BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

Epidemiology of sport-related concussions among middle- and high-school students in Japan: a nationwide analysis using insurance registry data

Objectives To explore the epidemiology, incidence and distribution of sports-related concussion (SRC) among middle- and high-school students from Japan sustained during extracurricular sports.Methods ...
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Musculoskeletal injuries in rock climbing: a scoping review

This scoping review examined the prevalence and characteristics of musculoskeletal injuries in rock climbing and identified ...
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Lower limb injuries and concussions dominate in collegiate women’s ice hockey: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives This review aimed to provide a pooled estimate of injury incidence and epidemiology in women’s ice hockey. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted by searching PubMed ...
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Farewell to the old ways and an invitation to do better

As I step down as Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine (BOSEM), I find myself reflecting not only on the journal itself but also on the broader publishing environment in which we all ...
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Influence of Yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation on gut-microbiome diversity and Gut–Heart–Brain axis (YoGH-Biome) in heart failure: a study protocol

Heart failure (HF) is a chronic and progressive cardiovascular condition associated with significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare burden. Increasing evidence points to a critical role of gut ...
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Evaluating the efficacy of a personalised sub-symptomatic exercise treatment programme for rehabilitation of military service members with persistent symptoms following mild ...

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) remains a significant health concern for the US Military Health System and a threat to warfighter readiness. Although most service members (SMs) recover following an ...