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PLoS One 2019 15;14(4):e0215352. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Department of Sports Wellness Sciences, Japan Women's College of Physical Education, Tokyo, Japan.

The purpose of the present study was to translate and modify the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) overuse injury questionnaire into Japanese and validate it among Japanese athletes through a longitudinal survey. A modified back-translation method was used to translate the questionnaire from English to Japanese. The longitudinal survey was performed in 29 female college swimmers who were followed up for more than 24 consecutive weeks. Read More

Clin J Sport Med 2019 Apr 8. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts.

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of injuries sustained by young figure skaters who were evaluated at regional pediatric sports medicine clinics.

Design: Retrospective chart review (2003-2017).

Setting: Sports medicine clinics at a tertiary-level pediatric medical center. Read More

Med Sci Sports Exerc 2019 Apr 8. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada.

Background: Tendinopathies are painful overuse injuries observed in athletes participating in jumping sports. These injuries are heavily dependent on the resulting strain from the applied mechanical load. Therefore, mechanisms to reduce tendon strain may represent a primary prevention strategy to reduce the incidence of tendinopathy. Read More

J Athl Train 2019 Feb;54(2):212-225

Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Context: The advent of Web-based sports injury surveillance via programs such as the High School Reporting Information Online system and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program has aided the acquisition of girls' and women's softball injury data.

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of injuries sustained in high school girls' softball in the 2005-2006 through 2013-2014 academic years and collegiate women's softball in the 2004-2005 through 2013-2014 academic years using Web-based sports injury surveillance.

Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Read More

Obes Rev 2019 Apr 3. Epub 2019 Apr 3.

PROFITH "PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity" research group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.

It is known that obesity is associated with biomechanical alterations during locomotor tasks, which is considered a potential risk factor for the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSKD). However, the association of obesity with biomechanical alterations of walking in the early stages of life have not yet been systematically reviewed. Thus, this review aims to summarize the biomechanical characteristics of walking in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity (OW/OB) versus their normal-weight (NW) counterparts. Read More

Sports Biomech 2019 Apr 3:1-10. Epub 2019 Apr 3.

d Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology , Georgia Southern University , Statesboro , GA , USA.

Running mechanics could be influenced by some degenerative musculoskeletal changes associated with ageing. However, the shoe effect on ground reaction force (GRF) amplitude and complexity of older runners is still unclear. The objective of our study was to assess the effects of age and shoe on amplitude and complexity of GRF during treadmill running. Read More

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2019 Mar 29. Epub 2019 Mar 29.

Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Centre Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

Purpose: Overuse shoulder injuries are common in youth handball, but research is limited. The purpose of this study was to identify pre-season risk factors associated with overuse shoulder injuries in this population.

Methods: One-hundred and thirty-eight (70 boys and 68 girls) youth elite players (age 14. Read More

Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2019 Jun 12;14:100342. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Background: Low baseline fitness of recruits entering basic military training is shown to be associated with an increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) and attrition of military training. This in turn leads to an increased demand for health care, increased health care costs and decreased personnel occupancy rate of military units.

Design: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Read More

Nutr Res Rev 2019 Mar 28:1-7. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

Intensive Care Unit,First Hospital of Jilin University, 71 Xinmin Street, Changchun,People's Republic of China.

Critically ill patients frequently suffer from gastrointestinal dysfunction as the intestine is a vulnerable organ. In critically ill patients who require nutritional support, the current guidelines recommend the use of enteral nutrition within 24-48 h and advancing towards optimal nutritional goals over the next 48-72 h; however, this may be contraindicated in patients with acute gastrointestinal injury because overuse of the gut in the acute phase of critical illness may have an adverse effect on the prognosis. We propose that trophic feeding after 72 h, as a partial gut rest strategy, should be provided to critically ill patients during the acute phase of illness as an organ-protective strategy, especially for those with acute gastrointestinal injury. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2018 20;31:39. Epub 2018 Sep 20.

