Table of contents

Original articles

• A survey of flexibility training protocols and hamstring strains in professional football clubs in England (23 July, 2004)

  B Dadebo, J White, K P George
• A pilot study of the eccentric decline squat in the management of painful chronic patellar tendinopathy (23 July, 2004)

  C R Purdam, P Jonsson, H Alfredson, R Lorentzon, J L Cook, K M Khan
• Do team gymnasts compete in spite of symptoms from an injury? (23 July, 2004)

  M L Harringe, S Lindblad, S Werner
• Off seasonal and pre-seasonal assessment of circulating energy sources during prolonged running at the anaerobic threshold in competitive triathletes (23 July, 2004)

  B Knoepfli, M C Riddell, E Ganzoni, A Burki, B Villiger, S P von Duvillard
• Master’s performance in the New York City Marathon 1983–1999 (23 July, 2004)

  P Jokl, P M Sethi, A J Cooper
• Shoulder pathoanatomy in marathon kayakers (23 July, 2004)

  G Hagemann, A M Rijke, M Mars
• Mutations in the hereditary haemochromatosis gene HFE in professional endurance athletes (23 July, 2004)

  J L Chicharro, J Hoyos, F Gómez-Gallego, J G Villa, F Bandrés, P Celaya, F Jiménez, J M Alonso, A Córdova, A Lucia
• Evaluation of physiological standard pressures of the forearm flexor muscles during sport specific ergometry in sport climbers (23 July, 2004)

  V Schoeffl, S Klee, W Strecker
• Community football players’ attitudes towards protective equipment—a pre-season measure (23 July, 2004)

  R A Braham, C F Finch, A McIntosh, P McCrory
• A double blind, randomised, parallel group study on the efficacy and safety of treating acute lateral ankle sprain with oral hydrolytic enzymes (23 July, 2004)

  G M M J Kerkhoffs, P A A Struijs, C de Wit, V W Rahlfs, H Zwipp, C N van Dijk
• Effect of incorporating low intensity exercise into the recovery period after a rugby match (23 July, 2004)

  M Suzuki, T Umeda, S Nakaji, T Shimoyama, T Mashiko, K Sugawara
• Risk factors associated with exertional medial tibial pain: a 12 month prospective clinical study (23 July, 2004)

  S G Burne, K M Khan, P B Boudville, R J Mallet, P M Newman, L J Steinman, E Thornton
• Clinical examination of athletes with groin pain: an intraobserver and interobserver reliability study (23 July, 2004)

  P Hölmich, L R Hölmich, A M Bjerg
• Left ventricular systolic function and diastolic filling after intermittent high intensity team sports (23 July, 2004)

  K P George, E Dawson, R E Shave, G Whyte, M Jones, E Hare, D Gaze, P Collinson
• Does generalised ligamentous laxity increase seasonal incidence of injuries in male first division club rugby players? (23 July, 2004)

  D R Stewart, S B Burden
• Higher tibial quantitative ultrasound in young female swimmers (23 July, 2004)

  B Falk, Z Bronshtein, L Zigel, N Constantini, A Eliakim
• The Football Association medical research programme: an audit of injuries in academy youth football (23 July, 2004)

  R J Price, R D Hawkins, M A Hulse, A Hodson
• Validation of fan beam dual energy x ray absorptiometry for body composition assessment in adults aged 18–45 years

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  J Norcross, M D Van Loan
• A one season prospective cohort study of volleyball injuries (23 July, 2004)

  E A L M Verhagen, A J Van der Beek, L M Bouter, R M Bahr, W Van Mechelen
• Objective evaluation of small bowel and colonic transit time using pH telemetry in athletes with gastrointestinal symptoms (23 July, 2004)

  K A Rao, E Yazaki, D F Evans, R Carbon
• Serum electrolyte concentrations and hydration status are not associated with exercise associated muscle cramping (EAMC) in distance runners (23 July, 2004)

  M P Schwellnus, J Nicol, R Laubscher, T D Noakes
• A congested football calendar and the wellbeing of players: correlation between match exposure of European footballers before the World Cup 2002 and their injuries and performances during that World Cup (23 July, 2004)

  J Ekstrand, M Waldén, M Hägglund