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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

Issue 1/2024

Content (113 Articles)

Open Access Research

Evaluating the reliability of the athlete sleep behavior questionnaire (ASBQ): a meta-analysis of Cronbach’s alpha and intraclass correlation coefficient

Khaled Trabelsi, Zahra Saif, Matthew W Driller, Michael V. Vitiello, Haitham Jahrami

Open Access Research

Accuracy validation of a wearable IMU-based gait analysis in healthy female

Yi He, Yuxia Chen, Li Tang, Jing Chen, Jing Tang, Xiaoxuan Yang, Songchuan Su, Chen Zhao, Nong Xiao

Open Access Fatigue Research

Fatigue effects on the knee flexors neuromuscular parameters during repeated sprinting

Ricardo Pimenta, Tomás Lopes, A. P. Veloso

Open Access Respiratory Microbiota Research

The relationship between the gut microbiome and resistance training: a rapid review

Adam Wagner, Kateřina Kapounková, Ivan Struhár

Open Access Breast Cancer Research

Physical and autonomic functionality in women with breast cancer pre and post chemotherapy: a case control study

Bruna Lorena Soares Cavalcante Sousa, Thiago dos Santos Rosa, Valmir Oliveira Silvino, Esmeralda Maria Lustosa Barros, Hugo de Luca Corrêa, Danilo Marcelo Leite do Prado, Acácio Salvador Veras-Silva, Mariana Duarte de Souza, Carlos Eduardo Batista de Lima, Luciano Fonseca Lemos de Oliveira, Marcos Antonio Pereira dos Santos

Open Access Research

Hypothesized mechanisms of death in swimming: a systematic review

Yunheng Yao, Michael A. DiNenna, Lili Chen, Shirong Jin, Sixian He, Jinshen He

Open Access Research

Variability of unilateral and bilateral isometric muscle strength of lower extremities extensors in young females and males

Jaroslaw Kabacinski, Michal Murawa, Tadeusz Wojtkowiak, Krzysztof Mackala, Lechoslaw B. Dworak

Open Access Research

Effects of single and repeated bouts of flywheel exercise on jump performance and muscle damage in athletes and non athletes

Takashi Shimizu, Yosuke Tsuchiya, Hisashi Ueda, Shigeki Izumi, Eisuke Ochi

Open Access Research

Effects of stretching in a pilates program on musculoskeletal fitness: a randomized clinical trial

Alex Lopes dos Reis, Laís Campos de Oliveira, Raphael Gonçalves de Oliveira

Open Access Heart Failure Research

The effect of using a sports application on the quality of sleep in patients with heart failure: a randomized clinical trial study

Mohsen Arezomand, Mahlagha Dehghan, Zahra Ebrahimi Rigi, Farhad Fatehi, Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki

Open Access Research

Force plate assessments in reconnaissance marine training company

Trevor Barrett, Robert Faulk, Army Master Sergeant, Jill Boberg, Matthew Bartels, Marine Lieutenant Colonel, Leslie A. Saxon

Open Access Fatigue Research

Training stress, neuromuscular fatigue and well-being in volleyball: a systematic review

André Rebelo, João R. Pereira, Paulo Cunha, Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva, João Valente-dos-Santos

Open Access Headache Research

Physical symptoms among professional gamers within eSports, a survey study

Staffan Ekefjärd, Ramana Piussi, Eric Hamrin Senorski

Open Access Research article

Physical performance determinants in competitive youth swimmers: a systematic review

Todd Price, Giuseppe Cimadoro, Hayley S Legg

Open Access Electromyographic Research

Effects of caffeine supplementation on anaerobic power and muscle activity in youth athletes

Leila Ghazaleh, Anita Enayati, Maryam Delfan, Sobhan Bamdad, Ismail Laher, Urs Granacher, Hassane Zouhal

Open Access Research

A systematic review of the relationship between muscle oxygen dynamics and energy rich phosphates. Can NIRS help?

