Olympic athletes are vulnerable to traumatic, environmental and infectious skin manifestations. Although dermatological complaints are frequent among Olympians, there is a scarcity of literature that reviews sports-related dermatoses among Olympic athletes. A comprehensive review of PREMEDLINE and...

This paper is focused on the microclimatic research in several buildings and rooms used for sport at the University. The attention is paid mainly to the problems of dimensions of space, capacity and activity of sportsmen, and influence of space ventilation. The air samples for microbiological...

As well as having many positive effects, sports activities can cause medical and surgical problems which are the especial concern of specialists in the orthopaedic, neurological, cardiological and pneumologic fields. However, sports medicine pays little attention to dermatological diseases,...

Background: Lactococcus lactis JCM 5805 (LC-Plasma) is a unique lactic acid bacteria (LAB) which activates plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC). We aimed to evaluate the effect of LC-Plasma on dendritic cell (DC) activity and subjective indices of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and fatigue ...

Synthetic fibres are used in place of the natural grass worldwide, for realizing playgrounds, soccer fields and even domestic gardens or recreational structures. An intensive use of artificial turf is currently observed in sports facilities, due to lower costs, higher sustainability in recycling...

Background: Recently, gut microbiota have been studied extensively for health promotion, disease prevention, disease treatment, and exercise performance. It is recommended that athletes avoid dietary fiber and resistant starch to promote gastric emptying and reduce gastrointestinal distress during...

This study is designed to detect the biological activity of Marjoram leaves against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria isolated from boxing students and the tools used by them of the second stage in the College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, ALMustansiriyah University. This is done by...

Aim: Dermatologic diseases are commonly found in people engaged in contact sports. Particularly wrestlers can easily contract skin infections. The aim of this study is to reveal the incidence of infectious skin diseases engaged in wrestling athletes living in different climate regions. Material and ...

Currently, there is evidence that a number of components formed in plants growing under extreme conditions in a number of hard-to-reach regions of South America, Asia and Africa, as a result of their successful adaptation to special conditions of survival, have unique physiological properties and...

The aim of this study was to determine the microorganisms in playgrounds and sport complexes and to offer solutions for prevention methods. For this reason, equipment used by many people and toys in the playgrounds, especially the parts that handled and contacting to body, and swimming pools were...