British Journal of Sports Medicine

Article	Citations
Associations of abusive supervision among collegiate athletes from equity-deserving groups	491
Prevalence of lower airway dysfunction in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by a subgroup of the IOC consensus group on ‘acute respiratory illness in the athlete’	488
Participation, barriers, facilitators and bullying experiences of trans people in sport and fitness: findings from a national community survey of trans people in Australia	362
Female athlete health domains: a supplement to the International Olympic Committee consensus statement on methods for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport	231
Retraction: Commotio cordis	229
Retraction: Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints…?	182
Dr Darrell Menard: champion for Indigenous youth sport	181
Including athlete voices in your sport and exercise medicine organisation – it’s time!	176
Exercise in prevention and recovery—continued growth	146
‘Post-rehabilitation phase’ in professional football: are we optimising player support after return to play?	127
Retraction: You are a better man than I am, Gunga Din	123
Retraction: "Elementary, my dear Watson"	109
Ultrasound as a predictor of time-loss injury for the patellar tendon, Achilles tendon and plantar fascia in division I collegiate athletes	98
Blood flow restriction: methods and apparatus still matter	96
PFD-SENTINEL: Development of a screening tool for pelvic floor dysfunction in female athletes through an international Delphi consensus	92
Oxford consensus on primary cam morphology and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: part 1—definitions, terminology, taxonomy and imaging outcomes	86
Does cardiovascular preparticipation screening cause psychological distress in athletes? A systematic review	86
Unilateral tests of lower-limb function as prognostic indicators of future knee-related outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 150 adolescent	85
Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand (SEPNZ) 2023: reconnecting face to face	83
Meniscal procedures are not increased with delayed ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: results from a randomised controlled trial	83
Evolving roles of medical and healthcare professionals: where do we go from here?	82
Infographic. Having pelvic health conversations within sports settings	79
Longitudinal increase in physical activity and adverse cardiovascular outcomes following the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome	79
Applying systems thinking approaches to investigate the complex interrelationships of risk factors affecting acute non-contact lower limb injuries in team sports (PhD Academy Award)	76
Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players	76

Minds matter: how COVID-19 highlighted a growing need to protect and promote athlete mental health	73
Adherence to aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3.3 million participants across 32 countries	72
Occupational physical activity and risk of mortality in women and men: the Tromsø Study 1986–2021	72
Cold water therapies: minimising risks	70
Does prevention pay off? Economic aspects of sports injury prevention: a systematic review	69
Effect of a neck collar on brain turgor: a potential role in preventing concussions?	68
Orthopedic Humanitarian Initiatives (Ortho HI), Inc: facilitating movement by connecting cultures	68
Short-term effectiveness of high-load compared with low-load strengthening exercise on self-reported function in patients with hypermobile shoulders: a randomised controlled trial	66
Acute injury care: the oft-forgotten prequel to rehabilitation and return to sport	66
Do associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with cardiovascular disease and mortality differ across socioeconomic groups? A prospective analysis of device-measured and self-reported U	65
Keep moving: overcoming physical, mental and pandemic challenges to stay active	64
Concussion in sport: the consensus process continues	64
Injury acknowledgement by reduction of sports load in world-leading athletics (track and field) athletes varies with their musculoskeletal health literacy and the socioeconomic environment	63
Reflecting on the past to improve the future: introducing ‘action after reviews’ into sport	62
Internal consistency reliability of mental health questionnaires in college student athletes	62
‘Chop wood, carry water’ Dr Sharief Hendricks: an inspirational story of an impactful South African sports scientist	61
Protecting the stars of tomorrow: do international cardiovascular preparticipation screening policies account for the paediatric athlete? A systematic review and quality appraisal	60
Prevalence and clinical implications of persistent or exertional cardiopulmonary symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3597 collegiate athletes: a study from the Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Con	59
Anterior cruciate ligament repair: the quest continues (PhD Academy Award)	58
Flying Finn on performance	58
Exercise and physical activity after an osteoporotic vertebral fracture	57
Moving beyond the buzzword: psychological safety is just as important as physical safety	56
Device-based measurement of physical activity in cardiovascular healthcare: possibilities and challenges	52
Fatigue recovery and connected factors following paediatric concussion	52
Peer mentorship: a key element in Active Rehabilitation	51
Evaluating aerial landings in surfing: implications for performance and training (PhD Academy Award)	51