Kevin Maliszewski, Andri Feldmann, Kevin K. McCully, Ross Julian

Open Access Research

Kitesurfing and snowkiting injuries in Norway: a retrospective study

Venke Torland, Øyvind Thomassen, Øyvind Østerås

Open Access Research

Exploring a holistic training program on tactical behavior and psychological components of elite soccer players throughout competition season: a pilot study

Juan M. Tassi, Hadi Nobari, Jesús Diaz García, Ana Rubio, Miguel Ángel López Gajardo, David Manzano, Tomás García-Calvo

Open Access Biomarkers Research

A 6-month exercise intervention clinical trial in women: effects of physical activity on multi-omics biomarkers and health during the first wave of COVID-19 in Korea

JooYong Park, Jaemyung Kim, Jihyun Kang, Jaesung Choi, Ji-Eun Kim, Kyung-Joon Min, Seong-Woo Choi, Joo-Youn Cho, Miyoung Lee, Ji-Yeob Choi

Open Access Research

Recreational cycling provides greater satisfaction and flow in an immersive virtual environment than in real life

Jacek Polechoński, Bartosz Szczechowicz, Jakub Ryśnik, Rajmund Tomik

Open Access Fatigue Research

Monitoring modifiable injury risk factors over an in-season mesocycle in semi-professional female field hockey players

Violeta Sánchez-Migallón, Víctor Moreno-Pérez, Pablo Terrón-Manrique, Vicente Fernández-Ruiz, Catherine Blake, Archit Navandar, Álvaro López Samanes

Open Access Fatigue Research

Effects of a randomized-controlled and online-supported physical activity intervention on exercise capacity, fatigue and health related quality of life in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome

Arno Kerling, Sebastian Beyer, Meike Dirks, Michèle Scharbau, Ann-Katrin Hennemann, Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka, Viktoria Lampe, Jakob Heinrich Wolfgang Salzmann, Uwe Tegtbur, Nora Drick, Isabell Pink, Sven Haufe

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

The phase angle cut-off point capable of discriminating hemodialysis patients with reduced exercise tolerance: a cross-sectional study

Davi de Souza Francisco, Igor Gutierrez Moraes, Camila Porto Brito, Renato Fraga Righetti, Wellington Pereira Yamaguti

Open Access Fatigue Research

The effectiveness of fatigue on repositioning sense of lower extremities: systematic review and meta-analysis

Parisa Sayyadi, Hooman Minoonejad, Foad Seidi, Rahman Shikhhoseini, Ramin Arghadeh

Open Access Review

The origin of the maximal lactate steady state (MLSS)

Hermann Heck, Henning Wackerhage

Open Access Research

Effects of plyometric jump training on measures of physical fitness and lower-limb asymmetries in prepubertal male soccer players: a randomized controlled trial

Senda Sammoud, Yassine Negra, Raja Bouguezzi, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, Jason Moran, Chris Bishop, Helmi Chaabene

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

Effect of exercise on functional capacity and body weight for people with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, or cardiovascular disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Anupa Rijal, Tara Ballav Adhikari, Sarmila Dhakal, Mathias Maagaard, Reza Piri, Emil Eik Nielsen, Dinesh Neupane, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Michael Hecht Olsen

Open Access Research

The effect of high-intensity intermittent and moderate-intensity continuous exercises on neurobiological markers and cognitive performance

Yusuf Buzdagli, Murat Ozan, Nurcan Baygutalp, Furkan Oget, Raci Karayigit, Neslihan Yuce, Emirhan Kan, Fatih Baygutalp, Halil Ucar, Yusuf Buzdağlı

Open Access Research

The impact of strategic napping on peak expiratory flow and respiratory function in young elite athletes

Ahmet Kurtoğlu, Özgür Eken, Engin Aydın, Bekir Çar, Hadi Nobari

Open Access Research

Nose vs. mouth breathing– acute effect of different breathing regimens on muscular endurance

František Lörinczi, Marián Vanderka, Drahomíra Lörincziová, Mehdi Kushkestani

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The COVID-19 lockdown as a model of detraining in division 1 college softball players

Giorgio Zeppieri Jr., Cheng-Ju Hung, Marissa Pazik, Michael Moser, Kevin Farmer, Federico Pozzi

Open Access Elbow Injury Research

Relationship between shoulder and elbow range of motion and ultrasonographic structural abnormalities in the elbow of Taiwanese high school baseball players

