Sports Medicine

Clinical evidence, research, and medical intelligence in Sports Medicine.

Continuous glucose monitoring tracks marathon fatigue in elite amateur runners

CGM in 26 elite amateur marathoners showed higher race glucose, late-race declines, and no linear link between glucose and speed.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · 4 hrs ago · 5 min read

Sports Medicine·PLOS ONE

Compression Garments Did Not Cut Injury Risk in Marathon Runners

In a target trial emulation of marathon trainees, compression garments did not reduce lower extremity running-related injuries over…

10 hrs ago

Sports Medicine·PLOS ONE

Dual-task cognitive load lowers drop jump force and landing control

A dual-task arithmetic challenge reduced drop jump force, height, and reactive strength while preserving most reliability metrics in…

18 hrs ago

Sports Medicine·Nature

Exercise-Induced Respiratory Symptoms Model Validated in Competitive Athletes

A five-variable nomogram predicted exercise-induced respiratory symptoms in competitive athletes, with good discrimination and internal validation in Chongqing.

1 day ago

Sports Medicine·PLOS Med

Caffeine dose response in 100-m sprinters differs by sprint phase

In trained male 100-m sprinters, 3 and 6 mg/kg caffeine improved sprint and jump outcomes, with larger gains…

2 days ago

Sports Medicine·Nature

Ice Massage and Percussive Massage Speed Calf Recovery in Runners

A randomized trial in recreational runners found repeated ice and percussive massage improved 72-hour calf muscle-tendon recovery after…

2 days ago

Sports Medicine·PLOS ONE

Reactive Agility Test May Estimate Aerobic Capacity in Ball-Sport Athletes

A novel intermittent reactive agility test showed a strong inverse correlation with VO2max in trained participants, suggesting a…

4 days ago

Sports Medicine·BMJ

Elite athletes’ injury recovery is non-linear, BMJ study finds

Longitudinal interviews show elite athletes move through uncertainty, setbacks and growth after major injury, demanding flexible return-to-sport care.

4 days ago

Sports Medicine·PLOS Med

Upper-Limb Strength Tracks Tennis Performance in Young Female Players

A PLOS One study in junior female tennis players links age-specific upper-limb strength patterns to on-court performance and…

6 days ago

Sports Medicine·medRxiv

BPC-157 and TB-500 Use Rises for Musculoskeletal Injury in Online Communities

Online communities reveal rising, largely unsupervised BPC-157 and TB-500 use for tendon and muscle injury, with grey-market sourcing…

6 days ago

Sports Medicine

Clinical evidence, research, and medical intelligence in Sports Medicine.

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