The Scandinavian winter months are a challenging period. Long, dark nights and days with hardly any sunshine allow melancholy ...

Objectives To examine associations between The Daily Mile, a school-based active mile intervention, and pupils’ physical ...

Introduction Sports-related concussions (SRCs) are frequently under-reported in youth sports, especially football, due to limited awareness, inconsistent reporting practices and a lack of medical ...

Knowledge from research evidence is wasted unless it is applied. While the scientific evidence base for many sports and exercise medicine and sports physical therapy interventions is robust, ...

Objective In March 2020, several countries banned unnecessary outdoor activities during COVID-19, commonly called ‘lockdowns. These lockdowns have the potential to impact associated levels of physical ...

Objectives To date, consistent evidence for consequences of heading in football (soccer) on the structure and function of the brain is lacking, but first studies indicate a potential effect of ...

Objective To synthesise global qualitative evidence on healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) experiences, barriers and enablers in delivering physical activity (PA) advice to pregnant and postpartum women.

Objectives To study the prevalence of pain and analgesic use in amateur football players and explore sex-based and age-based differences. Methods A prospective cohort study of 316 amateur football ...

Background There is an established risk of injury to young athletes exposed to high training loads. Identifying and monitoring injury risk is essential to aid prevention. The aim of this study was to ...

One in three reports pain in a given week: a one-season prospective study on prevalence of pain and analgesic use in amateur female and male football players (3 January, 2026) ...

Introduction Hamstring muscle injuries (HMI) continue to plague professional football. Several scientific publications have encouraged a multifactorial approach; however, no multifactorial HMI risk ...

Objectives Effectively supporting the mental health of elite athletes and coaches requires validated tools that assess not only individual-level factors but organisational-level influences. The aim of ...