Pub Date : 2025-10-28DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110603
Gulraiz Ahmad, Jean Claude Koenig, Haroon Majeed, Bruce B Forster
A 30-year-old football player presented with a 10-day history of dorsolateral ankle pain following a low-velocity inversion and plantarflexion injury involving the left ankle. A complete examination of the ankle and foot was conducted which demonstrated swelling at the dorsolateral aspect of the foot. Rotational movements of the hindfoot and midfoot joints and inversion stress test caused pain but no significant laxity of the lateral collateral ligaments. Initial point of care left ankle and foot plain film radiographs revealed no definite fracture or dislocation. A subsequent ultrasound examination performed on the same day demonstrated a small 3 mm bony avulsion fracture at the anterosuperior process of the calcaneus (figure 1) and an intact anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL). An MRI examination was performed 7 days later and re-demonstrated the small bony avulsion fracture at the anterior process of the calcaneus and a ligamentous injury involving the medial and lateral limbs of the bifurcate ligament (figure 2A, B). Figure 1 (A) Long axis ultrasound image demonstrating a small bony …
{"title":"Mid-tarsal (Chopart) joint ligamentous injury","authors":"Gulraiz Ahmad, Jean Claude Koenig, Haroon Majeed, Bruce B Forster","doi":"10.1136/bjsports-2025-110603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110603","url":null,"abstract":"A 30-year-old football player presented with a 10-day history of dorsolateral ankle pain following a low-velocity inversion and plantarflexion injury involving the left ankle. A complete examination of the ankle and foot was conducted which demonstrated swelling at the dorsolateral aspect of the foot. Rotational movements of the hindfoot and midfoot joints and inversion stress test caused pain but no significant laxity of the lateral collateral ligaments. Initial point of care left ankle and foot plain film radiographs revealed no definite fracture or dislocation. A subsequent ultrasound examination performed on the same day demonstrated a small 3 mm bony avulsion fracture at the anterosuperior process of the calcaneus (figure 1) and an intact anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL). An MRI examination was performed 7 days later and re-demonstrated the small bony avulsion fracture at the anterior process of the calcaneus and a ligamentous injury involving the medial and lateral limbs of the bifurcate ligament (figure 2A, B). Figure 1 (A) Long axis ultrasound image demonstrating a small bony …","PeriodicalId":9276,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145381662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110275
Simone Ungaro,Thomas S Truglio,Alessandro Zorzi,Erik Ekker Solberg,Andrea Caniglia,Nicole M Panhuyzen-Goedkoop,Merije Chukumerije,Eloi Marijon,Jonathan A Drezner
OBJECTIVESports-related sudden cardiac arrest (SR-SCA) is the leading cause of death in athletes during sports. The objective of this study was to review all available videos worldwide of SR-SCA to better understand presenting features, management and outcomes.METHODSA total of 48 recorded SR-SCA events were compiled through a multimedia search. Two investigators independently analysed videos to assess demographics, presenting features of SR-SCA, bystander response, management strategies and outcomes. Videos lacking sufficient data for specific variables were excluded from the statistical analysis of that specific variable(s).RESULTSOf 48 SR-SCA cases, 47 (98%) occurred in males. Most events (34; 71%) took place during low-to-moderate intensity exertion. Precollapse behaviour included stumbling 13 (27%), swaying 13 (26%), hands on knees 10 (20%) and walking 9 (18%). After collapse, among the videos where the face was visible (n=8), 100% demonstrated open eyes with fixed gaze or eyes rolled back and in cases where the chest was visible (n=31), 100% displayed continued respiratory movements or gasping after collapse. Fellow athletes did not initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation in any competitive young athlete-victim (0/42). Early automated external defibrillator (AED) use had the strongest association with survival (19/22; 86%). Europe and North America had higher survival (26/36; 68%) and AED use (21/30; 70%) than Africa, South America and Asia (survival 0/12, 0%; AED use 1/6, 17%).CONCLUSIONSR-SCA presents with consistent clinical features. Enhancing education on these characteristics can improve timely recognition and prompt resuscitation. Variations in survival and AED use highlight the need to strengthen awareness of SR-SCA and expand global access to AEDs.
