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Nutrition Strategies to Promote Sleep in Elite Athletes: A Scoping Review

open access: yesSports
Background/Objectives: Sleep is pivotal for recovery, immunity, and energy restoration; however, sleep problems exist in elite athletes. Nutrition and supplementation strategies can play both a positive and negative role in sleep quality and quantity ...
Gavin Rackard   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Air pollution exposure during training impairs performance in Thoroughbred racehorses

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Ambient air pollution contributes substantially to human morbidity and mortality, and athletes are recognised as a particularly vulnerable group. However, little is known about the impact of air pollution on equine athletes. Objectives To explore the relationship between air pollution exposure during the pre‐competition training ...
Danielle Scott   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Match demands and physical qualities of female athletes in Australian football, rugby union, rugby sevens, and rugby league: a scoping review

open access: yesBiology of Sport
This scoping review explored the physical qualities, and match demands of athletes participating at elite and sub-elite levels in four team-based collision sports played in Australia: Australian football, rugby union, rugby sevens, and rugby league ...
Riley Brassington   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physical exercise speeds up motor timing

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2013
This study aimed to examine effect of physical exercise on motor timing: personal, maximum and ‘once per second’ tapping. The acute effect was examined by comparing the baseline tapping with that after acute exercise in 9 amateur athletes, 8 elite ...
Olga V Sysoeva   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Composition of allogeneic equine orthobiologics and their repeated intra‐articular administrations

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Orthobiologics such as platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) and alpha‐2‐macroglobulin (A2MG) are increasingly used for equine musculoskeletal injuries. However, their composition and safety with repeated allogeneic intra‐articular administration remain poorly investigated.
Yanne Van Reusel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perfectionism and training distress in junior athletes: A longitudinal investigation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Perfectionistic athletes may train harder and for longer than non-perfectionistic athletes, leaving them susceptible to elevated levels of training distress.
Stoeber, Joachim   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence of insulin dysregulation in a sport horse population as determined by traditional and stall‐side testing

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The prevalence of insulin dysregulation (ID) has not been investigated in sport horses. Stall‐side insulin assays offer convenience but need further validation. Objectives To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for ID in a sport horse population using an oral sugar test (OST) and assess agreement between stall‐side and ...
Kimberly L. Hallowell   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whole genome sequencing of elite athletes

open access: yes, 2020
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has great potential to explore all possible DNA variants associated with physical performance, psychological traits and health conditions of athletes.
Borisov, Oleg V.   +29 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of exercise‐related nasopharyngeal disorders on upper airway function in racehorses

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Exercise‐related upper respiratory tract (URT) disorders are frequently diagnosed in racehorses. Treatment recommendations are routinely based on subjective assessment of clinical evaluation and exercising endoscopy findings. Objectives To objectively investigate how palatal instability (PI), intermittent dorsal displacement of the ...
Hanna Vermedal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single‐stage orthognathic correction of campylorrhinus lateralis in foals using transection and fixation: Surgical description and outcome of four horses

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Campylorrhinus lateralis (‘wry nose’) is a rare congenital maxillofacial deformity of foals resulting in compromise of the airway and severe class 4 malocclusion. Various surgical techniques to correct the deformity have been described, but contemporary data on single‐stage transection and fixation, including use of a rib graft, and
Helio Vasco, Jim Schumacher, Jack Easley
wiley   +1 more source

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