Traumatologie-Orthopédie Aile 4, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the the most common reasons for consultation in hand surgery with an annual incidence of 300 per 100 000 inhabitants and, in France, of 80 000 surgical interventions. In most cases, carpal tunnel syndrome is idiopathic occurring without a recognizable cause. However, beyond these forms, the merging of several mechanisms can explain the cause-and-effect relationship of this pathology . Read More

BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019 Mar 25;20(1):126. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

Background: Bone stress fractures are overuse injuries commonly encountered in sports and military medicine. Some fatigue fractures lead to morbidity and loss of active, physically-demanding training days. We evaluated the incidence, anatomical location, risk factors, and preventive measures for fatigue fractures in young Finnish male conscripts. Read More

Res Q Exerc Sport 2019 Mar 25:1-16. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

b University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Purpose: Overuse injuries are common in sport, but complete understanding of injury risk factors remains incomplete. Although biomechanical studies frequently examine musculoskeletal injury mechanisms, human movement variability studies aim to better understand neuromotor functioning, with proposed connections between overuse injury mechanisms and changes in motor variability.

Method: In a narrative review, we discuss the variability-overuse injury hypothesis, which suggests repeated load application leads to mechanical tissue breakdown and subsequent injury when exceeding the rate of physiological adaptation. Read More

Mil Med 2019 Mar;184(Supplement_1):511-520

Naval Health Research Center, Department of Warfighter Performance, 140 Sylvester Road, San Diego, CA.

Musculoskeletal injuries cost the U.S. Marine Corps approximately $111 million and 356,000 lost duty days annually. Read More

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2019 7;5(1):e000489. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Objectives: To report (1) the injury incidence in recreational runners in preparation for a 8-km or 16-km running event and (2) which factors were associated with an increased injury risk.

Methods: Prospective cohort study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Participants (n=5327) received a baseline survey to determine event distance (8 km or 16 km), main sport, running experience, previous injuries, recent overuse injuries and personal characteristics. Read More

BMJ 2019 Mar 21;364:l980. Epub 2019 Mar 21.

Leckhampton Surgery, Cheltenham, UK.

Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2019 Mar 22:9922819837360. Epub 2019 Mar 22.

1 Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.

Pediatric overuse injuries present with a gradual mechanism of onset and an underlying pathogenesis of microtrauma. We evaluated the clinical presentation of pediatric sports injuries to determine if differences exist between age and sex. A retrospective chart review was performed over a 6-year period; 6593 overuse injuries were included with the mean age of 13. Read More

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2019 Mar 20. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Department of Sports Science, Linnaeus University, 391 82, Kalmar, Sweden.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the incidence, pattern, and burden of hip/groin injuries in Swedish professional male football players over five consecutive seasons.

Methods: Injury history from 16 football teams in the Swedish male first football league was evaluated during five consecutive seasons. The team's medical staff recorded team exposure and time-loss injuries prospectively between 2012 and 2016. Read More

N Engl J Med 2019 Mar;380(12):e15

From St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, MA (C.S.D.); Tufts University School of Medicine (C.S.D.), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (C.C.S.), and Harvard Medical School (C.C.S.) - all in Boston; and St. Mary's Medical Center, San Francisco (W.K.W.).

Scand J Med Sci Sports 2019 Mar 20. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Talented athletes use metacognitive skills to improve their performance. Also, it is known that these skills are important for managing one's health. The goal of this study was to identify the relationship between metacognitive skills and overuse injuries in talented tennis players. Read More

Biomed Opt Express 2019 Mar 11;10(3):1151-1164. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.