{"title":"Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest: a video analysis of presenting features, management and outcomes.","authors":"Simone Ungaro,Thomas S Truglio,Alessandro Zorzi,Erik Ekker Solberg,Andrea Caniglia,Nicole M Panhuyzen-Goedkoop,Merije Chukumerije,Eloi Marijon,Jonathan A Drezner","doi":"10.1136/bjsports-2025-110275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110275","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVESports-related sudden cardiac arrest (SR-SCA) is the leading cause of death in athletes during sports. The objective of this study was to review all available videos worldwide of SR-SCA to better understand presenting features, management and outcomes.METHODSA total of 48 recorded SR-SCA events were compiled through a multimedia search. Two investigators independently analysed videos to assess demographics, presenting features of SR-SCA, bystander response, management strategies and outcomes. Videos lacking sufficient data for specific variables were excluded from the statistical analysis of that specific variable(s).RESULTSOf 48 SR-SCA cases, 47 (98%) occurred in males. Most events (34; 71%) took place during low-to-moderate intensity exertion. Precollapse behaviour included stumbling 13 (27%), swaying 13 (26%), hands on knees 10 (20%) and walking 9 (18%). After collapse, among the videos where the face was visible (n=8), 100% demonstrated open eyes with fixed gaze or eyes rolled back and in cases where the chest was visible (n=31), 100% displayed continued respiratory movements or gasping after collapse. Fellow athletes did not initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation in any competitive young athlete-victim (0/42). Early automated external defibrillator (AED) use had the strongest association with survival (19/22; 86%). Europe and North America had higher survival (26/36; 68%) and AED use (21/30; 70%) than Africa, South America and Asia (survival 0/12, 0%; AED use 1/6, 17%).CONCLUSIONSR-SCA presents with consistent clinical features. Enhancing education on these characteristics can improve timely recognition and prompt resuscitation. Variations in survival and AED use highlight the need to strengthen awareness of SR-SCA and expand global access to AEDs.","PeriodicalId":9276,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"160 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145357840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109907
Emily E Heming,Eric S Gibson,Kenzie B Friesen,Chelsea L Martin,Maitland Martin,Martin Asker,Cheri Blauwet,Garrett S Bullock,Hilde Fredriksen,Jean-Michel Galarneau,K Alix Hayden,Jae Hyung Lee,Andrea Britt Mosler,Grethe Myklebust,Babette M Pluim,Jane S Thornton,Jackie L Whittaker,Rod Whiteley,Kay M Crossley,Merete Møller,Carolyn A Emery
OBJECTIVESTo examine injury prevention strategies and potentially modifiable risk factors (MRFs) for upper extremity (UE) injuries in female, woman and/or girl athletes (female/woman/girl).DESIGNSystematic review with meta-analysis, semiquantitative analyses and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.DATA SOURCESMEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), APA PsycINFO (American Psychological Association Psychological Information Database), SPORTDiscus (Sports Discus Database), EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Database), and ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) (30 October 2023) and Cochrane Systematic Review Database and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (25 November 2023).ELIGIBILITYPrimary data studies with comparison group(s) assessing the association of prevention strategies and/or MRFs for sport-related UE injury, with ≥1 female/woman/girl in each study group.RESULTS55 studies (n=20 intervention, n=35 MRF) were included with 33 228 athletes (8642 female/woman/girl; 26%). Of these, 17 (31%) reported female/woman/girl-specific estimates and included five injury locations (n=3 general UE, n=12 shoulder, n=3 elbow, n=3 wrist/hand). One prevention strategy (n=5 shoulder-specific exercise programmes) and seven MRFs were identified, including less range of motion (n=6), less shoulder muscle strength (n=8), high training load (n=1), presence of scapular dyskinesis (n=3), high sport specialisation (n=2), equipment differences (n=1) and less sport-specific conditioning (n=1). Pooled data from three studies suggest that shoulder exercise programmes consisting of strength, stability/control and sport-specific exercises reduce shoulder injury rates by 51% (95% CI 0.30 to 079; I2 0.0%; very-low certainty evidence) across paediatric (≤18 years) and adult handball and volleyball players.CONCLUSIONSOur understanding of female/woman/girl UE injury prevention is limited by heterogeneity across injury outcomes, interventions, MRFs and limited female/woman/girl athlete-specific data. Shoulder-specific strengthening and stability exercise programmes may be beneficial to reduce shoulder injury rates in female/woman/girl handball and volleyball players. Future research should prioritise female/woman/girl athletes to reduce the burden of UE injuries.PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBERPROSPERO CRD42024494967.