Yi Lu, Poyu Chen, Wen-Yi Chou, Cheng-Pang Yang, Huan Sheu, Hao-Che Tang, Chun-Jui Weng, Joe Chih-Hao Chiu

Open Access Fatigue Research

Relationship between maximal oxygen uptake, within-set fatigue and between-set recovery during resistance exercise in resistance-trained men and women

Tommy R. Lundberg, Gustav Larsson, Rasmus Alstermark, Mirko Mandić, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalo

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Mental health problems, sleep quality and overuse injuries in advanced Swedish rock-climbers – the CLIMB study

Fredrik Identeg, Isabel Nigicser, Klara Edlund, Niklas Forsberg, Mikael Sansone, Ulrika Tranaeus, Henrik Hedelin

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Comparison of the level of physical activity after the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

D. Líška, S. Rutkowski, L. Oplatková, J. Sýkora, M. Pupiš, J. Novák, E. Urbářová, A. Rutkowska, A. Busch, Alena Kobesova

Open Access Research

In which rounds were the most rotations of key players made, and how did this affect physical activity? Analysis of the eight best teams of the 2018 FIFA world cup Russia

Paweł Chmura, Michał Kołodziejczyk, Marcin Andrzejewski, Jan Chmura, Andrzej Rokita, Adrian Drożdżowski, Krzysztof Maćkała, Marek Konefał

Open Access Research

Association between ACTN3 (R577X), ACE (I/D), BDKRB2 (-9/+9), and AGT (M268T) polymorphisms and performance phenotypes in Brazilian swimmers

Severino Leão de Albuquerque-Neto, Marcos Antonio Pereira dos Santos, Valmir Oliveira Silvino, Jose Juan Blanco Herrera, Thiago Santos Rosa, Glauber Castelo Branco Silva, Bruno Pena Couto, Cirley Pinheiro Ferreira, Alexandre Sérgio Silva, Sandro Soares de Almeida, Gislane Ferreira de Melo

Open Access Research

Development and application of a home-based exercise program for patients with cardiovascular disease: a feasibility study

Mi Kyung Lee, Chan Joo Lee, Seon Young Goo, Tae Ho Lee, Jin Young Moon, Jiyoung Jung, Min Jung Kim, Sang Hee Shin, Jong Nam Kim, Sung Nim Han, Jung Eun Lee, Jong Young Lee, Ick-Mo Chung, Justin Y. Jeon

Open Access Research

Hip adduction and abduction strength profiles in elite and sub-elite female soccer players according to players level and leg limb-dominance

Eloy Jaenada-Carrilero, Juan Vicente-Mampel, Luis Baraja-Vegas, Kristian Thorborg, Eloína Valero-Merlos, Paula Blanco-Gímenez, Pedro Gargallo, Iker J. Bautista

Open Access Musculoskeletal Pain Research

Poor quality of sleep and musculoskeletal pains among highly trained and elite athletes in Senegal

Jerson Mekoulou Ndongo, Elysée Claude Bika Lele, Hassane Malam Moussa Ahmet, Wiliam Richard Guessogo, Mbang Biang Wiliam, Jessica Guyot, Vianey Rozand, Ahmadou, Clarisse Noel Ayina Ayina, Loick Pradel Kojom Foko, Nathalie Barth, Bienvenu Bongue, Abdoulaye Ba, Abdoulaye Samb, Fréderic Roche, Samuel Honoré Mandengue, Peguy Brice Assomo-Ndemba

Open Access Scoliosis Research

Effects of Pilates exercises on spine deformities and posture: a systematic review

Fangyi Li, Roxana Dev Omar Dev, Kim Geok Soh, Chen Wang, Yubin Yuan

Open Access Research

Investigation of sports participation motivation in people with disabilities: a cross-sectional study of individuals with physical and hearing impairments

Erdem Ayyildiz, Dicle Aras, Fatma Hilal Yagin, Mehmet Gülü, Hakan Yapici, Reem Alwhaibi

Open Access Research

Effect of maturation level on normative specific-agility performance metrics and their fitness predictors in soccer players aged 11–18 years

