Pseudologia Fantastica in the Emergency Department: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Robyn Thom, Polina Teslyar, Rohn Friedman

“…This article presents the case of a patient who presents to the emergency department with an unusual and elaborate web of deceptions along multiple themes including feigning medical illness, multiple losses, and grandiose academic and athletic achievements. We review the clinical characteristics of pseudologia fantastica and discuss how this patient’s constellation of malingering, factitious disorder, and personality disorder suggests this diagnosis.…”
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Surgical Management of a Completely Avulsed Adductor Longus Muscle in a Professional Equestrian Rider by Conal Quah, Andrew Cottam, James Hutchinson

“…Avulsion injuries of the adductor longus muscle tendon are rare and a challenge to manage especially in athletes. There has been little published literature on the outcome of conservative and operative treatment for these injuries. …”
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Evaluating the Functionality of a Field-Based Test Battery for the Identification of Risk for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Exploratory Factor Analysis by Charis Tsarbou, Nikolaos I. Liveris, Sofia A. Xergia, George Papageorgiou, Vasileios Sideris, Giannis Giakas, Elias Tsepis

“…(1) Background: A parsimonious test battery is deemed necessary to efficiently assess the functional performance of athletes avoiding redundant measurements. This study investigates the interrelationships between elements of an experimental field-based test battery during pre-season assessment (PA), with the purpose of enhancing comprehension of the underlying structure of the assessed variables and suggesting guidelines for the tests incorporated in a PA. (2) Methods: Sixty-two professional football athletes performed a PA, including isometric muscle strength, triple hop and core stability tests, the LESS, and evaluation of landing performance through kinetic and electromyographic data. (3) Results: For the dominant lower limb, the factor analysis resulted in six factors, explaining 79.04% of the variance including core stability, ground reaction forces, dynamic balance, hamstrings strength, quadriceps–hamstring EMG ratio, and quadriceps performance. …”
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Changes in the Linear Relationship between Muscle Contraction Intensity and Muscle Hardness after Rectus Femoris Muscle Strain by Takayuki Inami, Takuya Shimizu, Tomoaki Osuga, Takaya Narita, Norikazu Hirose, Mitsuyoshi Murayama

“…Methods. Six athletes participated. Rectus femoris muscle hardness, determined during isometric contraction at 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% of maximum voluntary contraction, was evaluated using ultrasound strain elastography. …”
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Gut-derived lactic acid enhances tryptophan to 5-hydroxytryptamine in regulation of anxiety via Akkermansia muciniphila by Miaomiao Pan, Chenglang Qian, Shaoye Huo, Yuchen Wu, Xinyi Zhao, Yueming Ying, Boyu Wang, Hao Yang, Anaguli Yeerken, Tongyao Wang, Mengwei Fu, Lihong Wang, Yuhuan Wei, Yunhua Zhao, Chunhai Shao, Huijing Wang, Chao Zhao

“…In this study, we analyzed 110 athletes undergoing closed training and found that fecal lactate levels were significantly associated with anxiety indicators. …”
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Synthetic Augmented Suture Anchor Reconstruction for a Complete Traumatic Distal Triceps Tendon Rupture in a Male Professional Bodybuilder with Postoperative Biomechanical Assessme... by Maria-Elissavet Nikolaidou, Ingo J. Banke, Thomas Laios, Konstantinos Petsogiannis, Anastasios Mourikis

“…Management, especially in high-demanding athletes, is operative with suture anchor refixation technique being frequently used. …”
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Brewed for Performance: Caffeine’s Impact on Nutrition, Endurance and Strength in Sports by Michał Janiszewski, Marcin Komorowski, Rafał Kaczorowski, Jaromir Hunia, Jonasz Jurek, Alicja Kapciak, Julia Górny, Aleksandra Pelczarska, Tomasz Forenc

“…This paper examines caffeine's multifaced role in human metabolism, with an emphasis on athletes' training (endurance and strength) and post-exercise recovery. …”
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Analysis of Tennis Competitions on Different Court Surfaces by İhsan Doğan, Şükran Arıkan, Serkan Revan

“…It was determined that ace in women athletes, winning % on 1st serve, unforced error and the fastest service variables differ significantly based on the court grounds (p lt;0.05). …”
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Validation and reliability of a visualization and relaxation exercise program for enhancing speed climbing performance by Eduard Emor Kumenap, Fredrik Alfrets Makadada, Glady Sukma Perdana, Vlad Adrian Geantă, Ilham Ilham

