TY - JOUR T1 - Optimising load to optimise outcomes JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 985 LP - 985 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098048 VL - 51 IS - 13 AU - Philip Glasgow Y1 - 2017/07/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/13/985.abstract N2 - The human body is attuned to respond to various forms of mechanical loading and that this is perhaps the primary tool in the repertoire of sports medicine professionals. If exercise is the intervention of choice for a range of conditions, we must appreciate the mechanisms that underpin adaptation so we can refine our prescription and better benefit patients. The current issue of BJSM highlights a range of strategies that can be used to better monitor, manipulate and apply load in a range of contexts.Mechanical loading can take many different forms and may involve … ER -