Editorial: Acute and long-term health issues of occupational exposure to heat and high physical loads by Jennifer Crowe, Beat Knechtle, Daniel Rojas-Valverde, Daniel Rojas-Valverde

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Running Velocity and Longitudinal Bending Stiffness Influence the Asymmetry of Kinematic Variables of the Lower Limb Joints by Qian Liu, Hairong Chen, Yang Song, Nykytiuk Alla, Gusztáv Fekete, Jianpeng Li, Yaodong Gu

“…Running-related limb asymmetries suggest specific sports injuries and recovery circumstances. It is debatable if running speed affected asymmetry, and more research is required to determine how longitudinal bending stiffness (LBS) affected asymmetry. …”
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Comparison of cognitive functional therapy and movement system impairment treatment in chronic low back pain patients: a randomized controlled trial by Sahar Nazary Soltan Ahmad, Amir Letafatkar, Britton W. Brewer, Ali Sharifnezhad

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The Effect of Corrective Exercises on the Foot Posture and Balance in Female Karate Athletes With Flat Foot by Fereshteh Kazemi Pakdel, Parisa Sedaghati

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Supervised Group Exercise Therapy Versus Home-based Exercise Therapy: The Effect of McGill Exercises on Pain, Disability and Trunk Stability in Middle-aged Women With Non-specific... by Parvin Baghani, Nader Naserpour, Hashem Piri

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Effects of exercise programs on cardiovascular responses in individuals with down syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Saeid Bahiraei, Mahbanou Ghaderi, Esmail Sharifian, Sheida Shourabadi Takabi, Sara Sepehri Far, Guillermo R. Oviedo

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Association between physical activity and body posture: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammad Salsali, Rahman Sheikhhoseini, Parisa Sayyadi, Julie A. Hides, Mahdis Dadfar, Hashem Piri

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Foot typology, body weight distribution, and postural stability of adolescent elite soccer players: A 3-year longitudinal study. by Jitka Marencakova, Tomas Maly, Dai Sugimoto, Tomas Gryc, Frantisek Zahalka

“…Therefore, foot morphology should be carefully monitored to minimize sport injury risk in professional young soccer players during adolescence. …”
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IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON ACUTE ACROMIOCLAVICULAR DISLOCATION EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOMES by Gregorio Secci

“…We found a significant decrease of rate of sport injury in COVID-19 period, and a significant increase of rate of road injury. …”
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Sex differences in linear bone measurements occur following puberty but do not influence femoral or tibial torsion by Laura Carman, Thor Besier, N. Susan Stott, Julie Choisne

“…Epicondylar, condylar, and malleolar widths were smaller in females than males for the same bone length after the age of 13 years, which could explain why females may be more at risk for sport injuries during adolescence. This rich dataset can be used as an atlas for researchers and clinicians to understand typical development of critical rotational profiles and linear bone measurements in children.…”
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Markerless vision-based functional movement screening movements evaluation with deep neural networks by Yuan-Yuan Shen, Qing-Jun Xing, Yan-Fei Shen

“…It is commonly used to predict sports injuries but relies on clinical expertise and is not suitable for self-examination. …”
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Musculoskeletal Injuries and Risk Factors in Spanish CrossFit^® Practitioners by Lucas Lastra-Rodríguez, Inés Llamas-Ramos, Vicente Rodríguez-Pérez, Rocío Llamas-Ramos, Ana F. López-Rodríguez

“…The frequency of injuries in CrossFit^® is similar to most sports. Injuries are often minor and of short duration, with the shoulder being the most affected joint complex.…”
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Scientific Overview of Cupping Applications in Athletes by Soner Akkurt1, 2

“…Evidence of effects on flexibility and sports injuries is controversial. It is suggested that it reduces fatigue and increases quality of sleep, and antioxidant capacity. …”
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<em>FAAH</em> rs324420 Polymorphism: Biological Pathways, Impact on Elite Athletic Performance and Insights for Sport Medicine by Hugo-Henrique Silva, Valéria Tavares, Beatriz Vieira Neto, Fátima Cerqueira, Rui Medeiros, Maria-Raquel G. Silva

“…Given the implications, the biological pathways of this genetic polymorphism linked to elite athletic performance, considering sport type, psychological traits and sports injuries, need to be dissected. Thus, a narrative review of the literature concerning the biological mechanisms of this SNP was undertaken. …”
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A review on artificial intelligence for the diagnosis of fractures in facial trauma imaging by Tuan D. Pham, Simon B. Holmes, Paul Coulthard

“…Common causes of facial-bone fractures are the results of road accidents, violence, and sports injuries. Surgery is needed if the trauma patient would be deprived of normal functioning or subject to facial deformity based on findings from radiology. …”
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OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS AT TRAKIA UNIVERSITY by P. Angelova

“…Results: The Department works in the following directions - Optimization of the learning process, Research of morpho-functional qualities and physical fitness, Body weight control, Food and exercise habits, healthy lifestyle, Motivation for physical activity and sports, Functional diagnostics of spinal curvatures, Prevention of sports injuries, Sports-competitive activity. Conclusion: the analysis of the scientific-research and pedagogical experience of the lecturers of the Physical Education and Sports department found that their activities are aimed at: maintaining and strengthening the health of students throughout the entire period of study; comprehensive physical training of students; education in students of the need for motor activity and sports; creation of movement programs, sports games and appropriate sets of exercises to maintain the functional state of the spine and prevention of spinal deformations; improving the sports skills of student athletes. …”
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Ankle fractures: the operative outcome by Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Mohd Amin, Azril, N. A., Kassim, N., Nordin, S., Daraup, N., Premchandran

“…Common causes of ankle fractures were trauma (especially motor vehicle accidents), sports injuries and the osteoporotic bones in the elderly. …”
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Robotic exoskeleton for rehabilitation and motion assist by Rahman, Md. Mozasser, Rahman, Mohammad Habibur, Kiguchi, Kazuo, Sasaki, Makoto

“…For elderly and or physically disabled people who have lost their body functioning of motions due to geriatric disorders, and/or disease processes including trauma, sports injuries, spinal cord injuries, occupational injuries, and strokes, we have been developing a 3DOF mobile robotic exoskeleton for rehabilitation and for assisting motion of elbow and shoulder, since human shoulder and elbow motions are involved in a lot of activities of everyday life. …”
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Sports law: students’ perception of the relevance of learning legal aspects in sports and recreation amongst sport students in UiTM Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus / Mohd Syahril... by Ibrahim, Mohd Syahril, Hanafi, Nur Haidar, Nawi, Nor Fadzlina

“…These laws affecting sports and recreation management include liability for sporting injury and damage, sports and media law, professional athletes’ contract of employment, and the issue of doping involving performance-enhancing drugs. …”
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Editorial: Prevention, assessment and treatment of clinical issues related to endurance exercise and sports by Daniel Rojas-Valverde, Daniel Rojas-Valverde, Martin Burtscher, Gregoire P. Millet, Volker Scheer, Pantelis T. Nokolaidis, Beat Knechtle

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