Effects of low-load and high-load resistance training combined with aerobic training in patients with coronary artery disease: a dose-dependent randomised, controlled trial (PhD Academy Award)	50
Forecasting feels-like temperatures as a strategy to reduce heat illnesses during sport events	49
Women in Sports and Exercise Medicine: where are we now?	48
Does a corticosteroid injection plus exercise or exercise alone add to the effect of patient advice and a heel cup for patients with plantar fasciopathy? A randomised clinical trial	48
Training patterns associated with injury in New York City Marathon runners	48
Socioecological approach for building stronger youth for life	48
Running away from clinical heterogeneity	46
Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness in youth and the incidence of site-specific cancer in men: a cohort study with register linkage	45
From Fitbits to chatbots: can digital humans help solve the physical inactivity pandemic?	45
Reversing the state of arousal and accelerating sleep onset: pharmacological and non-pharmacological manipulation of sleep in athletes	45
Just start and keep training! What is the best resistance training prescription for strength and hypertrophy?	45
Infographic. Getting to the bottom of saddle sores: an infographic	44
The intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the action control framework	44
Sports medicine in The Netherlands: joining forces with military medicine	43
Team USA injury and illness incidence at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games	43
Holistic approach to testing ball kicking mechanics and outcome metrics in soccer: methodological aspects, observation and intervention (PhD Academy Award)	43
Pregnancy and physical activity: facilitating change	43
Low socioeconomic status is associated with worse treatment outcomes in patients with Achilles tendinopathy	42
Preventing hip osteoarthritis in athletes: is it really a mission impossible?	42
Exploring the association between cognitive activity and symptom resolution following concussion in adolescents aged 11–17 years	42
All-cause mortality risks among participants in mass-participation sporting events	41
Prevention of primary periphyseal stress injuries in skeletally immature climbers	40
Evaluation of the SCAT 5 tool in the assessment of concussion in Para athletes: a Delphi study	39
Consensus methods in patellofemoral pain: how rigorous are they? A scoping review	39

Causal overstatements in modern physical activity research	39
Passing the baton of medical disaster preparedness advice from city medical supervisors of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to future host medical organisers	38
Mass-gatherings in sport: medicine, leadership and mentorship	38
Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained males	37
Injury prevention and health protection strategy in Cameroon University athletes (PhD Academy Award)	37
Colliding skilfully: preparing female athletes for collision events	37
Effects of exercise, metformin and their combination on glucose metabolism in individuals with abnormal glycaemic control: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	37
Application of the IOC Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) Clinical Assessment Tool version 2 (CAT2) across 200+ elite athletes	36
Developing an exercise intervention to minimise hip bone mineral density loss following traumatic lower limb amputation: a Delphi study	36
Lack of leisure time physical activity and variations in cardiovascular mortality across US communities: a comprehensive county-level analysis (2011–2019)	36
Effects of sport or physical recreation for adults with physical or intellectual disabilities: a systematic review with meta-analysis	35
Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial	35
Prescribing strength training for stroke recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	33
‘Considering the reality, I am very lucky’: how professional players and staff perceive injury prevention and performance protection in women’s football	33
Melting pot medicine	33
Exercise as medicine in hip osteoarthritis: an investigation of exercise type, muscle power and predictive factors (PhD Academy Award)	32
Living with multiple chronic conditions: how exercise helps me self-manage my conditions	32
Infographic. All health professionals should talk about physical activity with patients	32
Boston Marathon athlete performance outcomes and intra-event medical encounter risk associated with low energy availability indicators	32
‘More than likely the men come first. That’s just very frustrating’. A qualitative exploration of contextual factors affecting the implementation of injury prevention initiatives and the provision of	32
Medical encounters at community-based physical activity events (parkrun) in the UK	32
Depression and anxiety-related disorders and suicide among Swedish male elite football players: a nationwide cohort study	31
Infographic. A systematic review of injuries in amateur and professional golfers	30
Celebrating a decade of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and its Global Matrix initiative	30
Amandev Aulakh: leading by example to effect change	30
Female athletes with ADHD: time to level the playing field	29
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine sports ultrasound curriculum for sports medicine fellowships	29
An update to terminology describing abnormal uterine bleeding in female athletes: facilitating cross-disciplinary health care	29
How to make Mandela smile: being methodical, motivated and meaningful	29
International Delphi consensus on bone stress injuries in athletes	29