“…Methodology: In this research, a mixed-method research design was used with 30 athletes aged 18 – 35 from Yogyakarta state with a minimum of two years of climbing experience. …”
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The Relationship Between Young Amateur Footballers’ Ego States and Accordance Levels Based on Their Positions In The Team and Their Performance: Samsun Province Sample by Fatih Samet Atasoy, Soner Çankaya

“…In conclusion, unlike the results of studies showing that athletes' personality traits and psychological skills affect their sporting performance, this result of this study are in parallel with the results of studies which showed no a important correlation between athletes’ personality traits and their sporting performance. …”
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Unilateral baseball pitching: morphological and functional adaptations in the neck muscles by Leila Rahnama, Ceren Acik, Christine Dy, Stefan Keslacy

“…BackgroundFunctional asymmetry and muscle imbalances are recognized as contributors to injury risk in athletes. Sports with repetitive unilateral movements such as baseball pitching can lead to adaptations in shoulder and scapular muscles. …”
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An Investigation into the Relation between the Technique of Movement and Overload in Step Aerobics by Alicja Rutkowska-Kucharska, Katarzyna Wysocka, Sławomir Winiarski, Agnieszka Szpala, Małgorzata Sobera

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Investigation of changes in blood lactate and some performance characteristics of adolescent male handball players during competition by Mustafa Turkmen

“…There is an increase in the level of lactic acid in adolescent handball players during the competition, which negatively affects the performance of the athletes. …”
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Implication of inter-joint coordination on the limb symmetry index measured during the seated single-arm horizontal push test by Y. Blache, M. Degot, T. de Sousa, I. Rogowski

“…This study aimed to assess the influence of upper-extremity dominance on both inter-joint coordination and joint contribution in SSAHPT.MethodsTwenty-five healthy male athletes were fitted with reflective markers and performed SSAHPT with the dominant and nondominant sides. …”
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Serial Within-Session Improvements in Ankle Dorsiflexion During Clinical Interventions Including Mobilization-With-Movement and A Novel Manipulation Intervention – A Case Series by Mohsen Abassi, Rod Whiteley

“… # Purpose To document the change in dorsiflexion range of motion after stretching and mobilization-with-movement and exercise and a novel manipulation intervention in a population of injured athletes. # Design Case series in 38 consecutive injured athletes with persisting reductions in ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (42 “stiff” ankles, 34 uninjured) in an outpatient sports physiotherapy clinic…”
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Linear Programming as a Tool for Managing the Training Process of Esports Teams by Oksana Shynkaruk, Nataliia Byshevets, Alla Aloshyna, Olena Iakovenko, Kostiantyn Serhiienko, Valerii Pinchuk, Oleksandr Petryk, Ivan Lut

“…Future research prospects include expanding the functionality of linear programming by incorporating additional factors such as psychological aspects, social dynamics within the team, and the physiological indicators of athletes. …”
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Retinal Detachment due to CrossFit Training Injury by Stephanie A. Joondeph, Brian C. Joondeph

“…The patient sustained an ocular injury from an elastic band during CrossFit training, resulting in a giant retinal dialysis and retinal detachment, which were successfully repaired. Trainers and athletes need to be aware of the potential for ocular injury from elastic exercise bands and take appropriate precautions.…”
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Type 4 Dual Left Anterior Descending Artery: A Very Rare Coronary Anomaly Circulation by Marcos Danillo Peixoto Oliveira, Pedro H. M. Craveiro de Melo, Antonio Esteves Filho, Luiz J. Kajita, Expedito E. Ribeiro, Pedro Alves Lemos

“…They are the second most frequent cause of sudden death in young athletes. Dual LAD artery is a rare coronary anomaly. …”
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How do individuals with mental health disorder and spinal cord injury gain access to participate in voluntary sport groups in Switzerland? by Florence Epiney, Siegfried Nagel, Christopher Klenk

“…Then, the coach (behaviour before and during the VSG) was named as an enabler by almost all of the coaches and most athletes. At the organizational level, the type of program was mentioned as influential by all coaches and most athletes. …”
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Rehabilitation and Parkinson’s Disease 2013 by Gammon M. Earhart, Leland E. Dibble, Terry Ellis, Alice Nieuwboer

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