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Original articles

• Comparison of sports medicine, public health and exercise promotion between bidding countries for the FIFA World Cup in 2018 (11 June, 2010)

  Jessica Joan Orchard, John William Orchard, Timothy R Driscoll
• Efficacy and safety of comfrey root extract ointment in the treatment of acute upper or lower back pain: results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial (21 May, 2009)

  B M Giannetti, C Staiger, M Bulitta, H-G Predel
• Diagnosing overtraining in athletes using the two-bout exercise protocol (14 August, 2008) Free

  R Meeusen, E Nederhof, L Buyse, B Roelands, G de Schutter, M F Piacentini
• The ACTN3 R577X polymorphism in Russian endurance athletes

  (21 August, 2008)

  I I Ahmetov, A M Druzhevskaya, I V Astratenkova, D V Popov, O L Vinogradova, V A Rogozkin
• Prevalence and correlates of resistance training in a regional Australian population (4 July, 2008)

  B Humphries, M J Duncan, W K Mummery
• Validity of physical activity monitors in adults participating in free-living activities (15 July, 2008)

  S Berntsen, R Hageberg, A Aandstad, P Mowinckel, S A Anderssen, K-H Carlsen, L B Andersen
• Effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory function and repetitive sprint performance in wheelchair basketball players (4 July, 2008)

  V Goosey-Tolfrey, E Foden, C Perret, H Degens
• Elevation of systemic matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 7 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 in patients with a history of Achilles tendon rupture: pilot study (15 July, 2008)

  B Pasternak, T Schepull, P Eliasson, P Aspenberg
• One-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial on added splinting to eccentric exercises in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy (6 October, 2008)

  S de Jonge, R J de Vos, H T M Van Schie, J A N Verhaar, A Weir, J L Tol
• Descriptive profile of scapulothoracic position, strength and flexibility variables in adolescent elite tennis players (29 June, 2010)

  Ann M Cools, Fredrik R Johansson, Dirk C Cambier, Annemie Vande Velde, Tanneke Palmans, Erik E Witvrouw