The South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA)—breaking boundaries in sport and exercise medicine	29
Exercise and mental health: a vital connection	29
Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome and labral injuries: grading the evidence on diagnosis and non-operative treatment—a statement paper commissioned by the Danish Society of Sports Physical Therapy	28
Bridging gaps, shaping futures: pelvic floor health for athletes (PhD Academy Award)	28
Youth ice hockey COVID-19 protocols and prevention of sport-related transmission	28
Infographic. Comparative effectiveness of treatments for patellofemoral pain: a living systematic review with network meta-analysis	28
Beyond the game: a community’s transformation through sports	28
If we build it together, will they use it? A mixed-methods study evaluating the implementation of Prep-to-Play PRO: an injury prevention programme for women’s elite Australian Football	28
Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care: an intervention component analysis from an updated systematic review	27
Youth athletes’ quests for gold: does opportunity supersede undue risk?	27
Athlete abuse hurts everyone: vicarious and secondary traumatic stress in sport	27
IOC consensus statement on elite youth athletes competing at the Olympic Games: essentials to a healthy, safe and sustainable paradigm	26
Promoting physical activity in patient populations through curriculum change in undergraduate Lithuanian medical schools and schools of health: the VANGUARD project	26
Polygenic risk analysis in physical activity and health: why are the same results interpreted differently?	26
Prenatal physical activity paradox: occupational versus leisure-time physical activity	26
Mouthguards for the prevention of orofacial trauma in sport: the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (UK) position statement	26
Snow sports-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injury and illness in sports	26
Set-piece approach for medical teams managing emergencies in sport: introducing the FIFA Poster for Emergency Action Planning (PEAP)	26
Safeguarding policies and practices in International Federations: on the right track?	26
Educational online prevention programme (the SPRINT study) has no effect on the number of running-related injuries in recreational runners: a randomised-controlled trial	26
Safety of maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing in individuals with sickle cell disease: a systematic review	25
Association of in-competition injury risk and the degree of rapid weight cutting prior to competition in division I collegiate wrestlers	25
Infographic. Exercise-based prevention programmes for non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in football (soccer)	25
Risk factors for prolonged recovery from concussion in young patients	25
Agnes Makowski – sport physiotherapy mentor and icon of the profession	25
Association between SARS‐COV‐2 infection and muscle strain injury occurrence in elite male football players: a prospective study of 29 weeks including three teams from the Belgian professional footbal	25
Changes in physical activity and all-cause mortality among individuals with dementia: a cohort study using the National Health Insurance Service Database in Korea	25
Life is a preparation for the future	24
Infographic. High rate of second ACL injury following ACL reconstruction in male professional footballers: an updated longitudinal analysis from 118 players in the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study	24
Living evidence: a new approach to the appraisal of rapidly evolving musculoskeletal research	24
Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb	24
Educate, involve and collaborate: three strategies for clinicians to empower athletes during return to sport	24
Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity from young adulthood to middle age and metabolic disease: a 30-year population-based cohort study	24
Athlete mental health: future directions	24
Sports and exercise medicine rising to the challenge	24
Infographic. A guide to understanding athlete abuse	24
Infographic. Sex differences and ACL injuries	24
Small steps, strong shield: directly measured, moderate physical activity in 65 361 adults is associated with significant protective effects from severe COVID-19 outcomes	23
Injury risk factors and their priority for mitigation in women’s netball: a systematic review and Delphi consensus	23
Factors predicting disordered eating and the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescent elite athletes, trained athletes and a reference group: a prospective controlled two-step study	23
Quantifying the relative intensity of free-living physical activity: differences across age, association with mortality and clinical interpretation—an observational study	23
Beyond sport: what the sport and exercise medicine community can learn from the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu	23
Correction: Methods matter: instrumental variable analysis may be a complementary approach to intention-to-treat analysis and as treated analysis when analysing data from sports injury trials	22
Retraction: The time lords – measurement and performance in sprinting	22
Correction:What are network meta-analyses (NMAs)? A primer with four tips for clinicians who read NMAs and who perform them (methods matter series)	22
Retraction: A cause for concern?	22
Correction:402 Lateral-heel release-settings for special ski-bindings	21
Is 9 months the sweet spot for male athletes to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?	21
International olympic committee relative energy deficiency in sport clinical assessment tool 2 (IOC REDs CAT2)	21
