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In China, the aim of integrating sports and medicine is part of a national health promotion policy. It is important to clarify the relevant policy points, policy practice distribution, and practical tools, as well as to find the weak links in the pol...

The School-Based Health Centre (SBHC) model of healthcare delivery in community health is designed to address the unique needs of adolescents. Through a collaborative interprofessional approach, they aim to provide comprehensive care with the goal of...

Athletes have higher thoracic and lumbar curvature in standing than the reference values of the non-athletic population. The sagittal integral morphotype method (SIM) assessment has not previously been applied to competitive amateur athletes (CAA). T...

As a global pandemic, COVID-19 shows no sign of letting up. With the control of the epidemic in China, the proportion of patients with severe and critical diseases being cured and discharged from hospital has increased, and the recovery of COVID-19 p...

Clarifying service demands is a necessary prerequisite for promoting high-quality service development and sustainable supply. According to the charm quality theory and the logical system and basic viewpoints of the Kano model, a questionnaire survey...

Return to play (RTP) decision making in professional soccer is crucial for minimising re-injury risk, reducing financial burdens on clubs, and optimising player performance. Despite its significance, there is a lack of objective criteria and consensu...

This review aims to provide a comprehensive framework for implementing precision sports medicine, integrating genetics, pharmacogenomics, digital health solutions, and multi-omics data. Literature review was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Sc...

Equine sports medicine continues to advance at pace, driven by innovations in technology, AI, biomechanics, exercise physiology, and clinical diagnostics [...]

Introduction: Opera singers are continuously subjected to cardiopulmonary exercise. The impact on cardiac performance has not been studied. Our aim was to verify the impact of singing on heart performance, particularly by the evaluation of ECG and de...

Youth sport participation provides undeniable physical, emotional, and social benefits. However, the current landscape of pediatric athletics has shifted toward early sports specialization (ESS), year-round training, and heightened competitive pressu...

(1) Background: In recent years, new media and the integration of sport and medicine have promoted the rapid integration and development of the two fields of health and, to a certain extent, the pursuit of public health knowledge and the promotion of...

Motion Capture (MoCap) has become an integral tool in fields such as sports, medicine, and the entertainment industry. The cost of deploying high-end equipment and the lack of expertise and knowledge limit the usage of MoCap from its full potential,...

The advancement of sports science has heightened demands for precise monitoring of athletes’ technical movements, physiological status, and performance. Optical fiber sensing (OFS) technology, with its unique advantages including high sensitivi...

Pharmacists are competent to promote the proper use of medicines. According to the International Pharmaceutical Federation, pharmacists must develop competence in sports pharmacy and the contents of the World Anti-Doping Agency code. This explorative...

Background/Objectives: Sports-related bone fractures are a common challenge in sports medicine, requiring accurate and timely diagnosis to prevent long-term complications and enable effective treatment. Conventional diagnostic methods often rely on m...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is redefining electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis in pre-participation examination (PPE) of athletes, enhancing the detection and monitoring of cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular concerns, including sudden cardiac death,...

Introduction: Paramedics are increasingly being recognized as essential contributors to sports medicine, where their role extends beyond emergency response to prevention, planning, and collaboration with other medical professionals. Yet their scope o...

In elite sports, athletic excellence demands meticulous performance preparation and a sound health status. This paper overviews the current propositions and applications of pervasive computing and data analytics and our vision on how they should be u...

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to examine differences in motor competence and muscular fitness between children engaged in combat sports and their peers who do not participate in structured physical activity. Methods: The sample consisted of...

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new challenges in managing neurological conditions, particularly among athletes. This paper explores the intersection of post-COVID-19 neurological syndrome (PCNS/PASC) and post-concussion syndrome (PCS), focusing...

The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in athlete health monitoring and injury prediction presents both technological opportunities and complex ethical challenges. This narrative review critically examines 24 empirical and conceptual stud...

This research paper examines Sports Analytics, focusing on injury patterns in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and their impact on players’ performance. It employs a unique dataset to identify common NBA injuries, determine the most af...

Background: This study evaluates the potential of ChatGPT and Google Bard as educational tools for patients in orthopedics, focusing on sports medicine and pediatric orthopedics. The aim is to compare the quality of responses provided by these natura...

Physical activity is widely recognized for its health benefits; however, it also increases the risk of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries, with muscle-related cases constituting a considerable proportion. These injuries impair well-being, athletic...

Inhaled medications, commonly prescribed for respiratory conditions such as asthma and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, are increasingly scrutinized in sports medicine due to their potential performance-enhancing effects. Bronchodilators, in par...

