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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Supervised exercise therapy versus usual care for patellofemoral pain syndrome: an open label randomised controlled trial.

18 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of supervised exercise therapy compared with usual care with respect to recovery, pain, and function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. DESIGN: Open label randomised controlled trial. SETTING: ... Read more...

Squatting, sitting on the floor, or cycling: are life-long daily activities risk factors for clinical knee osteoarthritis? Stage III results of a community-based study.

13 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between occupations, sports, life-long daily activities, and knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: In this case-control study, we randomly recruited 480 subjects with knee osteoarthritis, who had participated in the ... Read more...

Adherence to guidelines for cardiovascular screening in current high school preparticipation evaluation forms.

29 Sep 2009 We compared the content of the cardiac screening questions on US state high school athletic association preparticipation evaluation forms with current consensus recommendations. We reviewed the high school athletic association's approved, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sports'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Influence of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health on paralympic sports classification. 30 Oct 2009
• Supervised exercise therapy versus usual care for patellofemoral pain syndrome: an open label randomised controlled trial. 18 Oct 2009
• Squatting, sitting on the floor, or cycling: are life-long daily activities risk factors for clinical knee osteoarthritis? Stage III results of a community-based study. 13 Oct 2009
• Comment on "Atmospheric particulate matter pollution during the 2008 Beijing Olympics". 29 Sep 2009
• Comment on "Atmospheric particulate matter pollution during the 2008 Beijing Olympics". 29 Sep 2009
• Do knee braces provide enough stability for the wearer to engage in strenuous athletic activity? 29 Sep 2009
• Adherence to guidelines for cardiovascular screening in current high school preparticipation evaluation forms. 29 Sep 2009
• [Mr and/or Mrs Caster Semenya (2)] 7 Sep 2009
• Torque Teno Virus (TTV) distribution in healthy Russian population. 5 Sep 2009
• [Mr. or Ms. Caster Semenya (1)] 31 Aug 2009
• [Seasonal entertainment, a different approach for entering an institution] 30 Aug 2009
• Introduction to triathlon for the lower limb amputee triathlete. 30 Aug 2009
• Lower limb strength in sports-active transtibial amputees. 30 Aug 2009
• Contribution of athletic identity to child and adolescent physical activity. 30 Aug 2009
• Men and masculinities in forensic psychiatric care: an interview study concerning male nurses' experiences of working with male caregivers and male patients. 30 Aug 2009
• [Exercise-induced asthma could be laryngeal obstruction. Not uncommon among young sportsmen--avoiding the wrong treatment is important] 30 Aug 2009
• Ultrasonographic median nerve changes after a wheelchair sporting event. 30 Aug 2009
• Evidence for the validity of the Children's Attraction to Physical Activity questionnaire (CAPA) with young children. 30 Aug 2009
• Track configuration determines risk of driver injury in open wheel motor racing. 30 Aug 2009
• Effect of long term and intensive endurance training in athletes on the age related decline in left and right ventricular diastolic function as assessed by Doppler echocardiography. 26 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Sports'

Definition: Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.

Descriptor UI: D013177

Alternative terms: Sports; Sport; Athletics; Athletic;

Related Mesh Headings: Athletic Injuries; Doping in Sports; Exercise Therapy; Exercise; Exercise Movement Techniques;

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

Tree Number: I03.450.642.845;

Online Note: use SPORTS to search ATHLETICS 1966-75

History Note: ATHLETICS was see under SPORTS 1963-75

Technical Notes: SPORTS is the activity, SPORTS MEDICINE is the specialty