1. Infographic. Clinical recommendations for return to play during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Andre Debruyne, David Niederseer, Andrew Shafik, Patrick Singleton, Nick Webborn, Norbert Bachl, Fabio Pigozzi, Borja Muniz-Pardos, Petra Zupet, Graham Holloway, Karin Vonbank, James L. J. Bilzon, Yannis P. Pitsiladis, Joachim Meyer, Jürgen M. Steinacker, Michael Geistlinger, Xavier Bigard, Jeroen Swart, Michael Miller, Michiko Dohi, Irina Zelenkova, Anca Ionescu, Bernd Wolfarth, Victoriya Badtieva, Nigel Jones, Herbert Löllgen, Maurizio Casasco, Luigi Di Luigi, and Theodora Papadopoulou
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,virus ,communicable disease ,Return to sport ,Competition (economics) ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Political science ,Pandemic ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Pandemics ,elite performance ,exercise testing ,Communicable disease ,biology ,business.industry ,Athletes ,Infographic ,COVID-19 ,030229 sport sciences ,General Medicine ,Public relations ,biology.organism_classification ,Return to play ,Return to Sport ,athlete ,business - Abstract
COVID-19 AND RETURN TO PLAY The world of sport has recently returned to training and competition following suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is concerning that a number of athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to competition. 1 Numerous authors have attempted to address return to play given the importance and complexity of the issue, with notable attention on possible cardiac implications.2–6 SCOPE OF THE INFOGRAPHIC The specific recommendations shown in the present infographic (figure 1) have been generated by a panel of international experts and represent a compilation of the numerous approaches used to inform resumption of regular sports during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the different regulations around the world and the particular characteristics of each sport, it is essential to provide informative, consistent and specific guidance for safe return to training and competition at this most difficult time. ...
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- 2021