Sports Health
Overview
Sports Health is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the comprehensive care of athletes and active individuals. It covers a wide range of topics including sports medicine, exercise science, orthopedics, nutrition, and rehabilitation. With a multidisciplinary approach, the journal provides evidence-based research, clinical reviews, and practical insights to enhance the understanding and management of sports-related injuries, performance optimization, and overall well-being in the athletic population.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Sports Health
Publisher
Sage Publications
Start
2009
End
Continuing
Frequency
Bimonthly
p-ISSN
1941-7381
e-ISSN
1941-0921
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Orthopedics
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 5603
65
SJR / Ranks: 2950
1167
CiteScore / Ranks: 3528
6.30
JIF / Ranks: 3040
3.3
Recent Articles
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Sachs R, Gibson M, Henry K, Birrell M
Sports Health
. 2025 Mar;
:19417381251325131.
PMID: 40082798
Background: Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7S) is a new professional rugby league. Our study aims to examine injury data from PR7S over the last 3 years to clarify the incidence of...
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Salse-Batan J, Torrado P, Marina M
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251320574.
PMID: 39994496
Background: Isometric and dynamic tasks of low-to-moderate intensities have been used to study sex differences in fatigability; however, maximal exertions with flywheel devices (FDs) have not been used. This study...
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Cools A, Stubbe J, Vanden Bosch D, Carlier L, Notable C, Borms D
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251320097.
PMID: 39972277
Background: Upper extremity physical-performance-tests are gaining interest for screening overhead athletes in view of injury prevention, individual performance, and return to play after injury. However, at present, no reference data...
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Yu P, Fan Y, Wang X, Wu H
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251320095.
PMID: 39972259
Background: Taurine (TAU) and creatine (Cr) are common ergogenic aids used by athletes to enhance performance; however, the effect of their combined supplementation, and on recovery in high temperature and...
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Martinez-Rubio C, Baena-Raya A, Quidel-Catrilelbun M, Rodriguez-Perez M, Perez-Castilla A
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251315119.
PMID: 39962333
Background: Maximum repetitions to failure (RTF) and repetitions in reserve (RIR) can be estimated through fastest mean velocity (MV) and mean velocity (MV), respectively. However, the impact of inter-repetition intervals...
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Searles S, Hood J, Wood M, Bello M, Smith J, Gillen Z
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251316251.
PMID: 39953723
Background: Women are typically more prone to knee injuries than men, possibly due to poorer hamstrings-to-quadriceps ratio (HTQ), particularly during fast velocity movements. Hypothesis: Men would have greater HTQ across...
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Rodriguez K, Palmieri-Smith R, Krishnan C
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251313775.
PMID: 39930348
Background: Diminished corticospinal excitability is theorized to contribute to poor quadriceps function after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Operant conditioning of the motor evoked torque (MEP) is a promising approach...
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Miras-Moreno S, Weakley J, Martinez-Zafra L, Perez-Castilla A
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251316216.
PMID: 39924649
Background: Verbal feedback (knowledge of results [KR]) and listening to music are common ergogenic strategies used to boost athlete performance during resistance exercise. No previous research has explored their effects...
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Agustin R, Cuerda Del Pino A, Laguna Sanz A, Palanca A, Rossetti P, Marco Romero C, et al.
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251316247.
PMID: 39905638
Background: Engaging in physical exercise is recommended to enhance cardiovascular health and manage blood sugar levels in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Hypothesis: The impact of high-intensity interval exercise...