Human vocal folds (VFs) possess a unique anatomical structure and mechanical properties for human communication. However, VFs are prone to scarring as a consequence of overuse, injury, disease or surgery. Accumulation of scar tissue on VFs inhibits proper phonation and leads to partial or complete loss of voice, with significant consequences for the patient's quality of life. Read More

J Sci Med Sport 2019 Mar 12. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Gortanova 22, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Objectives: Whole body vibrations in alpine skiing are a potential cause for frequent overuse and acute injuries. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the transmissibility of vibrations from the skis to lower back and head. Attention was addressed to distinguish shocks and transient vibrations from long-lasting vibrations. Read More

J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2019 Mar 12. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, Trauma - Emergency - Critical Care Medicine, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval (Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus), Université Laval, Québec (Qc), Canada.

Background: Tests and treatments that are not supported by evidence and could expose patients to unnecessary harm, referred to here as low-value clinical practices, consume up to 30% of healthcare resources. Choosing Wisely and other organisations have published lists of clinical practices to be avoided. However, few apply to injury and most are based uniquely on expert consensus. Read More

J Hand Ther 2019 Mar 8. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia; RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.

Study Design: This study is a descriptive survey.

Introduction: Health care providers (HCPs) are key stakeholders who facilitate workers' return to work (RTW) following upper extremity surgery. Hand therapists play a major role in this process, yet we do not know if and/or how their perspectives differ from other HCPs. Read More

Phys Ther Sport 2019 Mar 2;37:54-59. Epub 2019 Mar 2.

Qatar Football Association, Doha, Qatar. Electronic address:

Objective: To examining the relationship between hip adductor strength and groin injury incidence during the competitive season of professional football teams.

Design: Prospective Cohort study.

Setting: Controlled laboratory environment. Read More

Front Psychiatry 2019 22;10:31. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

There is relatively little evidence about the psychological and social impacts of trauma exposure in the general population in East Asian countries. Vietnam has a long history of war and poverty, is prone to natural disasters and has high mortality related to traffic accidents. The mental health systems may be inadequate to cope with the resultant trauma. Read More

Brain Imaging Behav 2019 Mar 8. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Center for Clinical Spectroscopy, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 4 Blackfan Street HIM-820, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.

The long-term neurologic consequences of exposure to repetitive head impacts (RHI) are not well understood. This study used magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to examine later-life neurochemistry and its association with RHI and clinical function in former National Football League (NFL) players. The sample included 77 symptomatic former NFL players and 23 asymptomatic individuals without a head trauma history. Read More

Psychopathology 2019 Mar 7:1-8. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

Department of Psychiatry, National Center for Mental Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Background: Post-traumatic embitterment disorder (PTED) has recently been introduced as a subgroup of adjustment disorders related to stressful life events. Embitterment is defined as persistent feelings of inadequacy or hoping for revenge after being insulted but feeling helpless after experiencing a life stressor. This study aims to investigate the cumulative and differential effects of negative life events on the risk of developing embitterment among young adults in South Korea. Read More

J Dance Med Sci 2019 Mar;23(1):11-16

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Overuse injuries in dance are extremely common and often difficult to treat. High training load and dancing with pain are frequently regarded as risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in professional dancers. The aims of this study were to assess for: 1. Read More

Pediatrics 2019 Mar;143(3)

Maternal-Infant Care Research Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and.

: media-1vid110.1542/5984244681001PEDS-VA_2018-2286 BACKGROUND: Overuse of antibiotics can facilitate antibiotic resistance and is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. We studied the association between duration of antibiotic therapy and short-term outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) (<1500 g) infants without culture-proven sepsis. Read More

Public Health 2019 Apr 26;169:69-75. Epub 2019 Feb 26.

U.S. Army Public Health Center, Injury Prevention Division, E-1570 8977 Sibert Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010, USA.

Objectives: The objectives of the study are to quantify the proportion of cumulative microtraumatic overuse injuries in a physically active population, evaluate their impact in terms of lost work time, and link them to precipitating activities to inform prevention initiatives.

Study Design: The study design is retrospective cohort study.

Methods: For a population of U. Read More

Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2019 Feb 28. Epub 2019 Feb 28.

Medicine, UCSD, United States.