Mohamed Sellami, Emna Makni, Wassim Moalla, Raghad Tarwneh, Mohamed Elloumi

Open Access Research

Resistance exercising on unstable surface leads to Pupil Dilation

Lisa Claußen, Tabea Heidelbach

Open Access Research

Prediction of fat-free mass from body surface area in young basketball players

Anderson Marques de Moraes, Ruben Vidal-Espinoza, Raiany Rosa Bergamo, Rossana Gómez-Campos, Evandro de Lazari, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Jose Sulla-Torres, Marco Cossio-Bolaños

Open Access Anxiety Research

A single session of a beach volleyball exergame did not improve state anxiety level in healthy adult women

Vinnycius Nunes de Oliveira, Ricardo Borges Viana, João Victor Rosa de Freitas, Mila Alves Matos Rodrigues, Marilia Santos Andrade, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Katja Weiss, Beat Knechtle, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira

Open Access CABG Research

Sex differences in the physiological responses to cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review

J. Bouakkar, T.J. Pereira, H. Johnston, M. Pakosh, J. D. M. Drake, H. Edgell

Open Access Migraine Research

Association between days for concussion recovery and initial specialty clinic evaluation within 48 hours

Abel S. Mathew, Todd Caze II, August M. Price, Desi Vasquez, John P. Abt, Scott O. Burkhart

Open Access Anxiety Research

Factors associated with the Single Leg Squat test in female soccer players: a cross-sectional study

John Ressman, Philip von Rosen, Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Grooten, Eva Rasmussen-Barr

Open Access Research

Cancer survivorship: understanding the patients’ journey and perspectives on post-treatment needs

Conor Hussey, Moira Hanbridge, Maura Dowling, Ananya Gupta

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Supporting athletes during a challenging situation: recommendations from a global insight of COVID-19 home-based training experience

Jad Adrian Washif, Florentina J. Hettinga, Achraf Ammar, Dina Christa Janse van Rensburg, Olivier Materne, Khaled Trabelsi, Mohamed Romdhani, Abdulaziz Farooq, David B. Pyne, Karim Chamari

Detection of dynamic lung hyperinflation using cardiopulmonary exercise testing and respiratory function in patients with stable cardiac disease: a multicenter, cross-sectional study

Kazuyuki Kominami, Kazuki Noda, Nanaho Minagawa, Kazuya Yonezawa, Masanori Ueda, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Makoto Murata, Masatoshi Akino

Open Access Research

Can resistance training improve throwing performance in handball players? A Systematic review and meta-analysis

Stelios Hadjisavvas, Michalis A. Efstathiou, Irene-Chrysovalanto Themistocleous, Katerina Daskalaki, Paraskevi Malliou, Jeremy Lewis, Manos Stefanakis

Open Access Neck Pain Review

Effectiveness and safety of manual therapy when compared with oral pain medications in patients with neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Joshua Makin, Lauren Watson, Dimitra V Pouliopoulou, Taylor Laframboise, Bradley Gangloff, Ravinder Sidhu, Jackie Sadi, Pulak Parikh, Anita Gross, Pierre Langevin, Heather Gillis, Pavlos Bobos

Open Access Research

Dependence on visual information in patients with ACL injury for multi-joint coordination during single-leg squats: a case control study

Minoru Toriyama, Atsuo Nakamae, Takumi Abe, Kazuhiko Hirata, Nobuo Adachi

Open Access Study Protocol

Study protocol - assessing parkrun for walking rehabilitation for people living with, and beyond, cancer: acceptability, adherence, social support and physical function

Suzanne Broadbent, Robert Buhmann, Yuri Kriel, Sonja Coetzee, Christian Jones, Michelle Morris, Hattie H Wright

Open Access Study Protocol

Self-management including exercise, education and activity modification compared to usual care for adolescents with Osgood-Schlatter (the SOGOOD trial): protocol of a randomized controlled superiority trial

Kasper Krommes, Kristian Thorborg, Mikkel Bek Clausen, Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Jens Lykkegaard Olesen, Thomas Kallemose, Per Hölmich

Open Access Research

Off- to in-season body composition adaptations in elite male and female endurance and power event athletics competitors: an observational study