Textiles have been at the heart of human technological progress for thousands of years, with textile developments closely tied to key inventions that have shaped societies. The relatively recent invention of electronic textiles is set to push boundar...

It is estimated that three to five million sports injuries occur worldwide each year. The highest incidence is reported during competition periods with mainly affectation of the musculoskeletal tissue. For appropriate nutritional management and corre...

Non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries (NC-ACLs) represent a significant concern in sports medicine, particularly among athletes and physically active individuals. These injuries not only result in immediate functional impairment but also pr...

In Ambient Intelligence (AmI), the activity a user is engaged in is an essential part of the context, so its recognition is of paramount importance for applications in areas like sports, medicine, personal safety, and so forth. The concurrent use of...

Sports-associated traumatic brain injury is emerging as an under-recognized driver of acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases. Larger population-based studies show that individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury experience up to a t...

Motion capture and the measurement of physical activity are common practices in the fields of physical therapy, sports medicine, biomechanics, and kinesiology. The data collected by these systems can be very important to understand how someone is rec...

Predicting the optimal recovery time following a soccer player’s injury is a complex task with heavy implications on team performance. While most current decision-based models rely on the physician’s perspective, this study proposes a mac...

Intense athletic training and competition can rarely result in sudden cardiac death (SCD). Despite the introduction of pre-participation cardiovascular screening, especially among young competitive athletes, sport-related SCD remains a debated issue...

Somatotyping is essential for assessing body composition in sports science, anthropology, and medicine. Traditional methods, such as the Heath–Carter approach, rely on manual measurements, which can be prone to errors and variability. This stud...

Weight resistance training (RT) is an essential component of physical conditioning programs to improve the quality of life and physical fitness in different ages and populations. This integrative review aimed to analyze the scientific evidence on the...

The “fusion of sports and medicine (FSM)” is the key to promoting national fitness and health in deep fusion. However, there are disadvantages such as isolation of information networks and separation of health data in the progress of FSM....

Hyaluronic acid (HA), a naturally occurring polysaccharide, holds immense potential in regenerative medicine due to its diverse biological functions and clinical applications, particularly in gel formulations. This paper presents a comprehensive expl...

The interest in flexible and wearable electronics is increasing in both scientific research and in multiple industry sectors, such as medicine and healthcare, sports, and fashion. Thus, compatible power sources are needed to develop secondary batteri...

This review explores the prevalence and impacts of muscular power and dynamic balance motor asymmetry among football players, emphasizing its impact on performance and injury risk. Motor asymmetry frequently occurs in football, largely due to the spo...

Background/Objectives: Universities serve as crucibles for molding future healthcare providers, instilling medical expertise and ethical frameworks crucial for their role as custodians of health. Yet, integrating anti-doping education into university...

In many smart textile development studies, sensors and electro-conductive yarns have been widely investigated and used as essential components, especially in the fields of medicine, sport, work wear, and special applications. Wearable sensors provide...

Nutritional assessment and intervention in athletes, a central focus of sports medicine and healthcare, has increasingly shifted in recent years toward precision nutrition—an approach that individualizes dietary recommendations according to gen...

In medicine and sport science, postural evaluation is an essential part of gait and posture correction. There are various instruments for quantifying the postural system’s efficiency and determining postural stability which are considered state...

Lactate is present in sweat at high concentrations, being a metabolite of high interest in sport science and medicine. Therefore, the potential to determine lactate concentrations in physiological fluids, at the point of need with minimal invasivenes...

Background/Objectives: Leadership in physical education plays a critical role in the holistic development of students, influencing variables such as satisfaction, group cohesion, and performance. Despite the abundance of cross-sectional studies, ther...

Acute or intense exercise can result in metabolic imbalances, muscle injuries, or reveal hidden disorders. Laboratory medicine in sports is playing an increasingly crucial role in monitoring athletes’ health conditions. In this study, we design...

Microfluidics platforms can program small amounts of fluids to execute a bio-protocol, and thus, can automate the work of a technician and also integrate a large part of laboratory equipment. Although most microfluidic systems have considerably reduc...

Immersion in forest environments was shown to produce beneficial effects to human health, in particular psychophysical relaxation, leading to its growing recognition as a form of integrative medicine. However, limited evidence exists about the statis...

Hand motion monitoring plays a vital role in medical rehabilitation, sports training, and human–computer interaction. High-sensitivity wearable biosensors are essential for accurate gesture recognition and precise motion analysis. In this work,...

Laboratory medicine, along with genetic investigations in sports medicine, is taking on an increasingly important role in monitoring athletes’ health conditions. Acute or intense exercise can result in metabolic imbalances, muscle injuries or reveal...