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To verify the association of the isometric strength of the shoulder external rotators (ER) and serratus anterior (SA) with the performance of functional tests CKCUEST, SMB-T, and USSP-T in overhead athletes. Cross-sectional study. Eighty overhead athletes with no history of surgery in the upper and lower limbs and trunk in the past year, and no painful symptoms in the upper body during the physical assessment were included. Preseason assessment included isometric strength of shoulder ER and SA, and performance of the CKCUEST, SMB-T, and USSP-T. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to identify if the isometric strength of the shoulder ER and SA could explain the performance during the tests after controlling for sex. Results: The isometric strength of SA was associated (p < 0.05) with the SMB-T and USSP-T with 4% of explain. The isometric strength of the SA was not associated (p > 0.05) with the CKCUEST. The isometric strength of the ER was not associated (p > 0.05) with any of the tests. The isometric strength of the SA predicted the SMB-T and USSP-T performance. Isometric strength of SA and shoulder ER was not associated with CKCUEST results in athletes overhead. • Serratus anterior isometric strength was not associated with CKCUEST performance. • Serratus anterior isometric strength was associated with SMB-T and USSP-T scores. • Shoulder external rotators isometric strength was not associated with upper limb functional tests. • Clinicians should be aware of these findings when using upper limb functional tests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objectives: The risk of a subsequent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprain is greater in high school aged female athletes with prior history of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) than in age-matched controls. The risk of a subsequent ACL injury in female collegiate athletes with prior ACLR is unknown. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the relative risk of a subsequent ACL injury in female collegiate athletes with prior ACLR when compared to age-matched controls. The secondary purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of jump and hop tests to discriminate ACL injury risk.Design: Prospective cohort.Methods: Three hundred and sixty female collegiate athletes (mean age 19.3 ± 1.4 years) representing the following sports: volleyball, soccer, and basketball were recruited. Subjects reported prior history of ACLR and standing long jump (SLJ) and single-leg hop (SLH) scores were collected during the preseason. Noncontact time-loss ACL and lower quadrant (i.e., low back and lower extremities) injuries were tracked by university athletic trainers.Results: Female collegiate athletes with a prior history of ACLR were 6 times (RR = 6.8 [95% CI: 1.4, 32.9] p-value = 0.007) more likely to experience an ACL injury than controls. Suboptimal performance on a battery of tests (SLJ ≤ 79% height, (B) SLH ≤ 69% height) was associated with a greater risk of lower quadrant injury (RR = 1.6 [95% CI: 1.1, 2.4] p-value = 0.028); however performance on these tests was not associated with ACL injury.Conclusions: Female collegiate athletes should be screened for history of ACLR. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction. The effectiveness of using the heart rate (HR) as an indicator of exercise intensity to monitor basketball training has been the subject of intense investigation. However, recent new regulations and a trend towards a more conditional game have prompted a need to revise field study procedures and demanded the increased specialization of game positions. Objectives. Five preseason matches played by a Profesional men's Spanish league team LEB (Club Baloncesto León) were analyzed in terms of the HR response recorded in the four game quarters. Materials and Methods. Heart rates were recorded using Polar Team® monitors in a group of 8 players, whose playing positions were point guard (n=2), forward (n=3) or center (n=3). We recorded maxima (HRmax) and means (HRmean) for each player and also expressed rates as percentages of the individual maximum HR recorded in the 5 games (%HRmax and %HRmean). Results. For the point guards, forwards and centers, respectively, HRmax (in beats·min) were 186±11.7, 176±8.3 and 177±7.7; and HRmean (beats·min-1) were 163±14.3, 151±10.3 and 155±9.4. While similar HRmax were observed in each quarter, significant differences were detected between the %HRmax values for the point guards versus the forwards or centers (P<0.0001 and P<0.05, respectively). Conclusion. Our findings indicate that point guards show the highest HR and forwards the lowest. HRmax and %HRmax values were high during the first quarter and continued to increase during the game, peaking in the final quarter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An outbreak of an upper respiratory tract illness at a secondary school, which led to the hospitalisation of 23 cases, occurred in Ireland at the beginning of September 2003. Medical and laboratory examinations, initially for suspected meningitis, were carried out on the hospitalised cases and bacterial meningitis was ruled out. One hundred and seventy-nine students and teachers were interviewed and a retrospective cohort study was conducted among the sixth year students. One hundred and seven respondents met the case definition, but no associations were found between the environmental exposures investigated and illness. As it was before the expected influenza season, initial samples were not tested for influenza, but one month later the new influenza A/Fujian/411/2002 (H3N2)-like strain was confirmed and implicated in the outbreak. It was the first reported outbreak of influenza in Europe in the 2003 'winter' season and it demonstrated the need for vigilance for early and unexpected occurrence of influenza. It also provided valuable lessons for laboratory and epidemiological investigation and management of pre-season influenza. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]