International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development.

The Importance of Monitoring Sleep within Adolescent Athletes: Athletic, Academic, and Health Considerations

Sport academies are the vehicle by which clubs and governing bodies often develop and nurture talented sports people, with their demographic predominately adolescent. Conceptualized initially within Western mass participation sports, academies are now seen across the globe, with a diversity of nationalities, ethnicities, religions, and cultures, encompassing a broad variety of sports. Substanti...

International Olympic Committee consensus statement: molecular basis of connective tissue and muscle injuries in sport.

Tendon and ligament injures cause significant loss of performance in sport and decreased functional capacity in the workplace. Many of these injures remain difficult to treat, and many individuals have long-term pain and discomfort. Animal studies of growth factor and cell-based therapies have shown promising results, but these treatments also can be misused to enhance athletic performance. The...

Correction: International Olympic Committee consensus statement on pain management in elite athletes.

The IOC consensus statement: beyond the Female Athlete Triad--Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S).

Protecting the health of the athlete is a goal of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC convened an expert panel to update the 2005 IOC Consensus Statement on the Female Athlete Triad. This Consensus Statement replaces the previous and provides guidelines to guide risk assessment, treatment and return-to-play decisions. The IOC expert working group introduces a broader, more compre...

Authors’ 2015 additions to the IOC consensus statement: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S).

In April 2014, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published a Consensus Statement in this journal entitled “Beyond the Female Athlete Triad: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)”. In reference to that Consensus Statement, Professor Mary Jane De Souza and colleagues published an editorial ( July 2014). The editorial below expands on the original Consensus Statement and comments on ...