There appears to be an increased risk of lower limb osteoarthritis in participants of repetitive, high impact sports, and this is strongly associated with joint injury. There seems to be little risk associated with recreational running. Assessment of risk for osteoarthritis should take into account the nature of the sport, intensity of training, presence of previous injury, body mass index, and...

Introduction and Aims: Shoulder stabilisation surgery results in substantial time loss from participation sport. Following surgery, most athletes desire to return pre-injury sporting activity at their level. However, high rates of re-injury have been reported strength functional performance tests may provide valuable insight into an athlete’s upper body function readiness sport following surger...

Two cases of chronic subdural haematoma following a snowboard head injury are reported. Although such cases are rare in sport, the risk in snowboarders is higher than expected. Evaluation of a snowboarder with a history of head injury, albeit mild, who complains of headaches should include computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging to allow rapid identification of any intracranial pathol...

BACKGROUND Rugby union is the most popular worldwide collision sport, yet concerns have been raised regarding the safety of the sport due to the physical, high impact nature and an increasing number of injuries. METHODS A prospective, cohort study of the incidence, pattern and severity of injuries in rugby players in six Scottish schools during the second half of the 2008-09 season. Definitio...

Cycling has become a popular recreational and competitive sport. The number of people participating in the sport is gradually increasing. Despite being a noncontact, low-impact sport, as many as 85% of athletes engaged in the sport will suffer from an overuse injury, with the lower limbs comprising the majority of these injuries. Up to 20% of all lower extremity overuse injuries in competitive ...

Background: The risk of sports activities is injuries. There are two types injury classification often experienced by athletes: acute trauma and overuse. part the body in that quite common injuries due to contact knee. Medial collateral ligament (MCL) were one most knee sports. role physiotherapy MCL conditions improve athletes, prevent re-current injuries, help heal athlete's condition after w...

Background: Rowing is a popular sport enjoyed at competitive levels and at recreational levels either on the water or with ergometer machines. As with any sport, extensive training results in injury. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the injury pattern and its causative factors among professional rowers in Sri Lanka in view to develop strategies to prevent further occurr...