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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Cowan S, Patterson B, King M, Girdwood M, Mosler A, Donaldson A, et al.
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381241303512.
PMID: 39905633
Background: Women's participation in all football codes (including Australian Football [AF]) is increasing rapidly. To guide injury prevention strategies, the authors aimed to describe the current and lifetime prevalence of...
12.
Khodadadi D, Azimi F, Eghbal Moghanlou A, Gursoy R, Demirli A, Jalali P, et al.
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251315093.
PMID: 39905628
Background: Acute caffeine ingestion can improve exercise performance. Interplay between caffeine habituation and training status on the performance-enhancing effect of caffeine is unknown. Hypothesis: Habitual caffeine consumption and training status...
13.
Mohammadnia Ahmadi M, Najarian E, Nezamdoost Z, Sadeghi-Tabas S, Abtahi Eivary S
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251315059.
PMID: 39905617
Background: Adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that produces various bioactive molecules known as adipokines, including resistin, which is be highly expressed in people with obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD)....
14.
DeJong Lempke A, Whitney K, Jackson S, Le H, Hanlon S
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251315056.
PMID: 39905616
Background: Radiographic evaluations are commonly used to determine calcaneal ossification staging throughout pediatric development. Sonographic imaging may offer a less expensive, noninvasive, clinically feasible option for calcaneal developmental assessments. Here,...
15.
Steinberg N, Elbaz L, Dar G, Nemet D, Eliakim A
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251314077.
PMID: 39905597
Background: Elite gymnasts are exposed to high levels of physical stress, during both childhood and adolescence, with significantly late maturation and high injury prevalence. Here, we compare the physiological characteristics...
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Martin C, Osterhout K, Shore E, Delong R, Mihalik J, Kucera K
Sports Health
. 2025 Feb;
:19417381251314019.
PMID: 39894969
Background: Research on catastrophic injuries and medical conditions among majority girls' and women's sports are underrepresented. In this study, we describe the incidence, characteristics, and mechanisms of severe softball injuries/medical...
17.
Chen Y, Hong C, Hsu K, Kuan F, Su W, Chen Y, et al.
Sports Health
. 2025 Jan;
:19417381251314056.
PMID: 39885826
Background: Lateral epicondylitis is caused by overuse and manifests as pain, weakness, and difficulty with object manipulation. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and dextrose injections have shown promise in reducing pain and...
18.
Zaifman J, Megalla M, Grace Z, Imam N, Koerner J, Kohan E, et al.
Sports Health
. 2025 Jan;
:19417381251314078.
PMID: 39881434
Background: The elderly US population is growing quickly and staying active longer. However, there is limited information on sports-related injuries in older adults. Hypotheses: (1) National estimate and incidence of...
19.
Walker D, Jukes J
Sports Health
. 2025 Jan;
:19417381241313374.
PMID: 39881431
Risk factors associated with depression in athletes include biological sex, physical pain, and history of sport-related concussion (SRC). However, although there are well-documented benefits of sport and physical activity on...
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Maynard J, Nadwodny J, Haak I, DeMatas K, Rosario-Concepcion R, Seemann L, et al.
Sports Health
. 2025 Jan;
19417381241309956.
PMID: 39834109
Background: The cumulative effect of repetitive subconcussive head impacts on neurocognitive function during youth contact sports remains largely unknown. There is a paucity of literature evaluating cumulative helmet forces over...