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Call for papers 📢 Special Issue: Concussion and Head Impacts in Football We invite submissions exploring #concussion in #football, covering #prevention, #diagnosis, #treatment, #recovery and #return-to-play strategies. Deadline: 30 Sep 2025 🔗Learn more zurl.co/7fUt1

EP 8: Ask the JSAMS Author 💬 Prof Tim Meyer chats with Dr Marcello Pinti about his paper, "Increase of circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA in amateur boxers after sparring matches." Hear insights into prevention strategies. 📷 Full interview: zurl.co/vT7MK

EP 8: Ask the JSAMS Author 💬 Prof Tim Meyer chats with Dr Marcello Pinti about his paper, "Increase of circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA in amateur boxers after sparring matches." Hear insights into acute vs chronic responses. 👀 Full interview: zurl.co/vT7MK

Original Research 🔍 What helps athletes return to sport after #ACLreconstruction? A 2-year study explores how #rehabvolume, #psychologicalreadiness, function, athletic level, and work type all impact #RTS success and timing. 🔗 Access article: zurl.co/Daa57

Editorial 📌 JSAMS EiC, Prof Tim Meyer, shares that avoiding citations from #predatoryjournals is key to maintaining #researchintegrity, and #JSAMS remains firmly committed to #ethicalpublishing. 👉 Read at zurl.co/w0Af7

#JSAMS Vol 28, Issue 7 is live. 🔗 zurl.co/MvHe1 #Editor’sChoice articles are #free to access. Subscribers can explore the full issue with #research across #sport & #exercisemedicine, #sportsinjury, #physicalactivity & #publichealth, and sports & #exercisescience.

Hot Off The Press 🔥 Explore the latest open access articles - now available to read for free. 🔗 View at zurl.co/Dvwbt #jsams #journalofscienceandmedicineinsport #sportsmedicine #sportsresearch #openaccess #editorials #editorschoice #researcharticles #hotoffthepress

Original Research 🔍 Exercise-induced muscle damage (#EIMD) can alter running #biomechanics and impair function. This study explores #gaitrecovery after #aerobic-based EIMD and its link to muscle damage markers in recreational #malerunners. 👉 Read: zurl.co/p9x4E

Call for papers 📢 Injury Prevention in Women’s Team Sports As women’s sport grows, so does the need for tailored #injuryprevention. This #specialissue explores injury risk, prevention and implementation for #femaleathletes. Submit by 15 Dec 2025. 🔗More: zurl.co/lz2qO

Editors Choice 🌟 Hormonal shifts during the #menstrualcycle may affect muscle injury risk. This study used hormonal confirmation and #shearwaveelastography to assess #hamstring rigidity in #eumenorrheicwomen and #oralcontraceptive users. 👀Read article: zurl.co/nIYTE

Original Research 🔍 #Football is played more in #hotconditions due to #climatechange and there's growing female participation. The #FIFAcoolingbreak policy at 32 °C WBGT, tested only in males, is assessed here for its effectiveness in females. 🔗Read: zurl.co/eYtH3

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Editors Choice 🌟 #Boxing causes repeated mild #TBIs that trigger inflammation and raise #neurodegeneration risk. This study measured #mitochondrialDNA, #cytokines, and #neurofilament light to identify #biomarkers and improve training #safety. 👉 Read: zurl.co/gG9PW

Hot Off The Press 🔥 Check out the latest articles to read for free in open access. 👉 All are open access and available here: zurl.co/7iGII #jsams #journalofscienceandmedicineinsport #sportsresearch #openaccess #editorschoice #researcharticles #hotoffthepress

Original Research 🔍 This study shows 24 weeks of progressive tendon loading exercise (#PTLE) improves #patellar #tendinopathy symptoms more than eccentric exercise (#EET) and explores if 12-week physical or imaging changes mediate these effects. 👉 Read: zurl.co/5goOO

Original Research 🔍 Physical literacy - motivation, confidence, competence and knowledge - is essential to children’s health. This study validates the #PL-C Quest to assess physical literacy in English primary school children and support interventions. 👉 zurl.co/uJdCH

Editors Choice 🌟 The COVID-19 pandemic challenged professional football through health impacts and lockdowns. Four years on, research has shaped evolving return-to-play protocols. This expert viewpoint explores key lessons, gaps and future strategies. 🔗zurl.co/hEfUU

EP 7: Ask the JSAMS Author 💬 Watch this clip as Dr Felix Leung breaks down the key results and consequences from his paper "Neck strength deficit is a risk factor for concussion in high school rugby union and rugby league players". 👀 Full interview: zurl.co/csAOO

Even with matched prescriptions, the intensity reference method (speed vs. HR) matters — due to dynamic shifts between intensity dimensions. @PatrickRod_PhD @sportaerztin 📰 Editorial (@EJAP_official ): doi.org/10.1007/s00421… 📄 New study (@_JSAMS ): doi.org/10.1016/j.jsam…

Original Research 🔍 Accredited Exercise Physiologists (#AEP) play a key role in managing #non-communicable diseases through #physicalactivity but remain underused in our #healthcaresystem. This study explores their #integration and #referralpractices. 🔗zurl.co/rJRa2

Our latest @IRIS_Rugby publication “The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy Rugby Union” is now available at @_JSAMS: jsams.org/article/S1440-…