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2026-10-30Psychological factors as predictors of compliance and outcome in non-operative management of Achilles tendon rupture: a systematic review.Systematic review2026-10-29High-Load Strength Training Reduces Injury Incidence and Injury Burden and Improves Physical Fitness in Young Highly Trained Soccer Players.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-28Effects of Plyometric and Balance Training on Neuromuscular Control of Recreational Athletes with Functional Ankle Instability: A Randomized Controlled Laboratory Study.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-27Late-stage rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (PReP).Randomised controlled trial2026-10-26Evaluating a 3-Month Physical Impairment and Functional Performance-Based Rehabilitation Program After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Syndrome.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-25Effects of eccentric exercises on improving ankle dorsiflexion in soccer players.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-24Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Explosive Power in Athletes: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-23Surgical treatment versus conservative management for acute Achilles tendon rupture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-22The effectiveness of hip arthroscopic surgery for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-21Physical activity following sport-related concussion in adolescents: a systematic review.Systematic review2026-10-20Manual therapy and exercise for lateral elbow pain.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-19Risk Factors for Shoulder Injuries in Female Athletes Playing Overhead Sports: A Systematic Review.Systematic review2026-10-18Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-17Psychological risk factors for a first hamstring strain injury in soccer: a qualitative study.Qualitative study2026-10-16Biomechanical parameters of the golf swing associated with lower back pain: A systematic review.Systematic review2026-10-15Does load management using the acute:chronic workload ratio prevent health problems? A cluster randomised trial of 482 elite youth footballers of both sexes.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-14Neuromuscular training for the prevention of ankle sprains in female athletes: a systematic review.Systematic review2026-10-13The Efficacy of Blood Flow Restriction Training to Improve Quadriceps Muscle Function after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-12Shoulder pain and injury risk factors in competitive swimmers: A systematic review.Systematic review2026-10-11Differences in Injury Profiles Between Female and Male Athletes Across the Participant Classification Framework: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-10Comparative effectiveness of rehabilitation protocols for hamstring injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-09Effect of sports massage on performance and recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-08The preventive effects of neuromuscular training on lower extremity sports injuries in adolescent and young athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-07The effectiveness of the Copenhagen adduction exercise on improving eccentric hip adduction strength among soccer players with groin injury: a randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-06Making football safer for women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of injury prevention programmes in 11 773 female football (soccer) players.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-05Evidence-Based Hamstring Injury Prevention and Risk Factor Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-04Impact of Cold-Water Immersion Compared with Passive Recovery Following a Single Bout of Strenuous Exercise on Athletic Performance in Physically Active Participants: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis and Meta-regression.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-03Complex and Contrast Training: Does Strength and Power Training Sequence Affect Performance-Based Adaptations in Team Sports? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-02Effects of dry needling on recovery, neuromuscular function, and injury outcomes in sports athletes: a systematic review targeting the neck and related regions.Systematic review2026-10-01Age-moderating effects and training characteristics of neuromuscular training for preventing knee injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-30The efficacy of eccentric exercise in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-29Injury Prevention Programmes Fail to Change Most Lower Limb Kinematics and Kinetics in Female Team Field and Court Sports: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-28Inertial flywheel vs heavy slow resistance training among athletes with patellar tendinopathy: A randomised trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-27Effects of FIFA 11 + warm-up program on kinematics and proprioception in adolescent soccer players: a parallel‑group randomized control trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-26Return to Sport After Nonoperative Management of Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-25Towards the strategies of return to sport after lateral ankle Sprain: a systematic review.Systematic review2026-09-24Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Preserves Lower Extremity Bone and Muscle Mass After ACL Reconstruction.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-23Elite athletes' experiences of musculoskeletal pain management using neuroanatomical dry needling: A qualitative study in Swedish track and field.Qualitative study2026-09-22Coach Education Improves Adherence to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Programs: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-21An isometric neck strengthening program does not improve neck strength in elite women's football-code athletes: A randomised controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-20Movement Technique During Jump-Landing Differs Between Sex Among Athletic Playing Surfaces.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-19Effect of motor imagery on enjoyment in knee-injury prevention and rehabilitation training: A randomized crossover study.