Airway epithelial cells act as a physical barrier against environmental toxins and injury, and modulate inflammation and the immune response. As such, maintenance of their integrity is critical.

The objective is to provide guidance for pregnant women and obstetric care and exercise professionals on prenatal physical activity. The outcomes evaluated were maternal, fetal or neonatal morbidity, ...

4 Department of Sports Medicine, The Hague Medical Centre, Antoniushove, Leidschendam, The Netherlands 5 Department of Sports Medicine, Sports Medical Advice Centre Haarlem, Haarlem, The Netherlands 6 ...

The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; carl.askling{at}gih.se Occurrence Hamstring strain is the ...

1 Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain 2 Basic Cardiovascular Research Section, Department of Morphological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Granada, ...

Correspondence to Dr John W Orchard, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; john.orchard{at}sydney.edu.au ...

Background Groin injuries represent a considerable problem in male football. Previous groin-specific prevention programmes have not shown a significant reduction in groin injury rates. An exercise ...

Correspondence to Dr Benjamin F Mentiplay, La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; b.mentiplay{at}latrobe.edu.au Objective To ...

Although the overall injury rate in volleyball and beach volleyball is relatively low compared with other team sports, injuries do occur in a discipline specific pattern. Epidemiological research has ...

Climate change and global warming may prompt the relocation of future Summer and Winter Olympic/Paralympic Games to higher elevations, driven by the pursuit of sustainability and emerging health ...

Background Sideline detection is the first and most significant step in recognising a potential concussion and removing an athlete from harm. This systematic review aims to evaluate the critical ...

Objective To study the injury characteristics in professional football and to follow the variation of injury incidence during a match, during a season and over consecutive seasons. Design Prospective ...