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Warm up:

Babette Pluim

A doping sinner is not always a cheat
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 549-550. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [web only appendix]  

Reviews:

T D Noakes

Testing for maximum oxygen consumption has produced a brainless model of human exercise performance
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 551-555. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 18 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046821

P Zhang, G M Malacinski, and H Yokota

Joint loading modality: its application to bone formation and fracture healing
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 556-560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 29 November 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.042556

K R Ford, J van den Bogert, G D Myer, R Shapiro, and T E Hewett

The effects of age and skill level on knee musculature co-contraction during functional activities: a systematic review
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 561-566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 28 February 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.044883

V J Dalbo, M D Roberts, J R Stout, and C M Kerksick

Putting to rest the myth of creatine supplementation leading to muscle cramps and dehydration
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 567-573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 9 January 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.042473

Original articles:

T D Noakes

How did A V Hill understand the VO_2max and the "plateau phenomenon"? Still no clarity?
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 574-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 7 April 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046771

M Guerrero, M Guiu-Comadevall, J A Cadefau, J Parra, R Balius, A Estruch, G Rodas, J L Bedini, and R Cussó

Fast and slow myosins as markers of muscle injury
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 581-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.037945

D W Chapman, M J Newton, Z Zainuddin, P Sacco, and K Nosaka

Work and peak torque during eccentric exercise do not predict changes in markers of muscle damage
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 585-591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 14 September 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.037929

H A Kerr, C Curtis, L J Micheli, M S Kocher, D Zurakowski, S P T Kemp, and J H M Brooks

Collegiate rugby union injury patterns in New England: a prospective cohort study
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 595-603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 18 January 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.035881

E E Turk, A Riedel, and K Püeschel

Natural and traumatic sports-related fatalities: a 10-year retrospective study
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 604-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 30 August 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.038505

B Knechtlet, M Schwanke, P Knechtle, and G Kohler

Decrease in body fat during an ultra-endurance triathlon is associated with race intensity
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 609-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 29 November 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.040956

Commentary:

Alicia Megias

Commentary on "Fast and slow myosins as markers of muscle injury"
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 584. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Klaus-Michael Braumann

Commentary on "Natural and traumatic sports-related fatalities: a 10-year retrospective study"
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 608. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.042606 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Exercise medicine highlights from the BMJ:

Lee Graves, Gareth Stratton, N D Ridgers, and N T Cable

Energy expenditure in adolescents playing new generation computer games
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 592-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Occasional piece:

G D Myer, J L Brent, K R Ford, and T E Hewett

A pilot study to determine the effect of trunk and hip focused neuromuscular training on hip and knee isokinetic strength
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 614-619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 28 February 2008. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.046086

Short report:

A Ricart, T Pages, G Viscor, C Leal, and J L Ventura

Sex-linked differences in pulse oxymetry
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 620-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 28 August 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.038653

PostScript:

A Ghanbari, F Ghaffarinejad, F Mohammadi, M Khorrami, and S Sobhani

Effect of forward shoulder posture on pulmonary capacities of women
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 622-623. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Published Online First: 5 November 2007. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.040915

T D Noakes

Rating of perceived exertion as a predictor of the duration of exercise that remains until exhaustion
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 623-624. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

3^rd International Football Medicine Conference
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 624. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SportsMedUpdate:

Martin P Schwellnus

SportsMedUpdate
Br J Sports Med 2008; 42: 625-626. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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