目的探讨女性、女性和/或女孩运动员(女/女/女孩)上肢(UE)损伤的损伤预防策略和潜在可改变的危险因素(mrf)。根据系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目设计系统评价,包括荟萃分析、半定量分析和建议评价分级。数据来源medline(医学文献分析和检索系统在线),CINAHL(护理和相关健康文献累积索引),APA PsycINFO(美国心理协会心理信息数据库),SPORTDiscus(运动磁盘数据库),EMBASE(医学数据库摘录)和ERIC(教育资源信息中心)(2023年10月30日)和Cochrane系统评价数据库和Cochrane中央对照试验登记(中央)(2023年11月25日)。入选条件:主要数据研究与对照组评估运动相关UE损伤的预防策略和/或mrf的关联,每个研究组中有≥1名女性/女性/女孩。结果共纳入55项研究(n=20项干预,n=35项MRF),共33228名运动员(女/女/女童8642人,占26%)。其中,17例(31%)报告了女性/女性/女孩特异性估计,包括5个损伤部位(n=3个一般UE, n=12个肩部,n=3个肘部,n=3个手腕/手)。确定了一种预防策略(n=5个肩部特定运动方案)和7个mrf,包括较小的运动范围(n=6),较少的肩部肌肉力量(n=8),高训练负荷(n=1),肩胛骨运动障碍(n=3),高度运动专业化(n=2),设备差异(n=1)和较少的运动特定调节(n=1)。来自三项研究的汇总数据表明,肩部锻炼方案包括力量、稳定性/控制和特定运动,可使儿童(≤18岁)和成人手球和排球运动员的肩部损伤率降低51% (95% CI 0.30至079;I2 0.0%;非常低确定性证据)。结论:我们对女性/女性/女孩UE损伤预防的理解受到损伤结局、干预措施、磁共振成像和有限的女性/女性/女孩运动员特异性数据的异质性的限制。针对肩部的强化和稳定性锻炼方案可能有利于减少女性/女子/女孩手球和排球运动员的肩部损伤率。未来的研究应优先考虑女/女/女孩运动员,以减轻UE损伤的负担。普洛斯彼罗注册号普洛斯彼罗crd42024494967。
{"title":"Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for upper extremity injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the female, woman and girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus.","authors":"Emily E Heming,Eric S Gibson,Kenzie B Friesen,Chelsea L Martin,Maitland Martin,Martin Asker,Cheri Blauwet,Garrett S Bullock,Hilde Fredriksen,Jean-Michel Galarneau,K Alix Hayden,Jae Hyung Lee,Andrea Britt Mosler,Grethe Myklebust,Babette M Pluim,Jane S Thornton,Jackie L Whittaker,Rod Whiteley,Kay M Crossley,Merete Møller,Carolyn A Emery","doi":"10.1136/bjsports-2025-109907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-109907","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVESTo examine injury prevention strategies and potentially modifiable risk factors (MRFs) for upper extremity (UE) injuries in female, woman and/or girl athletes (female/woman/girl).DESIGNSystematic review with meta-analysis, semiquantitative analyses and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.DATA SOURCESMEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), APA PsycINFO (American Psychological Association Psychological Information Database), SPORTDiscus (Sports Discus Database), EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Database), and ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) (30 October 2023) and Cochrane Systematic Review Database and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (25 November 2023).ELIGIBILITYPrimary data studies with comparison group(s) assessing the association of prevention strategies and/or MRFs for sport-related UE injury, with ≥1 female/woman/girl in each study group.RESULTS55 studies (n=20 intervention, n=35 MRF) were included with 33 228 athletes (8642 female/woman/girl; 26%). Of these, 17 (31%) reported female/woman/girl-specific estimates and included five injury locations (n=3 general UE, n=12 shoulder, n=3 elbow, n=3 wrist/hand). One prevention strategy (n=5 shoulder-specific exercise programmes) and seven MRFs were identified, including less range of motion (n=6), less shoulder muscle strength (n=8), high training load (n=1), presence of scapular dyskinesis (n=3), high sport specialisation (n=2), equipment differences (n=1) and less sport-specific conditioning (n=1). Pooled data from three studies suggest that shoulder exercise programmes consisting of strength, stability/control and sport-specific exercises reduce shoulder injury rates by 51% (95% CI 0.30 to 079; I2 0.0%; very-low certainty evidence) across paediatric (≤18 years) and adult handball and volleyball players.CONCLUSIONSOur understanding of female/woman/girl UE injury prevention is limited by heterogeneity across injury outcomes, interventions, MRFs and limited female/woman/girl athlete-specific data. Shoulder-specific strengthening and stability exercise programmes may be beneficial to reduce shoulder injury rates in female/woman/girl handball and volleyball players. Future research should prioritise female/woman/girl athletes to reduce the burden of UE injuries.PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBERPROSPERO CRD42024494967.","PeriodicalId":9276,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145357839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110012
Fearghal Kerin
