Background Rock climbing is an increasingly popular sport worldwide, as a recreational
activity and a competitive sport. Several disciplines including sport climbing and bouldering …

Participation in youth sport has been promoted as part of a healthy lifestyle, with benefits for
physical fitness, social development, and mental wellbeing. Yet, sport carries an inherent …

Primary objective: To evaluate the evidence regarding the effect of concussion on cardiac
autonomic function (CAF). Inclusion criteria: Original research; available in English; included …

Background Injury risk in youth rugby has received much attention, highlighting the
importance of establishing evidence-based injury reduction strategies. Aim To determine the …

Background Injury knowledge and beliefs influence uptake of prevention programmes, but
the relationship between knowledge, beliefs and adherence remains unclear. Aim To …

Background There is a paucity of literature examining injury and illness rates in men's
professional ice hockey. This study aimed to determine injury and illness rates in the NHL …

The existing literature on lingering effects from concussions in children and adolescents is
limited and mixed, and there are no clear answers for patients, clinicians, researchers, or …

For sport injury prevention efforts to be successful, athletes must adopt and continue to use
preventive measures. 1 To this end, researchers have conceptualised intervention uptake as …

Background Rock-climbing participation has grown globally in recent years, and the sport
was officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 2010. The epidemiology …

The past 30 years of athlete health protection–namely, injury and illness prevention and
management-has largely been successful in answering the research questions that our field …