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Clarifying the real challenge: adherence, not efficacy, is the barrier to exercise as medicine

In our recent review,1 we applied an evolutionary perspective to explore why exercise may never be effective medicine in practice, and we appreciate the questions raised by Zagury and Braga in support ...
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Interventions to increase adherence to therapeutic exercise in older adults with low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective To evaluate whether interventions aimed at increasing adherence to therapeutic exercise increase adherence greater than a contextually equivalent control among older adults with chronic low ...
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Local corticosteroid injection in iliotibial band friction syndrome in runners: a randomised controlled trial

UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Correspondence to: Professor ...
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Eccentric decline squat protocol offers superior results at 12 months compared with traditional eccentric protocol for patellar tendinopathy in volleyball players

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, and Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, ACT, Australia 2 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University ...
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Do physical interventions improve outcomes following concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis?

Correspondence to Shreya McLeod, Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia; ...
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A systematic review of shockwave therapies in soft tissue conditions: focusing on the evidence

Cambridge Centre for Health and Performance, Vision Park, Histon, Cambridge, UK Correspondence to Dr Cathy Speed, Rheumatology, Sport & Exercise Medicine, Cambridge Centre for Health and Performance, ...
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Current practice in the management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the United Kingdom

Objective: To outline the current practice in the management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in the United Kingdom. Methods: A postal questionnaire designed to include various clinical ...
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Exercising with reserve: evidence that the central nervous system regulates prolonged exercise performance

UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, South Africa Objective: The ...
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Doping prevalence among preadolescent athletes: a 4-year follow-up

Direction régionale de la Jeunesse et des Sports de Lorraine, Saint-Max, France Dr P Laure, Direction régionale de la Jeunesse et des Sports de Lorraine, 13, rue de Mainvaux, BP 10069-54139 Saint-Max ...
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Utility of clinical tests to diagnose MRI-confirmed gluteal tendinopathy in patients presenting with lateral hip pain

4 NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Correspondence to Professor Bill Vicenzino, School of ...
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Mass casualties and triage at a sporting event

Correspondence to: Dr Delaney, McGill Sport Medicine Clinic, 475 Pine Ave West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2W 1S4; jdelan2{at}po-box.mcgill.ca When a sports medicine doctor provides coverage for a ...
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Exercise therapy for the conservative management of full thickness tears of the rotator cuff: a systematic review

1 Consultant Physiotherapist, South Devon NHS Healthcare Trust, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK 2 Consultant Physiotherapist, St George’s NHS Healthcare Trust, London, UK; Visiting Reader, St George’s ...