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-18Adolescents With a High Burden of New-Onset Mood Symptoms After Sport-Related Concussion Benefit From Prescribed Aerobic Exercise, a Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Controlled Trials.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-17Acute:chronic workload ratio and load management for team sports: a multilevel meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-16Topical glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) and eccentric exercises in the treatment of mid-portion achilles tendinopathy (the NEAT trial): a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-15The effects of stroboscopic balance training on cortical activities in athletes with chronic ankle instability.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-14Comparison of stop-X and knee control training on side cut kinetics in futsal players with dynamic knee valgus: a randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-13Effects of Landing Impacts and Running on Balance Error Scoring System Performance.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-12Can We Identify Why Athletes Fail to Return to Sports After Arthroscopic Bankart Repair? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-11Postoperative rehabilitation and outcomes following arthroscopic isolated meniscus repairs: A systematic review.Systematic review2026-09-10Early targeted heart rate aerobic exercise versus placebo stretching for sport-related concussion in adolescents: a randomised controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-09Changes After a Conventional vs. an Alternative Therapy Program on Physical, Psychological, and Injury-Related Parameters in Male Youth Soccer Players With Patellar Tendinopathy During Return to Competition.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-08Efficacy of exercise interventions on prevention of sport-related concussion and related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-07Early versus delayed lengthening exercises for acute hamstring injury in male athletes: a randomised controlled clinical trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-06Return to Sports After Total Hip Arthroplasty: An Umbrella Review for Consensus Guidelines.Systematic review2026-09-05Psychosocial interventions help facilitate recovery following musculoskeletal sports injuries: a systematic review.Systematic review2026-09-04Comparison of surgical or non-surgical management for non-acute anterior cruciate ligament injury: the ACL SNNAP RCT.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-03Upper Extremity Return to Sport Functional Testing: A Systematic Review.Systematic review2026-09-02Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport after Injury Scale (ACL-RSI) Scores over Time After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-01Hydrotherapy with hydrogen-rich water compared with RICE protocol following acute ankle sprain in professional athletes: a randomized non-inferiority pilot trial.Pilot randomised controlled trial2026-08-31Efficacy of ultrasound-guided galvanic electrolysis technique and physical therapy in patients with Achilles' tendinopathy: A pilot randomised controlled trial.Pilot randomised controlled trial2026-08-30Physical Therapy for Sport-Related Concussion: A Network Meta-analysis and Systematic Review.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-29Injury narratives in sport: a comprehensive review of qualitative studies.Qualitative study2026-08-28Does Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Exercise, or Both Improve Pain and Function in Postmenopausal Women With Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome? A 2 × 2 Factorial Randomized Clinical Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-27Hamstring Injury Treatments and Management in Athletes: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature.Systematic review2026-08-26Effectiveness of reducing tendon compression in the rehabilitation of insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-25Effects of a warm-up program on jump-landing pattern and lumbopelvic function in female basketball players with dynamic knee valgus.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-24Effectiveness of adding Dynamic Tape® to progressive tendon-load exercise program in patients with patellar tendinopathy: A randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-23Injuries in Artistic Gymnastics: Etiology, Prevention Strategies, and Multifactorial Perspectives-A Systematic Review.Systematic review2026-08-22Non-surgical treatment of patellar tendinopathy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Systematic review2026-08-21Short-term neurophysiological response after spinal thrust manipulation to guide return-to-throwing in collegiate pitchers: a randomized crossover pilot study.Pilot randomised controlled trial2026-08-20The Assessment, Management and Prevention of Calf Muscle Strain Injuries: A Qualitative Study of the Practices and Perspectives of 20 Expert Sports Clinicians.Qualitative study2026-08-19Effectiveness of Field-Based Resistance Training Protocols on Hip Muscle Strength Among Young Elite Football Players.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-18What Will Deliver the Best Bang-For-Your-Treatment-Buck? Treatment Effects of Physical Therapy Approaches to Managing Chronic Ankle Instability: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Meta-analysis2026-08-17Nonoperative treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review.Systematic review2026-08-16Evidence for the effects of prehabilitation before ACL-reconstruction on return to sport-related and self-reported knee function: A systematic review.Systematic review2026-08-15The effects of sleeper stretch vs. crossbody stretch in overhead athletes with shoulder pain and glenohumeral internal rotation deficit: a randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-14High compliance with the injury prevention exercise programme Knee Control is associated with a greater injury preventive effect in male, but not in female, youth floorball players.Systematic review2026-08-13Effects of Eccentric-Oriented Strength Training on Return to Sport Criteria in Late-Stage Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)-Reconstructed Professional Team Sport Players.