Sport and Health Sciences

11 Items

This section publishes studies at the intersection of physiotherapy, sports performance, and public health. Topics include injury prevention, athletic training and rehabilitation, exercise science, physical activity promotion, and the role of physiotherapy in enhancing performance and long-term health outcomes.

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  • Mastering the use of hand-held dynamometry in clinical practice

    Claire Minshull
    327-336
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3722

  • Physical therapists’ perspectives and practices on weight management for chronic pain patients with obesity: a cross-sectional survey

    Melanie Liechti, Massimo Menegon, Alexander Philipp Schurz, Matteo Vanroose, Ron Clijsen, Anneleen Malfliet, David Faeh, Heiner Baur, Jan Taeymans, Nathanael Lutz
    286-296
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3590

  • What are the evidence-based medical management approaches for the concussed youth athlete? A scoping review

    Tom McKeever, Micheal Leavitt, Stephanie Valentin, David Hamilton
    214-238
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3336

  • What do people search online about sciatica? What answers do they get from Dr. Google? A mixed analysis of Italian web-based data

    Massimo Esposto, Matteo Cioeta, Giuseppe Giovannico, Valerio Barbari, Alessandra Arca
    195-205
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3360

  • Validation of a Novel device for Assessing Neck Muscle Strength

    Michail Arvanitidis, Hon Hin Ken Mak, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Marco Barbero, Deborah Falla
    148-157
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3476

  • The Use of Digital Technologies in Physiotherapy Higher Education: a Mixed-Methods Study

    Francesca Trentini, Chiara Fante, Flavio Manganello, Marco Testa, Simone Battista
    49-58
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3334

  • Effect of Pilates Exercises on Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Doaa Mohammed Mahmoud Allam, Heba Ali Abd Elghaffar, Amira Mostafa Elshamy, Mohammed Abdelmotaal Safa, Ahmad Mahdi Ahmad
    170-181
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2024.3228

  • Adverse events related to physiotherapy practice: a scoping review

    Yiran Wang, Narelle Dalwood, Melanie Farlie, Annemarie Lee
    138-154
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2024.3282

  • Does the modified shuttle test exhibit a ceiling effect in healthy and cystic fibrosis children and adolescents?

    Marta Amor-Barbosa, Fernanda Salazar-Pérez, Fernanda Maria Vendrusculo, Maria Amélia Bagatini, Evanirso da Silva Aquino, Márcio Vinícius Fagundes Donadio
    131-137
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2024.3191

  • Neurological conditions and community-based physical activity: physical therapists’ belief and actions

    Louise Declerck, Mathilde Gillot, Charlotte Goffaux, Jean-François Kaux, Gaetan Stoquart
    70-79
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2024.2733

  • Hip microinstability and its association with femoroacetabular impingement: A scoping review

    Rahel Caliesch, David Beckwée, Jan Taeymans, Joseph M Schwab, Thomas Renaud, Quentin Brossard, Roger Hilfiker
    29-46
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2024.3063