Basketball
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Quantification of activity during wheelchair basketball and rugby at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games: A pilot study.

30 Aug 2009 To date, no published data exists on distances and speeds traveled by rugby or basketball players during game play. The purpose of this study was to provide quantitative information of selected characteristics of wheelchair basketball and rugby game ... Read more...

When an athlete can't catch his breath.

30 Aug 2009 Don't rely on self-reported symptoms to diagnose exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB). Indirect testing is the best way to diagnose EIB in patients who do not have underlying asthma. Short-acting beta2-agonists should be first-line management ... Read more...

Performance outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the National Basketball Association.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of return to play and to quantify the effect on the basketball player's performance after surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). METHODS: Surgical injuries ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Basketball'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Quantification of activity during wheelchair basketball and rugby at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games: A pilot study. 30 Aug 2009
• When an athlete can't catch his breath. 30 Aug 2009
• Performance outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the National Basketball Association. 30 Jul 2009
• Lower limb maximal dynamic strength and agility determinants in elite basketball players. 30 Jul 2009
• ALS in Italian professional soccer players: the risk is still present and could be soccer-specific. 30 Jul 2009
• Identifying and analyzing the construction and effectiveness of offensive plays in basketball by using systematic observation. 30 Jul 2009
• Consumer products and activities associated with dental injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments, 1990-2003. 30 Jul 2009
• Go for the gold--lessons from the 2008 U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. 29 Jun 2009
• A common ankle injury with a not-so-common twist. 29 Jun 2009
• Saccades and prefrontal hemodynamics in basketball players. 28 Jun 2009
• Analogy learning and the performance of motor skills under pressure. 30 May 2009
• Heart rate, blood lactate concentration, and time-motion analysis of female basketball players during competition. 30 May 2009
• Experts appear to use angle of elevation information in basketball shooting. 30 May 2009
• Officiating bias: the effect of foul differential on foul calls in NCAA basketball. 29 Apr 2009
• Testing compensation: does recreational basketball impact adult activity levels? 29 Apr 2009
• Outcome analysis of sports-related multiple facial fractures. 29 Apr 2009
• Blood metabolites during basketball competitions. 29 Apr 2009
• Impact of fatigue on the position of the release arm and shoulder girdle over a longer shooting distance for an elite basketball player. 29 Apr 2009
• Closed irreducible dislocation of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb: report of two cases. 26 Apr 2009
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in trauma: a case review. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Basketball'

Definition: A competitive team sport played on a rectangular court having a raised basket at each end.

Descriptor UI: D001490

Alternative terms: Basketball; Basketballs;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; injuries; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; physiology;

Tree Number: I03.450.642.845.117;

History Note: 90(87); was see under SPORTS 1987-89

Technical Notes: /inj: coord IM with specific inj (IM); /physiol permitted; Manual 30.15.1