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-12Effectiveness of an online multi-component exercise-based injury prevention program on running-related injury risk in recreational runners: a randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-11A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for reducing the injury incidence in youth team-sport players. Part 2: an analysis by movement patterns.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-10Exercise for patellar tendinopathy.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-09Blood flow restriction training compared to conventional training in people with knee pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-08A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for reducing the injury incidence in youth team-sport players. Part 1: an analysis by classical training components.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-07Long-term Prognosis of Athletes With Patellar Tendinopathy Receiving Physical Therapy: Patient-Reported Outcomes at 5-Year Follow-up.Systematic review2026-08-06Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Recovery and Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.Systematic review2026-08-05Dynamic proprioceptive training improves functional recovery in sprinters with patellofemoral pain: A randomized trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-04Early Targeted Heart Rate Aerobic Exercise Reduces Proportion of Subacute Musculoskeletal Injuries After Recovery From Sport-Related Concussion.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-03Effectiveness of shoulder injury prevention programs in an overhead athletic population: A systematic review.Systematic review2026-08-02Sex Differences in Response to Low- Versus High-Volume Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Pilot randomised controlled trial2026-08-01Aquatic Exercise Enhances Functional Movement and Sensorimotor Performance in Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-31No Difference in Return-to-Sport Rate or Activity Level in People with Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Managed with ACL Reconstruction or Rehabilitation Alone: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-07-30Symptom Exacerbation and Adverse Events During a Randomized Trial of Early-Stage Rehabilitation After Sport-Related Concussion: Safety Outcomes From the Active Rehab Study.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-29Data collection and utilisation in sports physiotherapy practice: A qualitative study of UK sport physiotherapists.Qualitative study2026-07-28Effect of an Unsupervised Exercises-Based Athletics Injury Prevention Programme on Injury Complaints Leading to Participation Restriction in Athletics: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-27Effects of medical training therapy on injury rehabilitation and sports-specific performance in elite rock climbers: A randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-26Social support and therapeutic relationships intertwine to influence exercise behavior in people with sport-related knee injuries.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-25Effectiveness of physical agent modalities for pain relief in injured athletes: A systematic review.Systematic review2026-07-24Influence of exercise interventions on functional movement screen scores in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-23Four-Week Ankle-Rehabilitation Programs in Adolescent Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-22Functionality and jump performance in patellar tendinopathy with the application of three different treatments.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-21Effects of flexibility and strength training on peak hamstring musculotendinous strains during sprinting.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-20Effects of low-level laser therapy on hamstring strain injury rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-19Systematic review of distal biceps tendon rupture in athletes: treatment and rehabilitation.Systematic review2026-07-18Prevention of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries among Youth Female Athletes: An Umbrella Review.Systematic review2026-07-17Effectiveness of fascial manipulation® versus eccentric training with static stretching on patellar tendinopathy - A randomized clinical trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-16Benefits of hip arthroscopy surgery for soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-15Eccentric Isokinetic Rehabilitation for Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis in Female Swimmers: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Bilateral Neuromuscular Adaptations and Functional Performance.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-14Effect of unplanned athletic movement on knee mechanics: a systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-13Efficacy of heel lifts versus calf muscle eccentric exercise for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (HEALTHY): a randomised trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-12Effect of neuromuscular training strategies on injury rates in adolescent males playing sport - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-11Does Adding a Pilates Exercise Program Enhance Recovery Outcomes for Sports Hernia? A Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-10Efficacy of throwing exercise with TheraBand in male volleyball players with shoulder internal rotation deficit: a randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-09Use of extracorporeal shockwave therapies for athletes and physically active individuals: a systematic review.Systematic review2026-07-08A Comparative Study of Treatment Interventions for Patellar Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-07Efficacy of throwing exercise with TheraBand in male volleyball players with shoulder internal rotation deficit: a randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-06Short- and Intermediate-Term Results of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Noninsertional Achilles Tendinopathy.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-05Effects of conservative treatment strategies for iliotibial band syndrome on pain and function in runners: a systematic review.Systematic review2026-07-04Is Cumulative Load Associated with Injuries in Youth Team Sport? A Systematic Review.Systematic review2026-07-03Lower extremity return to sport testing: A systematic review.Systematic review