We investigated the migration of intestinal immune cells to the liver and their contribution to alcoholic liver disease. In mice fed ethanol, we found that an increased number of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells, which respond to antigen presented by CD1d, migrated from mesenteric lymph nodes to the liver. iNKT cells react to lipid antigens, so we studied their activities in mice with intestinal epithelial cell-specific deletion of Pparg (PpargΔIEC) as model for altering intestinal lipidomic profiles. Read More

Mayo Clin Proc 2019 Mar 18;94(3):424-431. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Objective: To analyze injuries that were directly associated with yoga practice and identify specific poses that should be avoided in patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with injuries that were primarily caused by yoga. Patients were seen from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2018. Read More

J Sports Sci Med 2019 Mar 11;18(1):21-31. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Centre for Pain Research, School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Running is associated with a higher risk of overuse injury than other forms of aerobic exercise such as walking, swimming and cycling. An accurate description of the proportion of running injuries per anatomical location and where possible, per specific pathology, for both genders is required. The aim of this review was to determine the proportion of lower limb running injuries by anatomical location and by specific pathology in male and female runners (≥800m - ≤ marathon). Read More

J Ethnopharmacol 2019 May 15;236:366-392. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Institute for Ethnobotany and Zoopharmacognosy (IEZ), Rijksstraatweg 158A, 6573 DG Beek, the Netherlands. Electronic address:

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: There are insufficient safe and effective treatments for chronic pain in pets. In cases such as osteoarthritis there is no commercially available cure and veterinarians use NSAIDs to manage pain. Pet owners may have to plan for a lifetime of plant-based treatment for the conditions that lead to chronic pain in pets. Read More

Phys Sportsmed 2019 Feb 15:1-9. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

b Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC , University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.

Objectives: Young athletes do not always seek medical help for overuse wrist injuries, risking invalidating long-term consequences resulting from late diagnosis. This study aimed to develop a questionnaire to identify overuse wrist injuries in young athletes.

Methods: According to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) criteria, items were collected from literature and 6 focus groups of sports physicians and of young athletes with (previous) overuse wrist injuries. Read More

JMIR Res Protoc 2019 Feb 14;8(2):e12272. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Houston, TX, United States.

Background: Bacteriuria, either asymptomatic (ASB) or symptomatic, urinary tract infection (UTI), is common in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Current Veterans Health Administration (VHA) guidelines recommend a screening urinalysis and urine culture for every veteran with SCI during annual evaluation, even when asymptomatic, which is contrary to other national guidelines. Our preliminary data suggest that a positive urine culture (even without signs or symptoms of infection) drives antibiotic use. Read More

J Trauma Dissociation 2019 Mar-Apr;20(2):228-241. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

a Department of Psychology , Middlebury College , Middlebury , VT , USA.

Attention in trauma-related disorders has been characterized by both vigilance and avoidance of trauma-related or aversive stimuli. This study used eye-tracking technology to investigate how cumulative trauma, as well as hypervigilance and dissociative symptoms, affected attentional patterns to anticipated negative stimuli and actual negative stimuli. A sample of forty-two trauma participants recruited from the community had a choice about where to look on a computer screen knowing which segments of the screen negative stimuli were likely to appear. Read More

Int J Sports Phys Ther 2019 Feb;14(1):88-96

Division of Athletic Training, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

Background: Overuse injuries are common in volleyball; however, few studies exist that quantify the workload of a volleyball athlete in a season. The relationship between workload and shoulder injury has not been extensively studied in women's collegiate volleyball athletes.

Hypothesis/purpose: This study aims to quantify shoulder workloads by counting overhead swings during practice and matches. Read More

BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019 Feb 11;20(1):69. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Background: Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) is a common sports injury, with a rising incidence and significant impairments. Due to the lack of treatment guidelines, there is no consensus about diagnostic methods, primary treatment (non-surgical or surgical) and rehabilitation. It is hypothesized that this lack of consensus and guidelines leads to sub-optimal recovery and higher societal costs. Read More

Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2019 Feb 7:1-16. Epub 2019 Feb 7.

c Department of Physical Education , Federal University of Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , Brazil .

