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sports medicine

18 papers

WITHDRAWN: Inflammatory profile changes in response to acute endurance exercise from NULISAseq-based detection of analytes in dried blood spot specimens from half marathon participants

This study demonstrates the feasibility of using NULISAseq-based proteomics on dried blood spot specimens to detect significant, transient inflammatory shifts and distinct recovery profiles in half-marathon participants, highlighting the potential of this minimally invasive approach for optimizing athletic training and recovery strategies.

Chen, R., Garcia, K., Tam, T. H. + 16 more2026-03-30📄 sports medicine

Active treatments outperform minimal intervention for adults with rotator cuff tendinopathy: a systematic review with predictive and network meta-analyses of complex interventions

This systematic review and network meta-analysis of 140 high-quality studies involving over 10,000 adults with rotator cuff tendinopathy concludes that active treatments, particularly those focusing on strengthening, range-of-motion exercises, and movement pattern retraining, are consistently superior to minimal intervention across all timeframes, indicating that a "wait-and-see" approach should be avoided.

Rabello, R., Fearon, A., Sharif, F. + 8 more2026-03-25📄 sports medicine

Muevete conCiencia: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of dual-task exercise, Tai Chi, and cognitive training on executive functions and stress in university students

This study protocol outlines a three-arm randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the comparative effects of 12 weeks of dual-task exercise, Tai Chi, and cognitive training on executive functions and stress levels among first-year university students in Latin America.

Rodriguez Vera, M. A., Pinto, C., Baez, C. + 7 more2026-03-24📄 sports medicine

The Effects of AI-Guided Exercise and a Smart Ring on Arterial Stiffness (GONDOR-AS): protocol for a randomized controlled trial

The GONDOR-AS randomized controlled trial protocol outlines a study comparing the effects of an AI-guided exercise program, supervised high-intensity interval training, and passive monitoring on arterial stiffness and cardiorespiratory fitness in 165 sedentary adults to evaluate the scalability and efficacy of digital health interventions for cardiovascular disease prevention.

Pentikäinen, H., Strömmer, S., Caraker, D. + 8 more2026-03-22📄 sports medicine

Proposing the Roommate Sleep Preference Questionnaire (ROOMPREF) with a free online roommate matching tool

This paper introduces the Roommate Sleep Preference Questionnaire (ROOMPREF) and a corresponding free, Python-based web tool that utilizes adaptive K-Means clustering and a swapping algorithm to match roommates based on sleep preferences, aiming to reduce conflicts and improve sleep quality and performance in shared living environments.

Driller, M. W., Suppiah, H.2026-03-09📄 sports medicine

Acute effects of the 1-minute sit-to-stand test (STST) on immune-metabolic stress indices

This study demonstrates that the 1-minute sit-to-stand test functions as an effective anaerobic exercise protocol that induces significant, transient shifts in immune-metabolic stress indices, including elevated lactate levels and altered leukocyte counts, making it a suitable tool for investigating exercise-induced immunological stress regulation in both clinical and non-clinical settings.

Roehr, W., Simon, R., Kirschke, S. + 8 more2026-03-09📄 sports medicine

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHANGES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL READINESS AND SUBJECTIVE KNEE FUNCTION AFTER ACL RECONSTRUCTION

This study found a moderate positive correlation between the improvements in psychological readiness and subjective knee function in athletes recovering from ACL reconstruction between 3.5 and 7 months post-surgery, suggesting that these domains progress in parallel and should be monitored concurrently to optimize rehabilitation and return-to-sport outcomes.

Johnson, O. S., Bond, C. W., Noonan, B. C.2026-03-06📄 sports medicine

PSYCHOLOGICAL READINESS FOLLOWING ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY AND REINJURY IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY IN SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINICS

This retrospective cohort study of 332 adolescents and young adults found that psychological readiness to return to sport following ACL reconstruction significantly improves over time and is generally higher in males than females, but is not significantly affected by whether the injury was a primary event or a reinjury.

Moser, J. D., Bond, C. W., Noonan, B. C.2026-03-06📄 sports medicine

Comparing the effects of a short nap and non-sleep deep rest on perceptual, cognitive, and physical performance in active adults

In a study of 60 active young adults, a 25-minute nap significantly reduced fatigue and improved perceived readiness to perform 40 minutes post-intervention compared to a control group, whereas a 10-minute non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) session showed no significant benefits on perceptual, cognitive, or physical outcomes.

Boukhris, O., Suppiah, H., Driller, M. W.2026-03-04📄 sports medicine

Effects of a 24-week resistance exercise program on brain amyloid and Alzheimer's disease blood-based biomarkers: the AGUEDA randomized controlled trial

Although a 24-week resistance training program did not significantly alter overall brain amyloid or blood-based Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in cognitively normal older adults compared to controls, subgroup analyses suggest it may specifically benefit APOE4 carriers and amyloid PET-positive individuals by reducing pathological levels, indicating a potential targeted role for exercise in modulating disease pathophysiology.

Solis-Urra, P., Olvera-Rojas, M., Garcia-Rivero, Y. + 10 more2026-03-03📄 sports medicine

An interpretable and explainable neural network to classify sports-related cardiac arrhythmias in professional football athletes

This study presents an interpretable neural network framework that classifies sports-related cardiac arrhythmias in professional footballers by comparing standard and sinc convolution architectures, revealing that sinc models better capture periodic rhythms like normal sinus rhythm while standard models excel at complex morphological patterns, with both validated through physiological feature attribution.

Vanegas Mueller, E., Harford, M., He, L. + 3 more2026-03-02📄 sports medicine

Exercise snacks are feasible to perform in the real world and improve physical capacity for adults living with non-insulin treated type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial

A 12-week randomized trial demonstrates that unsupervised, remotely delivered "exercise snacks" (short, vigorous activity bouts) are feasible for adults with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes and significantly improve lower-body physical capacity compared to low-intensity stretching.

Babir, F. J., Marcotte-Chenard, A., Sandilands, R. E. + 11 more2026-02-24📄 sports medicine

Perturbation-based balance training using trips and slips can reduce fall injuries in older adults: The SafeTrip randomised controlled trial

The SafeTrip randomized controlled trial demonstrates that a low-dose, perturbation-based balance training program involving six sessions over 12 months significantly improves reactive balance and reduces fall-related injuries by 57% in older adults, offering a novel, evidence-based approach to fall prevention that targets the specific mechanisms of trips and slips neglected by conventional exercise.

Okubo, Y., Phu, S., Chaplin, C. + 5 more2026-02-23📄 sports medicine