{"title":"T-junction injuries of the biceps femoris: bridging the gap between expert opinion and evidence-based practice.","authors":"Fearghal Kerin","doi":"10.1136/bjsports-2025-110012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9276,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"201 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145357838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation surgery (ASSS) is a common procedure for treating anterior shoulder instability. Postoperative rehabilitation remains a crucial, but under-researched, aspect of patient recovery. Despite its importance, no comprehensive rehabilitation guideline based on robust clinical trials has emerged, leaving a gap in evidence-based practice.To address this, the British Elbow & Shoulder Society appointed the Allied Health Professional Clinical Guideline Group to review current practices and establish clinical guidance on rehabilitation. This evidence synthesis aims to provide a critical synthesis and discussion on rehabilitation following ASSS. The intended outcome is to highlight areas of uncertainty and make recommendations for clinical practice and further research.The development of this evidence synthesis followed a rigorous five-stage process: (1) systematic literature review, (2) UK national practice survey, (3) expert consensus (Delphi) study, (4) updated literature search and review and (5) synthesis of the previous four stages. Stages 1-3 have been published previously. This evidence synthesis comprised stages 4 and 5.10 key domains for postoperative rehabilitation from immediate postsurgery to return to normal function, including sports, were identified. This paper synthesises current knowledge and provides a platform for recommendations in clinical practice and future research. In particular, early shoulder movement was recommended during the 'immobilisation period', but confined to shoulder elevation up to 90°, anterior to the scapular plane, with neutral external rotation. Further high-quality primary research is needed to address uncertainties and expand the evidence base, thereby informing and challenging clinical practice.
{"title":"Critical evidence synthesis on rehabilitation following arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation surgery for traumatic anterior instability: consensus recommendations for clinical practice and research - commissioned by the British Elbow & Shoulder Society.","authors":"Carl Wong,Anju Jaggi,Elaine Willmore,Natasha Maher,Marcus Bateman,Joel O'Sullivan,James Blacknall,Ian Horsley,Jo Gibson,Bradley Rugg,Rachel Chester","doi":"10.1136/bjsports-2025-109674","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-109674","url":null,"abstract":"Arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation surgery (ASSS) is a common procedure for treating anterior shoulder instability. Postoperative rehabilitation remains a crucial, but under-researched, aspect of patient recovery. Despite its importance, no comprehensive rehabilitation guideline based on robust clinical trials has emerged, leaving a gap in evidence-based practice.To address this, the British Elbow & Shoulder Society appointed the Allied Health Professional Clinical Guideline Group to review current practices and establish clinical guidance on rehabilitation. This evidence synthesis aims to provide a critical synthesis and discussion on rehabilitation following ASSS. The intended outcome is to highlight areas of uncertainty and make recommendations for clinical practice and further research.The development of this evidence synthesis followed a rigorous five-stage process: (1) systematic literature review, (2) UK national practice survey, (3) expert consensus (Delphi) study, (4) updated literature search and review and (5) synthesis of the previous four stages. Stages 1-3 have been published previously. This evidence synthesis comprised stages 4 and 5.10 key domains for postoperative rehabilitation from immediate postsurgery to return to normal function, including sports, were identified. This paper synthesises current knowledge and provides a platform for recommendations in clinical practice and future research. In particular, early shoulder movement was recommended during the 'immobilisation period', but confined to shoulder elevation up to 90°, anterior to the scapular plane, with neutral external rotation. Further high-quality primary research is needed to address uncertainties and expand the evidence base, thereby informing and challenging clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":9276,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145357844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OBJECTIVEThis study aims to evaluate the quantification of heading in adult football (soccer) across practice, game and laboratory settings. Additionally, it examines how variables such as technical categorisation, ball properties, gender, position, level and type of play influence acceleration, force, nature and frequency of heading.DESIGNA systematic review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses-Protocols guidelines and registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021249268).DATA SOURCESMEDLINE, ScienceDirect, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus and ProQuest.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIESStudies published in English between 2000 and 2024 that quantified subjective and/or objective measures of acceleration, force, nature and frequency of heading in football were included.RESULTSThirty-two articles met the eligibility criteria. Measurements of acceleration, force, nature and frequency were measured in practice and game situations; however, no study reported all measures synchronously from both practice and games in the same investigation. Differences in acceleration (linear/rotational), force, nature and frequency when heading were observed and influenced by gender, playing position, type of header, approach, preceding events, ball properties and neck strength. Acceleration and force were the highest from goal kicks, and a larger frequency of headers was exhibited in training than games. The nature of headers was difficult to report due to inconsistencies in the terms used across the literature to define the type of header or event preceding the header.CONCLUSIONOur findings inform the standardisation and accuracy of quantifying heading in football. Future research should focus on quantifying heading in uncontrolled scenarios using valid and reliable technology and verify ball-to-head impacts through video analytics to determine any relevant clinical thresholds for heading.
目的本研究旨在评估成人足球(足球)在实践,比赛和实验室设置头球的量化。此外,它还研究了技术分类、球的性质、性别、位置、水平和比赛类型等变量如何影响加速度、力量、头球的性质和频率。DESIGNA系统评价按照系统评价和荟萃分析方案的首选报告项目指南进行,并在PROSPERO注册(CRD42021249268)。数据来源medline, ScienceDirect, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus和ProQuest。入选研究的资格标准2000年至2024年间发表的英语研究,量化了足球比赛中加速度、力量、性质和频率的主观和/或客观指标。结果32篇文章符合入选标准。在练习和比赛中测量加速度、力、性质和频率;然而,没有一项研究报告了在同一调查中练习和游戏的所有测量都是同步的。观察到头球的加速度(直线/旋转)、力、性质和频率的差异,并受性别、打球位置、头球类型、进场方式、前事件、球特性和颈部力量的影响。在训练中,头球出现的频率比比赛中要高。由于文献中用于定义标头类型或标头之前事件的术语不一致,标头的性质很难报告。结论本研究为足球头球定量化的规范化和准确性提供了依据。未来的研究应侧重于使用有效可靠的技术对不受控制的情况下的头球进行量化,并通过视频分析验证球对头球的影响,以确定头球的相关临床阈值。
{"title":"Quantification of heading in adult football: a systematic review and evidence synthesis.","authors":"Jill Alexander,Mark Gillett,Sameer Patel,Paddy Riley,Matthew Green,David Rhodes","doi":"10.1136/bjsports-2024-109462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-109462","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVEThis study aims to evaluate the quantification of heading in adult football (soccer) across practice, game and laboratory settings. Additionally, it examines how variables such as technical categorisation, ball properties, gender, position, level and type of play influence acceleration, force, nature and frequency of heading.DESIGNA systematic review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses-Protocols guidelines and registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021249268).DATA SOURCESMEDLINE, ScienceDirect, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus and ProQuest.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIESStudies published in English between 2000 and 2024 that quantified subjective and/or objective measures of acceleration, force, nature and frequency of heading in football were included.RESULTSThirty-two articles met the eligibility criteria. Measurements of acceleration, force, nature and frequency were measured in practice and game situations; however, no study reported all measures synchronously from both practice and games in the same investigation. Differences in acceleration (linear/rotational), force, nature and frequency when heading were observed and influenced by gender, playing position, type of header, approach, preceding events, ball properties and neck