Advances in the Prevention, Management, and Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 3142

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Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
Interests: clinical anatomy; foot and ankle; tendon injury; female athlete

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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will explore cutting-edge advancements in preventing, managing, and rehabilitating sports injuries. Topics will range from innovative injury prevention strategies, like anatomical structures, biomechanics, and training methodologies, to the latest physical assessments, such as ultrasonographic imaging techniques. This Special Issue will also explore novel rehabilitation approaches, including personalized rehabilitation plans and technology-assisted therapies. We aim to provide a comprehensive overview of how sports medicine is evolving to enhance athletic performance, reduce injury occurrence, facilitate quicker and more accurate assessments, and optimize rehabilitation outcomes, ultimately promoting long-term athletic health and well-being.

Dr. Mutsuaki Edama
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • prevention
  • rehabilitation
  • physical therapy
  • clinical anatomy
  • exercise
  • ultrasonography
  • foot and ankle
  • tendon
  • musculoskeletal
  • female athlete

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Posterior Tibial Artery Blood Flow Velocity Is Increased in Patients with Plantar Heel Pain
by Fumiya Kaneko, Sho Katayama and Shintarou Kudo
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(11), 3153; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13113153 - 28 May 2024
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Background/Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between posterior tibial artery blood flow velocity and plantar heel pain (PHP). Methods: The PHP group comprised patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis with plantar heel pain during gait, and the control group comprised [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between posterior tibial artery blood flow velocity and plantar heel pain (PHP). Methods: The PHP group comprised patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis with plantar heel pain during gait, and the control group comprised healthy participants without plantar heel pain. The peak systolic velocity of the posterior tibial artery was measured using ultrasonography; it was measured three times on each side, and the mean value was calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to calculate the peak systolic velocity cutoff value for plantar heel pain. Results: 23 patients (age 58.0 ± 16.5 years; 13 males and 10 females) and 23 healthy participants (age 51.3 ± 17.3 years; 10 males and 13 females) formed the PHP and control groups, respectively. Peak systolic velocity on the affected side was significantly greater in the PHP group (44.1 ± 13.1 cm/s) than in the control group (32.7 ± 5.9 cm/s). No significant difference was observed between the left and right sides in the PHP (7.1 ± 9.8 cm/s) and control (3.7 ± 3.0 cm/s) groups. A cutoff value of 38.2 cm/s was observed on the affected side. Conclusions: We quantified the increase in posterior tibial artery blood flow velocity in patients with plantar heel pain. Peak systolic velocity measurements can aid in quantitatively evaluating these patients. This study was registered as a clinical trial (UMIN000046875) on 1 October 2021. Full article
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