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are the first cause of occupational illness in Brazil and its notifications in the industrial sector has increased progressively in the last six years. In order to prevent WMSDs, workplace ergonomics interventions are frequently implemented worldwide. This paper describes the implementation strategy of a participatory ergonomic intervention conducted in the quality control department of a medium-sized Brazilian garment company. Read More

Acta Paediatr 2019 Feb 5. Epub 2019 Feb 5.

Department of Paediatrics, Tergooi Hospital, Blaricum, The Netherlands.

Aim: Our primary aim was to calculate the head computed tomography (CT) scan rate in children with a minor head injury (MHI) when the Dutch National guidelines were followed in clinical practice. The secondary aim was to determine the incidence of CT abnormalities and the guideline predictors associated with traumatic abnormalities.

Methods: We performed a multi-centre, prospective observational cross-sectional study in the emergency departments of six hospitals in The Netherlands between 1 April 2015 and 31 December 2016. Read More

R I Med J (2013) 2019 Feb 1;102(1):23-27. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Sailors are at risk for acute injuries, overuse injuries, environmental injuries, and sailing-related illnesses. Sailing-related injury rates vary from 0.29 to 5. Read More

Med Clin North Am 2019 Mar;103(2):357-370

Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, WACC 739B, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address:

Upper extremity entrapment neuropathies are common and can cause pain, sensory loss, and muscle weakness that lead to functional disability. In this article, the authors review common entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremities, including median neuropathy at the wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome), ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, and radial neuropathy. The authors discuss the pathophysiology of nerve compression and typical etiologies, as well as strategies for differentiating between common mimics such as cervical radiculopathy and for selecting between various treatment modalities. Read More

Case Rep Orthop 2018 30;2018:8256074. Epub 2018 Dec 30.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.

Olecranon apophyseal nonunion is an elbow injury from overuse that affects adolescent athletes such as baseball pitchers who participate in overhead throwing sports. However, such injury is rare in collision sports. Here, we report two patients with this condition who are Judo athletes. Read More

J Bodyw Mov Ther 2019 Jan 9;23(1):54-58. Epub 2018 Nov 9.

Department of Statistical Research and Information Technology, Institute for Research and Planning in Higher Education, Tehran, Iran.

Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common overuse injury in physically active individuals. It is characterized by anterior knee, retropatellar, or prepatellar pain associated with activities that increase patellofemoral joint stress such as squatting, stair ascending and descending, running, jumping, prolonged sitting, and kneeling. The etiology of PFP is believed to be multifactorial. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 02;143(2):503-510

Salt Lake City, Utah From the Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Public Health, and the Department of Pediatric Research Enterprise, School of Medicine, University of Utah.

Background: In situ decompression, subcutaneous transposition, and submuscular transposition for cubital tunnel syndrome have historically yielded similar outcomes. The authors' null hypothesis is that no differences exist in surgical encounter total direct costs for in situ decompression, subcutaneous transposition, and submuscular transposition.

Methods: Adult patients treated surgically for cubital tunnel syndrome by four fellowship-trained hand surgeons between August of 2011 and December of 2016 were identified by CPT code (64718) at their tertiary academic institution. Read More

Med Sci Sports Exerc 2019 Jan 24. Epub 2019 Jan 24.

Michigan Performance Research Laboratory, School of Kinesiology.

Running is a popular activity that results in high rates of overuse injury, with less-experienced runners becoming injured at higher rates than their more-experienced peers. While measures of joint kinematics and kinetics and ground reaction forces have been associated with overuse running injuries, similar differences across levels of running experience have not been found. As running is a motor skill that may develop with experience, an analysis of segment coordination and its variability could provide additional insight into why injury incidence decreases with increasing experience. Read More