Stefan Pettersson, Anton Kalén, Mikael Gustafsson, Stefan Grau, Andreas Caspers

Open Access Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Effects of mini-basketball training program on social communication impairments and regional homogeneity of brain functions in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder

Yang Yang, Dandan Chen, Kelong Cai, Lina Zhu, Yifan Shi, Xiaoxiao Dong, Zhiyuan Sun, Zhiyuan Qiao, Yahui Yang, Weike Zhang, Haiyong Mao, Aiguo Chen

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Effect of acute high-intensity interval exercise on a mouse model of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: a pilot study

Elise P. Legault, Paula A. B. Ribeiro, Daniil R. Petrenyov, Gergana O. Drumeva, Charles Leduc, Sharmila Khullar, Jean N. DaSilva, Alain Steve Comtois, François B. Tournoux

Open Access Research

A Systematic review of the factors that affect soccer players’ short-passing ability—based on the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test

Bihan Wang, Bin Wan, Shu Chen, Yu Zhang, Xiaorong Bai, Wensheng Xiao, Changfa Tang, Bo Long

Open Access Addiction Research

Prediction of half-marathon performance of male recreational marathon runners using nomogram

Dingbo Shu, Jianping Wang, Tong Zhou, Feng Chen, Fanjing Meng, Xiaoyin Wu, Zhenhua Zhao, Siyu Dai

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Application of exercise therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease-induced muscle atrophy: a scoping review

Jiawei Yin, Xiaotu Zhang, Zilin Wang, Zihan Qu, Xuefeng Sun, Yuqing Song, Hongshi Zhang

Open Access Research

Proprioceptive training methods (PTM) in female soccer players – a systematic review

Mima Stanković, Ilma Čaprić, Borko Katanić, Omer Špirtović, Džejla Maljanović, Hamza Nailović, Iso Muković, Igor Jelaska, Nebojša Trajković

Open Access Cytokines Research

The chronic leukocyte and inflammatory cytokine responses of older adults to resistance training in normobaric hypoxia; a randomized controlled trial

Giselle Larissa Allsopp, Alex Bernard Addinsall, Garth Stephenson, Faiza Basheer, Paul Adrian Della Gatta, Samantha May Hoffmann, Aaron Paul Russell, Craig Robert Wright

Open Access Research

Impact of treadmill running on distal femoral cartilage thickness: a cross-sectional study of professional athletes and healthy controls

Pouria Azami, Alireza Ashraf, Omid Yousefi, Alireza Hosseinpour, Aref Nasiri

Open Access Obesity Research

The effects of kettlebell training versus resistance training using the own body mass on physical fitness and physiological adaptations in obese adults: a randomized controlled trial

Karuppasamy Govindasamy, Hemantajit Gogoi, Nidhal Jebabli, Sultan Mansour Bediri, Mohammed Aljahni, Koulla Parpa, Cain C. T. Clark, Urs Granacher, Hassane Zouhal

Open Access Mood Disorders Review

Assessing the impact of physical activity on reducing depressive symptoms: a rapid review

Nadia Samsudin, Richard Peter Bailey, Francis Ries, Siti Nur Aafifah Binti Hashim, Janet Ann Fernandez

Open Access Research

Inter-season training effects on cardiovascular health in American-style football players

Amir Hodzic, Patrick Gendron, Emmanuelle Baron, Amélie Éthier, Odile Bonnefous, Eric Saloux, Paul Milliez, Hervé Normand, François Tournoux

Open Access Research

A novel dance intervention program for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities: a pilot randomized control trial

Jeffrey T. Anderson, Christina Toolan, Emily Coker, Hannah Singer, Derek Pham, Nicholas Jackson, Catherine Lord, Rujuta B. Wilson

Open Access Massage Research

Efficacy of massage versus massage with post isometric relaxation in temporomandibular disorders: a randomized controlled trial

Mahnoor Tariq, Kainaat Fatima, Shahzada Faiz Ahmad Khan, Wajeeha Mahmood, Tahir Mahmood, Sarma Khurshaid, Masooma Khalid, Mehrunisa Khoosa, Muhammad Naveed Babur