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Perturbation-based balance training: Principles, mechanisms and implementation in clinical practice
Review discussing key concepts, issues and questions regarding perturbation-based (PB) balance training, aiming to provide an overview of the current evidence on the mechanisms, feasibility and efficacy of PB balance training for researchers/practitioners.

Current evidence shows no influence of women's menstrual cycle phase on acute strength performance or adaptations to resistance exercise training
This review aims to examine and critically evaluate the evidence from meta-analyses and systematic reviews on the influence of menstrual cycle phase on acute performance and chronic adaptations to resistance exercise training (RET).

Social and Cultural Constraints on Football Player Development in Stockholm: Influencing Skill, Learning, and Wellbeing
This paper considers how youth sport and (talent) development environments have adapted to, and are constrained by, social and cultural forces.

Dietary Supplements as a Major Cause of Anti-doping Rule Violations
This study examines 18-years of doping controls of a national anti-doping program to determine the relationship between the presence of prohibited substances in athlete's doping samples and the use of dietary supplements.

Which Functional Tests and Self-Reported Questionnaires Can Help Clinicians Make Valid Return to Sport Decisions in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability? A Narrative Review and Expert Opinion
This review aims to identify the most relevant functional performance tests and self-reported questionnaires to help clinicians in their return to sport decision-making process following recurrent ankle sprains or surgical ankle stabilization.

Accuracy of a markerless motion capture system in estimating upper extremity kinematics during boxing
This study aimed to assess kinematics of the upper limb estimated with a markerless motion capture system compared to those measured with marker-based system during “in the field” boxing.

Risk of Low Energy Availability, Disordered Eating, Exercise Addiction, and Food Intolerances in Female Endurance Athletes
This study aimed to investigate the association between disordered eating behavior, exercise addiction and food intolerances in athletes at risk of low energy availability compared to those with low risk.

Prognostic factors of adherence to home-based exercise therapy in patients with chronic diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Review aiming to identify variables associated with adherence to home-based exercise therapy in patients with chronic diseases and to grade the quality of evidence for the association between these prognostic factors and adherence.

Arthrogenic muscle inhibition after anterior cruciate ligament injury: Injured and uninjured limb recovery over time
First study that quantified motor unit (MU) activity of injured and uninjured limbs post ACL injury, & confirms an ACL-injured population demonstrates smaller quadriceps and hamstrings MU size in both injured & uninjured limbs compared to healthy controls.

A systematic review of physical activity: benefits and needs for maintenance of quality of life among adults with intellectual disability
The results of this review indicate that physical activity has a moderate to strong positive impact on weight loss, sedentary behaviour, and disability-related quality of life.
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