Sport and Health Sciences

12 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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Perceptions and experiences of Italian physiotherapists in managing patients’ mental and cognitive health: a cross-sectional study

Inaihá Laureano Benincá, Maria Gattuso, Stefania Butti, Mattia Mazzoleni, Francesca Morganti

75-83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2026.3877
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