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Paper 12: Elite Female Athletes Demonstrate Comparable Improvement in Midterm Patient Reported Outcome Scores and Rate of Return to Sport Compared to Elite Male Athletes After Hip Arthroscopy: A Sex-Based Comparison in Professional and Collegiate Athletes

open access: yesOrthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2023
Objectives: (1) To report minimum 5-year patient reported outcome scores (PROs) and continuation of sport for elite female athletes undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) and (2) to compare clinical results with a ...
Jade Owens BS   +5 more
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Asthma in Elite Athletes

open access: yesClinical Pulmonary Medicine, 2010
There is a high prevalence of asthma among elite performance athletes, particularly those who train and compete with high ventilation rates in austere environments, such as cross country skiers and swimmers. How best to assess, diagnose, and treat asthma or exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in athletes remains controversial.
Martin, N, Pavord, I
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Acute effects of caffeine supplementation on taekwondo performance: the influence of competition level and sex

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of acute caffeine supplementation on physical performance and perceived exertion during taekwondo-specific tasks in male and female athletes with varying expertise.
Ibrahim Ouergui   +7 more
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An investigation of athletes’ and coaches’ perceptions of mental ill-health in elite athletes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Research suggests elite athletes have an equal, or in some circumstances possibly higher, probability of developing mental ill health as the general population, however understanding of these issues amongst athletes and coaches remains largely unknown ...
Isobelle J.R. Biggin   +5 more
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Eucapnic Voluntary Hyperpnea: Gold standard for diagnosing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in athletes? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In athletes, a secure diagnosis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is dependent on objective testing. Evaluating spirometric indices of airflow before and following an exercise bout is intuitively the optimal means for the diagnosis; however ...
Hull, JH   +17 more
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Is athletic background associated with a future lower prevalence of risk factors for chronic disease?

open access: yesJournal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 2014
This cross-sectional study examined whether the prevalence of behavioral and biological risk factors of former elite athletes (both men and women), differed from nonelite athletes and nonathletes.
Cristiano H.X. Batista, José M. Soares
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Elite Athletes and COVID-19 Lockdown: Future Health Concerns for an Entire Sector

open access: yesJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2020
In this editorial, we focused our attention on elite athletes during the COVID-19 lockdown. A high level of physical fitness is required by elite athletes irrespective of the specific type of sport.
Antonio Paoli, Giuseppe Musumeci
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The study of the correlations between handgrip strength and some anthropometric characteristics of upper extremity of elite and sub-elite Olympic style weightlifting athletes

open access: yesPhysical Education of Students, 2020
Background and Study Aim: Handgrip strength is widely used as a functionality parameter of the upper extremity and general health. The measurement of handgrip strength by dynamometry is a low cost, noninvasive method of simple applicability.
Kenan Erdağı
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Asthma in Elite Athletes [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Pulmonary Medicine, 2014
Asthma or exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is highly prevalent in athletes and if untreated has the potential to impact on their health and performance. The condition can be diagnosed and managed effectively yet there is concern that the care afforded to elite athletes with this condition is often sub-optimal.
Price, OJ, Hull, JH
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Using a socioecological approach to explore healthy lifestyle in elite sport: a qualitative study of French athletes’, coaches’, and managers’ perspectives

open access: yesInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2023
Elite athletes are continually subjected to a range of constraints specific to high performance, and these can have a negative impact on their health. Although many studies have explored the individual factors related to risky behaviours and disorders in
Aurélia Chrétien   +5 more
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