Table of contents

Original articles

• Graded associations between cardiorespiratory fitness, fatness, and blood pressure in children and adolescents (21 December, 2005)

  L Klasson-Heggebø, L B Andersen, A H Wennlöf, L B Sardinha, M Harro, K Froberg, S A Anderssen
• Patellar taping does not change the amplitude of electromyographic activity of the vasti in a stair stepping task (21 December, 2005)

  S M Cowan, P W Hodges, K M Crossley, K L Bennell
• Angiogenic effect of intramuscular administration of basic and acidic fibroblast growth factor on skeletal muscles and influence of exercise on muscle angiogenesis (21 December, 2005)

  A Efthimiadou, B Asimakopoulos, N Nikolettos, A Giatromanolaki, E Sivridis, D N Papachristou, E Kontoleon
• Type of acute hamstring strain affects flexibility, strength, and time to return to pre-injury level (21 December, 2005)

  C Askling, T Saartok, A Thorstensson
• Hip passive range of motion and frequency of radiographic hip osteoarthritis in former elite handball players (21 December, 2005)

  M L’Hermette, G Polle, C Tourny-Chollet, F Dujardin
• Effects of long term Tai Chi practice and jogging exercise on muscle strength and endurance in older people (21 December, 2005)

  D Q Xu, J X Li, Y Hong
• Acute weight loss followed by an aggressive nutritional recovery strategy has little impact on on-water rowing performance (21 December, 2005)

  G Slater, A J Rice, R Tanner, K Sharpe, C J Gore, D G Jenkins, A G Hahn
• Effects of brief yoga exercises and motivational preparatory interventions in distance runners: results of a controlled trial (21 December, 2005)

  B Donohue, A Miller, M Beisecker, D Houser, R Valdez, S Tiller, T Taymar
• Cardiocirculatory and metabolic responses at different walking intensities (21 December, 2005)

  M Schwarz, A Urhausen, L Schwarz, T Meyer, W Kindermann
• Cervical spinal injury in children’s community rugby football (21 December, 2005)

  G J Browne
• No cumulative effects for one or two previous concussions (21 December, 2005)

  G L Iverson, B L Brooks, M R Lovell, M W Collins
• A randomised, placebo controlled trial of low level laser therapy for activated Achilles tendinitis with microdialysis measurement of peritendinous prostaglandin E₂ concentrations

  (21 December, 2005)

  J M Bjordal, R A B Lopes-Martins, V V Iversen
• A controlled clinical pilot trial to study the effectiveness of ice as a supplement to the exercise programme for the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy (21 December, 2005)

  P Manias, D Stasinopoulos