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Nirmala Kanthi Panagodage Perera

Australian Institute of Sport
Verified email at ausport.gov.au
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The Australian Institute of Sport framework for rebooting sport in a COVID-19 environment

D Hughes, R Saw, NKP Perera, M Mooney… - Journal of science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sport makes an important contribution to the physical, psychological and emotional well-
being of Australians. The economic contribution of sport is equivalent to 2–3% of Gross …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoarthritis-a systematic review of long-term safety implications for osteoarthritis of the knee

J Charlesworth, J Fitzpatrick, NKP Perera… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2019 - Springer
Background There is no cure for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and typically patients live
approximately 30-years with the disease. Most common medical treatments result in short …

The relationships between rugby union, and health and well-being: a scoping review

SA Griffin, NKP Perera, A Murray, C Hartley… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To scope the relationships between rugby union, and health and well-being.
Design Scoping review. Data sources Published and unpublished reports of any age …

[HTML][HTML] Training during the COVID-19 lockdown: knowledge, beliefs, and practices of 12,526 athletes from 142 countries and six continents

JA Washif, A Farooq, I Krug, DB Pyne, E Verhagen… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Objective Our objective was to explore the training-related knowledge, beliefs, and practices
of athletes and the influence of lockdowns in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-economic and nutritional determinants of low birth weight in India

M Kader, NKPP Perera - North American journal of medical …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is an important risk factor for childhood morbidity and
mortality, consequently an important public health concern. Aim: This study aims to identify …

The prevalence of depressive symptoms in high-performance athletes: a systematic review

L Golding, RG Gillingham… - The Physician and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To provide an up-to-date overview of the prevalence of depressive symptoms in
high-performance athletes and describe the tools used to assess for these in order to identify …

COVID-19 lockdown: a global study investigating the effect of athletes' sport classification and sex on training practices

JA Washif, Ø Sandbakk, S Seiler… - … journal of sports …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To investigate differences in athletes' knowledge, beliefs, and training practices
during COVID-19 lockdowns with reference to sport classification and sex. This work …

[HTML][HTML] Does the addiction in online pornography affect the behavioral pattern of undergrad private university students in Bangladesh?

MRHK Chowdhury, MRK Chowdhury… - … journal of health …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Anecdotal reports from Bangladesh indicated that some young adults were
becoming addicted to online pornography similar to how others become addicted to …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of short-term breathing exercises on respiratory recovery in patients with COVID-19: a quasi-experimental study

M Kader, MA Hossain, V Reddy, NKP Perera… - BMC Sports Science …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious
respiratory tract disease. The most common clinical manifestation of severe COVID-19 is …

Motivation for sports participation, injury prevention expectations, injury risk perceptions and health problems in youth floorball players

NKP Perera, I Åkerlund… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Describe the motivation for floorball participation, injury prevention expectations,
injury risk perceptions and prevalence of health problems in youth floorball players at the …