Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
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To assess medium- and long-term outcomes of psoas tendinopathy to psoas tenotomy and image-guided steroid injections. ⋯ Local steroid injections can provide long-term relief for patients presenting with psoas tendinopathy. For those patients with only temporary relief from injection, psoas tenotomy can provide good long-term pain relief.
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To analyze the patterns and causes of tennis-related injuries using, for the first time, a nationally representative data set. ⋯ Despite the decrease in tennis-related injuries, the growing popularity of this sport warrants increased efforts to prevent injuries, especially among child and older adult participants.
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To evaluate return to play (RTP) and return to classroom outcomes when the Zurich guidelines are combined with a standardized exercise treadmill test [Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test (BCTT)] and computerized neuropsychological (cNP) testing in adolescent athletes after concussion. ⋯ The BCTT in combination with the Zurich consensus guidelines seems to be safe and successful for RTP. There is evidence to suggest that cNP testing performed in athletes who do not have a preinjury baseline test was not related to RTP or problems upon return to school.
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To compare the effectiveness of injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) compared with focused extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) among athletes with chronic patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee). ⋯ Athletes with chronic patellar tendinopathy responded positively to both PRP injection and ESWT. However, the PRP-treated patients demonstrated significantly greater improvements in VISA-P and pain scores by 6 months and significantly better functional outcomes and satisfaction based on a modified Blazina scale, at 12 months.
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To systematically review the evidence for rest, treatment, and rehabilitation after sport-related concussion. ⋯ Studies of management of concussion were so poor that conclusions that rest was not helpful or that exercise might be beneficial are premature. Better evidence showed that individualized treatment of long-standing symptoms may allow earlier return to sport than rest and exercise alone.