International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections	21

Long-term quality of life, work limitation, physical activity, economic cost and disease burden following ACL and meniscal injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the OPTIKNEE consensus	21
Effectiveness of an educational intervention targeting homophobic language use by young male athletes: a cluster randomised controlled trial	21
Transform-Us! cluster RCT: 18-month and 30-month effects on children’s physical activity, sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk markers	20
Social determinants of health are associated with physical therapy use: a systematic review	20
Strength, power and aerobic capacity of transgender athletes: a cross-sectional study	20
Ankle-GO score is associated with the probability of becoming coper after lateral ankle sprain: a 1-year prospective cohort study	20
Accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity, genetic risk and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study	20
New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics	20
Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injury in professional and amateur golfers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Physical activity and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe COVID-19 illness and COVID-19 related mortality in South Korea: a nationwide cohort study	20
Introducing the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6)	20
Contexts, behavioural mechanisms and outcomes to optimise therapeutic exercise prescription for persistent low back pain: a realist review	20
Injury epidemiology in professional ballet: a five-season prospective study of 1596 medical attention injuries and 543 time-loss injuries	20
Gender-specific psychosocial stressors influencing mental health among women elite and semielite athletes: a narrative review	19
OPTIKNEE 2022: consensus recommendations to optimise knee health after traumatic knee injury to prevent osteoarthritis	19
Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) version 14 and Italian translation	19
Reframing beliefs and instiling facts for contemporary management of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain	19
Muscle-strengthening activities to improve health outcomes: what the evidence supports	19
Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022	18
Do exercise-based prevention programmes reduce non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in football (soccer)? A systematic review and meta-analysis with 13 355 athletes and more than 1 million exposure ho	18
Clinical and exercise professional opinion on designing a postpartum return-to-running training programme: an international Delphi study and consensus statement	18
Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal injuries: a best-evidence synthesis of systematic reviews for the OPTIKNEE consensus	18
Intersection of mental health issues and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): a narrative review by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on REDs	18
Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6)	18
KOOS-Child exhibits inadequate structural validity in a cohort of paediatric patients with ACL deficiency	18
Correction: Associations of occupational and leisure-time physical activity with all-cause mortality: an individual participant data meta-analysis	18
Reallocation of time between device-measured movement behaviours and risk of incident cardiovascular disease	17
Differences in injury and concussion rates in a cohort of Canadian female and male youth Rugby Union: a step towards targeted prevention strategies	17
Tale of quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength after ACL reconstruction: a systematic review with longitudinal and multivariate meta-analysis	17
Efficacy of cognitive functional therapy for pain intensity and disability in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomised sham-controlled trial	17
Exercise prehabilitation during neoadjuvant chemotherapy may enhance tumour regression in oesophageal cancer: results from a prospective non-randomised trial	17
Exercise as a renal-protective strategy: slowing chronic kidney disease progression and optimising dialysis care (PhD Academy Award)	17
Heat-related risk at Paris 2024: a proposal for classification and review of International Federations policies	17
Safe Activity participation Following Elective Total hip replacement: the SAFE-T investigation	17
Inclusivity in healthcare and the concept of ‘safe space’: opportunities and challenges	16
COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world	16
4 Return to golf post arthroplasty	16
Firing up the rehabilitation: a holistic approach emphasising complex practice environments to change exercise behaviour	16
Health professionals as champions of movement—promoting physical activity for a healthier world	16
Dr Geoff Thompson: a pioneer in Sport and Exercise Medicine serving First Nations People in Australia’s Northern Territory	16
1 Prospective associations of aerobic fitness and lipoprotein subclasses in a cohort of norwegian schoolchildren: the active smarter kids (ASK) study	16
Is early activity resumption after paediatric concussion safe and does it reduce symptom burden at 2 weeks post injury? The Pediatric Concussion Assessment of Rest and Exertion (PedCARE) multicentre r	16
How my Achilles tendon rupture drives my academic career	16
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health	16
WHO guidelines on waist circumference and physical activity and their joint association with cancer risk	16
