Background: The Olympic Movement Medical Code encourages all stakeholders to ensure that sport is practised without danger to the health of the athletes. Systematic surveillance of injuries and illnesses is the foundation for developing preventive measures in sport. Aim: To analyse the injuries and ...

Objective: To describe the pattern of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, hosted by Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. Methods: We recorded the daily incidence of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all National Olympic Committee...

The articles in this supplementary issue represent the presentations and discussions made at an experts meeting convened by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), the FIFA Medical Centres of Excellence in Algiers, and the Aspetar Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, ...

In the last decade, injury prevention has received a lot of attention in sports medicine, and recently international sports-governing bodies, such as the International Olympic Committee, declared the protection of the athletes' health as one of their major objectives. In 1994, the Fédération...

Objective: To identify areas of priority and activity for international sports federations (IFs) with respect to athlete health and safety, and global health. Results serve to direct the work of the Association of Summer Olympic IF Medical and Scientific Consultative Group, the International ...

Background: Standardized assessment of sports injuries provides important epidemiological information and also directions for injury prevention. Purpose: To analyze the frequency, characteristics, and causes of injuries incurred during the Summer Olympic Games 2008. Study Design: Descriptive...

Muslim athletes should fast from sunrise to sunset each day throughout the 30 days of Ramadan. Most athletes will continue to train throughout Ramadan, and they may also be required to compete at this time, but they will also engage in the religious, cultural, and social activities that Ramadan...

Background: Identification of high-risk sports, including their most common and severe injuries and illnesses, will facilitate the identification of sports and athletes at risk at an early stage. Aim: To analyse the frequencies and characteristics of injuries and illnesses during the XXI Winter ...

Purpose: Every sport has a unique profile of injury and risk of injury. In recent years, there have been numerous attempts at conducting injury prevention trials for specific injuries or for injuries within specific sports to provide evidence useful to the sports medicine and sport community. ...

Islam is a monotheistic Abrahamic faith characterised by devotional orthopraxy. The actions expected of followers of Islam are closely prescribed in the Qur'an. Muslims understand Ramadan as a mandatory requirement, excused only in the event of illness, infirmity or extremes of age. Due to the...