Connective tissue is one of the four major types of animal tissue and plays essential roles
throughout the human body. Genetic factors, aging, and trauma all contribute to connective …

Over the past 15 years, there has been an increase in youth sports participation with a
concomitant increase in early year-round training in a single sport. Many factors contribute to …

Athletes participating in elite sports are exposed to high training loads and increasingly
saturated competition calendars. Emerging evidence indicates that poor load management …

The hallmark characteristics of rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy are pain and weakness,
experienced most commonly during shoulder external rotation and elevation. Assessment is …

Tendinopathy has become the accepted term to describe a spectrum of changes that occur
in damaged and/or diseased tendons. Over the past 2 decades, there have been new …

Context: The prevalence of shoulder pain among competitive swimmers is high, but no
guidelines exist to reduce shoulder injuries. Elucidating differences between swimmers with …

This narrative review deals with the topic of strength training in swimming, which has been a
controversial issue for decades. It is not only about the importance for the performance at …

Context: Competitive swimmers are predisposed to musculoskeletal injuries of the upper
limb, knee, and spine. This review discusses the epidemiology of these injuries, in addition …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate shoulder pain incidence rates and selected risk factors for
shoulder pain in competitive swimmers. DESIGN: 12-month prospective cohort study …

Chronic tendinopathies represent a major problem in the clinical practice of sports
orthopaedic surgeons, sports doctors and other health professionals involved in the …