The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) is rising for reasons that are not fully understood. In this
Opinion article, we review the possibility that OA is an evolutionary mismatch disease, which …

Athletic training is a health care profession with roots in athletics and kinesiology that has
evolved into a critical component of contemporary sports medicine. The aim of this article is …

Damaged cartilage is seen with increasing frequency after joint trauma, alone or in
combination with other joint injuries. A poor healing of injured cartilage leads to great …

Sandra J. Shultz, PhD, ATC, FNATA, FACSM*; Randy J. Schmitz, PhD, ATC*; Kenneth L.
Cameron, PhD, MPH, ATC, FNATA†; Kevin R. Ford, PhD‡; Dustin R. Grooms, PhD, ATC …

Context Athletic training is at the forefront of the prevention of injury and illness. As the push
for population-level approaches continues, including the expansion of standards related to …

Injures are common in workers engaged in tactical occupations. Research suggests that the
functional movement screen (FMS) may provide practitioners the ability to identify tactical …

Readily available and effective therapeutic approaches are increasingly required to
overcome the growing demand for optimized management of musculoskeletal degenerative …

Context The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance formed a secondary prevention task group to
develop a consensus on secondary prevention recommendations to reduce the risk of …

Context: Current evidence suggests that, despite returning to full participation, physically
active adults with a previous knee injury experience lower health-related quality of life …

Body armor is essential to the protection of military personnel; however, body armor may
impede the users balance and movement quality. A better understanding of the influence of …