Warm up:

P McCrory

Exercise
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Leaders:

P McCrory, A Collie, V Anderson, and G Davis

Can we manage sport related concussion in children the same as in adults?
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G A Bloom, A S Horton, P McCrory, and K M Johnston

Sport psychology and concussion: new impacts to explore
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M M Sran

To treat or not to treat: new evidence for the effectiveness of manual therapy
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Miscellanea:

BJSM Online case reports
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BJSM Online case reports
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BJSM Online case reports
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BJSM Online case reports
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Reviews:

Ian Shrier

Muscle dysfunction versus wear and tear as a cause of exercise related osteoarthritis: an epidemiological update
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A Dietrich and W F McDaniel

Endocannabinoids and exercise
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Original articles:

B Kapoor, D J Clement, A Kirkley, and N Maffulli

Current practice in the management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the United Kingdom
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A J Logan, N Makwana, G Mason, and J Dias

Acute hand and wrist injuries in experienced rock climbers
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B Ulkar, B Kunduracioglu, C Çetin, and R S Güner

Effect of positioning and bracing on passive position sense of shoulder joint
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G H Markovitz, J W Sayre, T W Storer, C B Cooper, and D A Gordon

On issues of confidence in determining the time constant for oxygen uptake kinetics • Commentary
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S P Broglio, K M Guskiewicz, T C Sell, and S M Lephart

No acute changes in postural control after soccer heading
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C P Earnest, R Jurca, T S Church, J L Chicharro, J Hoyos, and A Lucia

Relation between physical exertion and heart rate variability characteristics in professional cyclists during the Tour of Spain
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V Lun, W H Meeuwisse, P Stergiou, and D Stefanyshyn

Relation between running injury and static lower limb alignment in recreational runners
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J E Gaida, J L Cook, S L Bass, S Austen, and Z S Kiss

Are unilateral and bilateral patellar tendinopathy distinguished by differences in anthropometry, body composition, or muscle strength in elite female basketball players?
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H B Millson, J Gray, R A Stretch, and M I Lambert

Dissociation between back pain and bone stress reaction as measured by CT scan in young cricket fast bowlers
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I P Terzidis, A G Christodoulou, A L Ploumis, S R Metsovitis, M Koimtzis, and P Givissis

The appearance of kissing contusion in the acutely injured knee in the athletes
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E K N See, G Y F Ng, C O Y Ng, and D T C Fung

Running exercises improve the strength of a partially ruptured Achilles tendon
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K Davids, R Shuttleworth, C Button, I Renshaw, and P Glazier

"Essential noise" – enhancing variability of informational constraints benefits movement control: a comment on Waddington and Adams (2003)
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A Shalabi, L Svensson, M Kristoffersen-Wiberg, P Aspelin, and T Movin

Tendon injury and repair after core biopsies in chronic Achilles tendinosis evaluated by serial magnetic resonance imaging
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O Minoyama and H Tsuchida

Injuries in professional motor car racing drivers at a racing circuit between 1996 and 2000
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T Mashiko, T Umeda, S Nakaji, and K Sugawara

Position related analysis of the appearance of and relationship between post-match physical and mental fatigue in university rugby football players
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T Meyer, O Faude, J Scharhag, A Urhausen, and W Kindermann

Is lactic acidosis a cause of exercise induced hyperventilation at the respiratory compensation point?
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T E Andersen, A Tenga, L Engebretsen, and R Bahr

Video analysis of injuries and incidents in Norwegian professional football
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T Çolak, B Bamaç, A Özbek, F Budak, and Y S Bamaç

Nerve conduction studies of upper extremities in tennis players
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A Lucia, J Hoyos, M Pérez, A Santalla, C P Earnest, and J L Chicharro

Which laboratory variable is related with time trial performance time in the Tour de France?
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Occasional piece:

G Lippi and G C Guidi

Gene manipulation and improvement of athletic performances: new strategies in blood doping
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Letters:

M J Hall and P Riou

Football blades: a cause for concern
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F Baarveld

Recidivism in sports related injuries in primary care
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L Cascarini and A MacBean

Charity runners should be warned of dangers of consuming alcohol after the race
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Book reviews:

C Richardson and J Hides

Low back disorders: evidence-based prevention and rehabilitation
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A P Garnham

Atlas of uncommon pain syndromes
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A D Gething

Exploring sport and exercise psychology
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SportsMedUpdate:

Evidence based journal watch
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Education:

T D Noakes and A St Clair Gibson

Logical limitations to the "catastrophe" models of fatigue during exercise in humans
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Abstracts:

BASEM 2004 CONGRESS
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Second International Symposium on Concussion in Sport
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Electronic pages:

G D M Laden and P Grout

Aseptic bone necrosis in an amateur scuba diver
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B Sloan, S Simons, and A Stromwall

Abdominal coarctation in a hypertensive female collegiate basketball player
Br J Sports Med 2004; 38: e20. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2002.004176 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Humphries and M Jamison

Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features of cricket bowler’s side strain
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A Ramel, K-H Wagner, and I Elmadfa

Correlations between plasma noradrenaline concentrations, antioxidants, and neutrophil counts after submaximal resistance exercise in men
Br J Sports Med 2004; 38: e22. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2003.007666 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Bleakley, D MacAuley, and S McDonough

Are sports medicine journals relevant and applicable to practitioners and athletes?
Br J Sports Med 2004; 38: e23. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2003.010553 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F C Dimeo, J Peters, and H Guderian

Abdominal pain in long distance runners: case report and analysis of the literature
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J Chu, I Takehara, T-C Li, and I Schwartz

Electrical twitch obtaining intramuscular stimulation (ETOIMS) for myofascial pain syndrome in a football player
Br J Sports Med 2004; 38: e25. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2003.010306 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I P S Gill and Chima Mbubaegbu

Fracture shaft of clavicle, an indirect injury from bench pressing
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R J Godfrey, G Whyte, J McCarthy, A Nevill, and A Head

The validity of capillary blood sampling in the determination of human growth hormone concentration during exercise in men
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Y Taguchi, Y Sakakibara, K Uchida, and H Kishi

Orbital emphysema following nose blowing as a sequel of a snowboard related head injury
Br J Sports Med 2004; 38: e28. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2003.007112 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J C Reeser and R L Berg

Self reported injury patterns among competitive curlers in the United States: a preliminary investigation into the epidemiology of curling injuries
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