTP) after hamstring injuries: How should RTP be defined? Which medical criteria should support the RTP decision? And who should make the RTP ...

Correspondence to Professor Lars Engebretsen, Ortopedisk avdeling Ulleval sykehus, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo 0407, Norway; lars.engebretsen{at}medisin.uio.no ...

Background Ultrasound (US) imaging is commonly used to visualise tendon structure. It is not clear whether the presence of structural abnormalities in asymptomatic tendons predicts the development of ...