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A prospective cohort using Apple Watch data demonstrated meaningful increases in step count, standing time and gait speed after unilateral total knee arthroplasty, peaking at 6 months and persisting at 12 months.
Systematic review of 71 RCTs reveals that intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections offer initial symptom worsening but significant long-term relief, especially in early-stage knee osteoarthritis and older women; molecular weight’s role re
A practical, clinician-focused summary of the 2025 German S2k consensus on preparticipation evaluations (PPE) for healthy adults—prioritizing history and physical exam, targeted testing, individualized exercise prescriptions, and research n
Systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies finds player contact and non-contact mechanisms dominate; ankle (25.8%) and knee (15.5%) injuries account for 41% of injuries. Females have higher rates of knee, concussion, and ball-contact
A 2025 meta-analysis of 13 trials found neuromuscular training produced large improvements in athletes’ balance (overall SMD 1.47), with benefits for both static and dynamic domains. Results support incorporating targeted neuromuscula
Hamstring injuries mainly occur during the late swing phase of running due to high eccentric forces and neural factors. Eccentric training reduces injury risk through complex muscle adaptations involving contractile, non-contractile, and ne
In 917 Boston Marathon registrants, higher habitual running volume and more quality sessions in the year preceding the race — paired with a relative reduction in training frequency in the last four months — were associated with faster race
This review synthesizes evidence from randomized controlled trials on environmental stress-based therapies—cold, heat, contrast, and hypoxia—for enhancing muscle recovery after exercise-induced muscle damage, emphasizing the importance of a
A 5.5-year prospective cohort found lower-extremity apophysitis common in schoolchildren (1265 episodes in 1670 children), median symptom duration 3–4 weeks, and higher risk with soccer, handball, basketball and jump gymnastics but not from
A 2025 systematic review finds low energy availability (LEA) is associated with impaired neuromusculoskeletal training responses—reduced gains in lean mass and function and consistent deficits in strength, cellular markers and subjective re
An accessible summary of the 2025 international Delphi recommendations on extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for sports-related musculoskeletal injuries, highlighting consensus statements, clinical actions, and areas needing research.
The FAIR systematic review and consensus synthesizes evidence on prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for upper‑extremity injury in female/woman/girl athletes, highlighting shoulder exercise programmes and key research gaps.
A randomized, assessor-blinded trial shows medial opening-wedge HTO reduces medial cartilage loss and yields clinically meaningful symptom improvement at 2 years versus optimized nonsurgical care in varus knee osteoarthritis.
A comprehensive FAIR systematic review (195 studies) found limited, low‑certainty evidence linking higher body mass/BMI to increased lower‑extremity injury risk in female athletes; most other modifiable factors showed no clear association o
A large Dutch registry analysis shows total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after prior knee osteotomy carries a modestly higher revision risk and more frequent use of stems/augments, while short-term pain and function are comparable to primary TKA
A meta-analysis of 23 RCTs (n≈1,265) found small but reliable increases in physical activity after hip or knee arthroplasty, driven by step-count gains and greater effects when interventions used wearable activity trackers, behaviour-change
In patients with varus‑malaligned medial knee osteoarthritis, valgus bracing reduced medial tibiofemoral cartilage contact pressure (~12% peak reduction) and shifted the center of pressure laterally during stance; no change was seen in pate
In a large population-based sample, cartilage T2 relaxation times correlated with BMI and were higher in knees with MRI-defined osteoarthritis, particularly in lateral cartilage subregions; T2 did not reflect patient-reported symptoms.
Partitioning a knee osteoarthritis polygenic score into BMI-associated and BMI-independent components clarifies genetic contributions, improves interpretability, and offers a path to tailored prediction and prevention.
In a large UK Biobank cohort, higher circulating testosterone was associated with lower prevalent and incident knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in middle-aged and older women, while SHBG and estradiol showed no clear associations.