Retraction: When to retire after concussion?	15
Effect of exercise therapy versus surgery on mechanical symptoms in young patients with a meniscal tear: a secondary analysis of the DREAM trial	15
Correction:Cardiopulmonary capacity and muscle strength in transgender women on long-term gender-affirming hormone therapy: a cross-sectional study	15
Retraction: What advice should we give to athletes postconcussion?	15
What should all health professionals know about movement behaviour change? An international Delphi-based consensus statement	15
Correction: Review of the scientific rationale, development and validation of the International Olympic Committee Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool: V.2 (IOC REDs CAT2)—by a	15
Sports medicine - it takes a team of thinkers and innovators to elevate the field	15
Association between physical activity and the time course of cancer recurrence in stage III colon cancer	15
Correction:Serum androgen levels and their relation to performance in track and field: mass spectrometry results from 2127 observations in male and female elite athletes	15
Retraction: Cheap solutions for big problems?	15
The fear of developing knee OA after a traumatic knee injury - and how to prevent it?	14
One-year effectiveness of high-load compared with low-load strengthening exercise on self-reported function in patients with hypermobile shoulders: a secondary analysis from a randomised controlled tr	14
Infographic. Return to activity/sport postpartum: a summary of current recommendations	14
Why psychological factors are still being sidelined in sport-related concussion treatment and what we can do about it	14
Exercise as medicine for the brain: moving towards precise and personalised recommendations	14
Injury incidence according to athlete impairment type during the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a combined analysis of 101 108 athlete days	14
Methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport: ReFORM synthesis of the International Olympic Committee consensus statement	14
Championing mental health: sport and exercise psychiatry for low- and middle-income countries using a model from South Africa	14
Applying diffusion innovation theory to evaluate the attributes of the new tackle law in rugby football codes	14
Development of Australian mental health guidelines for community sport	14
American physician in the land of smiles: Dr Robert Monaco in Thailand	14
Bridging the gap between strengthspan and lifespan	14
‘Playing catch-up’: safety and optimal tackle outcomes in women’s rugby union (PhD Academy Award)	14
They are still children: a scoping review of conditions for positive engagement in elite youth sport	13
Ramadan intermittent fasting and its association with health-related indices and exercise test performance in athletes and physically active individuals: an overview of systematic reviews	13
Associations between growth, maturation and injury in youth athletes engaged in elite pathways: a scoping review	13
From ‘faster, higher, stronger’ to ‘slower, calmer, wiser’ - together: incorporating the athlete voice in sports medicine	13
Opportunities and obstacles of translating elite sport research to public health	13
Relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs): the role of the physiotherapist	13
Association of self-reported health problems and interpersonal violence in sport: a cross-sectional study in world-level performing athletes	13
Safe sport for all!	12
Risk for exertional heat illness among US army enlistees: climate indexes, intrinsic factors and their interactions	12
The sports and health programme for indigenous people at the Kampung Gumum, Pahang, Malaysia	12
Twenty year analysis of professional men’s rugby union knee injuries from the English premiership shows high rates and burden	12
Hip and core exercise programme prevents running-related overuse injuries in adult novice recreational runners: a three-arm randomised controlled trial (Run RCT)	12
The global arena of sports medicine!	12
No limits in the future of sports and exercise medicine!	12
Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions for Paralympic athletes	12
Association between feels-like temperatures and injury risk during international outdoor athletic championships: a prospective cohort study on 29 579 athlete starts during 10 championships	12
Intention–behaviour gap in physical activity: unravelling the critical role of the automatic tendency towards effort minimisation	12
The power of Para sport: the effect of performance-focused swimming training on motor function in adolescents with cerebral palsy and high support needs (GMFCS IV) – a single-case experimental design	12
We want healthy athletes and fair competition	12
Early versus delayed lengthening exercises for acute hamstring injury in male athletes: a randomised controlled clinical trial	12
Does the addition of motor control or strengthening exercises to education result in better outcomes for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain? (PhD Academy Award)	12
Its not all about sprinting: mechanisms of acute hamstring strain injuries in professional male rugby union—a systematic visual video analysis	12
Enhancing access to prostheses in sports: a call to action for the future of Paralympic athletes	12
GRADE system in systematic reviews of prevalence or incidence studies evaluating sport-related injuries: why is GRADE important?	12
Research in specialist sport and exercise medicine training	12
Infographic. Head to toe considerations for the postpartum endurance athlete	12
Expanding sports injury prevention to include trauma and adversity	12