ROLLING OUT A NEW POLICY ON THE BIG STAGE – THE INTRODUCTION OF TEMPORARY CONCUSSION SUBSTITUTIONS AT THE TOKYO PARALYMPIC GAMES

2021 will be looked back on as the year that the COVID19-delayed sporting events from the previous year came back to life across the (northern hemisphere) summer. As part of the Tokyo Paralympic games, there was a first for football with the Blind Football (“Football 5-a-side”) tournament at the Paralympics, the first international football competition […]

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A PEEK BEHIND THE STUDY … WITH LENA KRISTIN BACHE-MATHIESEN

Lena Kristin Bache-Mathiesen, Thor Einar Andersen, Torstein Dalen-Lorentsen, Benjamin Clarsen, Morten Wang Fagerland. Not straightforward: modelling non-linearity in training load and injury research. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2021;7:e001119. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001119 […]

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A PEEK BEHIND THE STUDY … WITH ZACKARY NICHOLS

Zackary William Nichols, Daniel O’Brien, Steven Gordon White. Is resistance training intensity adequately prescribed to meet the demands of returning to sport following anterior cruciate ligament repair? A systematic review BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2021;7:e001144. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001144 […]

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A PEEK BEHIND THE STUDY … WITH RICKY SHAMJI

Ricky Shamji, Steven James, Rajesh Botchu, Kent Khurniawan, Gurjit Bhogal, Alison Rushton. Association of the British Athletic Muscle Injury Classification and anatomic location with return to full training and reinjury following hamstring injury in elite football. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2021;7:e001010. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-001010 […]

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A PEEK BEHIND THE STUDY … WITH JOANNE DIFRANCISCO-DONOGHUE

Joanne DiFrancisco-Donoghue, Seth E Jenny, Peter C Douris, Sophia Ahmad, Kyle Yuen, Tamzid Hassan, Hillary Gan, Kenney Abraham, Amber Sousa. Breaking up prolonged sitting with a 6 min walk improves executive function in women and men esports players: a randomised trial. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2021;7:e001118. doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001118 […]

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