Authors: Stephen W West, Sam J Hudson, Lindsay Starling, Matthew Cross, Sean Williams, Carly D McKay, Dario Cazzola, John H M Brooks, Rory Murray, Andy Williams, Simon P T Kemp, Keith A Stokes Why is this study important? Knee injuries are the highest burden match injury location in professional rugby, as they are both common and severe (1), and consequently can lead to long recovery times, […]
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Exercise for Depression and Anxiety: What Really Works?
Authors: Neil Munro, James Dimmock, Sam Teague, Klaire Somoray Why is this study important? Depression and anxiety affect millions of people worldwide. While treatments like medication and psychotherapy are effective, many people face barriers, including cost, stigma, waiting lists, and side effects. Exercise has long been promoted as a treatment option, but hundreds of studies […]
Strong for Life Part 1: Understanding Sarcopenia
How muscle loss affects ageing – and how physical activity promotes power, mobility, and independence Key words: Sarcopenia, muscle strength, awareness Introduction There are several changes within different body systems that are associated with ageing. Some present obviously and others can be more quiescent. Sarcopenia is an indolent loss of muscle mass and strength over […]
Female, Woman and Girl Athletes Lower Extremity Injury Risk – Separating Fact from Fiction
Over 60% of female/woman/girl athlete injuries involve the lower-extremity (e.g., groin, hip, thigh, knee, calf, ankle, foot) (1). These injuries disrupt training and competition, increase recurrent injury risk, and can have long-term health consequences. To reduce these injuries, medical and performance teams are often encouraged to target ‘modifiable risk factors’ such as biomechanics, movement patterns, […]
The Upcoming 150 Year Anniversary of Test Cricket
This is a reflection and historical editorial opinion piece by John Orchard. Keywords: Cricket, Anniversary, Public Health The England and Australia men’s cricket teams play Test matches to contest the Ashes series roughly every second year (each team hosting a five Test series every 4th year). Australia has just hosted a series in late 2025-early […]
Upper extremity injuries in female, woman, and girl athletes: What we know, what we don’t, and what clinicians can do now.
Upper extremity injuries are common in many sports, yet the evidence guiding how to prevent them in female, woman, and girl (female/woman/girl hereafter) athletes is surprisingly scarce. We recently conducted a systematic review to identify which prevention strategies work, and which modifiable risk factors might contribute to these injuries in female/woman/girl athletes (1). Our findings […]
Cryotherapy in the postoperative care of musculoskeletal disorders
Key words: Physical Therapy Modalities; Surgical Procedures; Systematic review. Why is this study important? Cryotherapy, the use of ice or cold for therapeutic purposes, is a widely used intervention in the rehabilitation and postoperative care of musculoskeletal injuries. Its popularity likely stems from being low-cost, easy to apply, and accessible for patients. Many recommendations in […]
Does cam morphology increase the risk of developing hip osteoarthritis?
Why is this study important? Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent and debilitating condition with significant socioeconomic costs, and current management is largely reactive due to a lack of curative treatments (1). A potential causal risk factor is cam morphology, an extra bone growth at the femoral head-neck junction (2). While previous studies have […]
Scrolling for Strength: The social side to fitness tracking apps?
Can the social aspect of apps built to track fitness enhance motivation, or does it risk mental fatigue and performance anxiety? Key words: social media, fitness tracking, mental health Introduction There is no question of doubt that in today’s culture, social media platforms and fitness tracking apps come hand in hand. Athletes from all sports […]
Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for spine, chest, abdominal and/or pelvic injury and pain in female/woman/girl athletes – What do we know and where do we go from here?
Female, woman, and girl sport has never been more visible (1). This rise in popularity is accompanied by increasing injury rates (2). This blog gives a summary of a recent systematic review done to identify prevention strategies and risk factors for female/woman/girl athletes spine, chest, abdominal and/or pelvic injury/pain (3), which informed the International Olympic […]