strength. Acceleration and force were the highest from goal kicks, and a larger frequency of headers was exhibited in training than games. The nature of headers was difficult to report due to inconsistencies in the terms used across the literature to define the type of header or event preceding the header.CONCLUSIONOur findings inform the standardisation and accuracy of quantifying heading in football. Future research should focus on quantifying heading in uncontrolled scenarios using valid and reliable technology and verify ball-to-head impacts through video analytics to determine any relevant clinical thresholds for heading.","PeriodicalId":9276,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"69 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145339273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-21DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110294
Kirsty Burrows,Tine Vertommen,Kat Craig
{"title":"Safeguarding as health: a public health imperative for sports policy.","authors":"Kirsty Burrows,Tine Vertommen,Kat Craig","doi":"10.1136/bjsports-2025-110294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110294","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9276,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145339274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-21DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110721
Leslie Bisson,Karen Bisson,Tameka Felts,Scott A Dinse,Heidi N Suffoletto,Sarah Krzyzanowicz,Ryan Krzyzanowicz,Nomi S Weiss-Laxer
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Pub Date : 2025-10-21DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110311
Rikuta Hamaya,Kelly R Evenson,Daniel Lieberman,I-Min Lee
OBJECTIVETo examine the associations between the number of days per week achieving various daily step thresholds and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence in older women.METHODSWe conducted a prospective cohort study of 13 547 women free of CVD and cancer (mean age 71.8 years). We included participants who wore an ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer for 7 consecutive days between 2011-2015 and were subsequently followed for mortality through 2024. Women were classified by the number of days per week achieving step thresholds of ≥4000, ≥5000, ≥6000 or ≥7000 steps/day. Cox proportional hazards regression estimated hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for all-cause mortality and CVD incidence, adjusting for lifestyle behaviours and comorbidities.RESULTSDuring a median follow-up of 10.9 years, 1765 women (13.0%) died and 781 (5.1%) developed CVD. Achieving ≥4000 steps/day on 1-2 and ≥3 days/week was associated with lower mortality risk compared with 0 days/week (adjusted HR 0.74 (95% CI 0.65 to 0.86) and 0.60 (95% CI 0.53 to 0.68), respectively). For CVD, corresponding results were 0.73 (95% CI 0.58 to 0.92) and 0.73 (95% CI 60 to 0.89), respectively. An inverse curvilinear dose-response relationship was observed for mortality, such that with higher step thresholds (5000, 6000 or 7000), the risk of mortality further declined modestly. With additional adjustment for mean daily steps, associations were attenuated to the null.CONCLUSIONSAmong older women, achieving ≥4000 steps/day on even 1-2 days/week was associated with lower mortality and CVD, while more steps were associated with even better outcomes. A greater number of steps, regardless of daily patterns, is associated with better health outcomes.
目的探讨老年妇女每周达到各种日步阈值的天数与全因死亡率和心血管疾病(CVD)发病率之间的关系。方法:我们对13547名无心血管疾病和癌症的女性(平均年龄71.8岁)进行了前瞻性队列研究。我们纳入了在2011-2015年期间连续7天佩戴ActiGraph GT3X+加速度计的参与者,随后随访到2024年的死亡率。根据每周达到≥4000、≥5000、≥6000或≥7000步/天阈值的天数对女性进行分类。Cox比例风险回归估计了全因死亡率和心血管疾病发病率的风险比(HR)和95%置信区间(95% CI),调整了生活方式行为和合并症。结果在10.9年的中位随访期间,1765名女性(13.0%)死亡,781名女性(5.1%)发展为心血管疾病。与0天/周相比,1-2天和≥3天/周达到≥4000步/天与较低的死亡风险相关(调整后HR分别为0.74 (95% CI 0.65至0.86)和0.60 (95% CI 0.53至0.68))。对于心血管疾病,相应的结果分别为0.73 (95% CI 0.58 ~ 0.92)和0.73 (95% CI 60 ~ 0.89)。死亡率与剂量-反应呈反曲线关系,即当步长阈值较高(5000、6000或7000)时,死亡率风险进一步适度下降。在对平均每日步数进行额外调整后,关联减弱为零。结论:在老年妇女中,达到≥4000步/天,即使每周1-2天,与较低的死亡率和CVD相关,而更多的步数与更好的结果相关。无论日常模式如何,多走几步都能带来更好的健康结果。
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Pub Date : 2025-10-20DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109680
Myles Calder Murphy,H Paul Dijkstra,Clare L Ardern,Nonhlanhla Sharon Mkumbuzi
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