The Rodeo AthleteSports Medicine - Tập 40 - Trang 817-839 - 2012
Michael C. Meyers, C. Matthew Laurent
A previous instalment to this review focused on the sport science for rodeo, the history behind the sport and what is currently known about the physical and physiological status, coronary risk profile, strength and power levels, event-specific kinesiological and biomechanical aspects, nutritional habits and psychological indices associated with the rodeo athlete. In regards to injury, rodeo is wel...... hiện toàn bộ
Exercise at 65 and BeyondSports Medicine - Tập 43 - Trang 525-530 - 2013
Mark E. Batt, Jeffrey Tanji, Mats Börjesson
Aging is characterized by increasing muscle loss, physical inactivity and frailty. Physical inactivity is known to be associated with increased incidence of obesity and many life-threatening chronic conditions. We know that exercise, through many factors including antiinflammatory effects and enhanced fitness, can help prevent and treat many chronic diseases as well as help maintain independent li...... hiện toàn bộ
Massage and Performance Recovery: A Meta-Analytical ReviewSports Medicine - Tập 46 - Trang 183-204 - 2016
Wigand Poppendieck, Melissa Wegmann, Alexander Ferrauti, Michael Kellmann, Mark Pfeiffer, Tim Meyer
Post-exercise massage is one of the most frequently applied interventions to enhance recovery of athletes. However, evidence to support the efficacy of massage for performance recovery is scarce. Moreover, it has not yet been concluded under which conditions massage is effective. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature on massage...... hiện toàn bộ
The Exercise-Induced Stress Response of Skeletal Muscle, with Specific Emphasis on HumansSports Medicine - - 2012
James P. Morton, Anna C. Kayani, Anne McArdle, Barry Drust
Skeletal muscle adapts to the stress of contractile activity via changes in gene expression to yield an increased content of a family of highly conserved cytoprotective proteins known as heat shock proteins (HSPs). These proteins function to maintain homeostasis, facilitate repair from injury and provide protection against future insults. The study of the exercise-induced production of HSPs in ske...... hiện toàn bộ
Sleep Quality in Elite Athletes: Normative Values, Reliability and Understanding Contributors to Poor SleepSports Medicine - Tập 52 - Trang 417-426 - 2021
Shona L. Halson, Rich D. Johnston, Renee N. Appaneal, Margot A. Rogers, Liam A. Toohey, Michael K. Drew, Charli Sargent, Gregory D. Roach
The aims of this retrospective study were to (i) provide a description of sleep quality in elite athletes as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), (ii) provide normative PSQI data, (iii) identify differences across sex and sport, (iv) identify components that contribute to high PSQI scores and (v) assess PSQI test–retest reliability. The PSQI was completed by 479 athletes (371 fem...... hiện toàn bộ