Table of contents

Original articles

• The practice of primary care sports medicine in the USA (28 February, 2008)

  J J Diehl, J J Pirozzolo, T M Best
• MRI study of the size, symmetry and function of the trunk muscles among elite cricketers with and without low back pain (7 December, 2007)

  J Hides, W Stanton, M Freke, S Wilson, S McMahon, C Richardson
• MRI evaluation of body composition changes in wrestlers undergoing rapid weight loss (2 April, 2008)

  T Kukidome, K Shirai, J Kubo, Y Matsushima, O Yanagisawa, T Homma, K Aizawa
• Effect of Ganoderma lucidum capsules on T lymphocyte subsets in football players on “living high−training low”

  (29 November, 2007)

  Y Zhang, Z Lin, Y Hu, F Wang
• Concurrent inspiratory muscle and cardiovascular training differentially improves both perceptions of effort and 5000 m running performance compared with cardiovascular training alone (28 February, 2008)

  A M Edwards, C Wells, R Butterly
• Why does exercise terminate at the maximal lactate steady state intensity? (10 December, 2007)

  B Baron, T D Noakes, J Dekerle, F Moullan, S Robin, R Matran, P Pelayo
• Effects of petrissage massage on fatigue and exercise performance following intensive cycle pedalling (2 April, 2008)

  R Ogai, M Yamane, T Matsumoto, M Kosaka
• Physical activity throughout life reduces the atherosclerotic wall process in the carotid artery (1 April, 2008)

  M Sandrock, C Schulze, D Schmitz, H-H Dickhuth, A Schmidt-Trucksaess
• Acid reflux into the oesophagus does not influence exercise-induced airway narrowing in bronchial asthma (1 June, 2007)

  M Ferrari, F Bonella, L Benini, P Ferrari, F De Iorio, R Testi, V Lo Cascio
• The diagnosis of longstanding groin pain: a prospective clinical cohort study (1 April, 2008)

  C J Bradshaw, M Bundy, E Falvey