Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…While the control group followed the regular team training, the intervention group additionally trained twice weekly over five weeks with the novel exergame for 11 min per session (i.e., 3 x 3 min with 1 min rest). Pre- and post-intervention tests comprised two computerized neuropsychological EF tests (Victoria Stroop Test and Switcher Task, PEBL software) and the countermovement jump test (CMJ) on a force plate (Forcedecks, VALD Performance, Brisbane, Australia). …”
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Navigating the Ice: Establishing Pre-Concussion Baselines in Ice-Hockey Players for Gait Assessment Utilizing Inertial Measurement Units by Julia Müller, Noah Köppel, Patrick Eggenberger, Emanuel Brunner, Thomas Weber, Eling D. de Bruin

“…The sensors were fixed to the shoes for flat overground gait analysis. Over a 20-30 m walkway, participants performed a single-task (ST) walking condition (preferred gait speed) and a dual-task (DT) walking condition, i.e., preferred gait speed whilst counting backwards. …”
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40-years of relative age effects: life is not fair! by Roger H. Barnsley

“…For instance, both the original and the 2023 studies indicate that about 40% of elite young adult players were born in the first quarter of the age cohort, compared to just 10% in the last quarter. …”
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Effects of Neuromuscular Training on Performance and Injury Prevention in Youth Team Sports: Development of an Evidence-Based Educational Program by Markus Tschopp, Nicklaus Hess, Pascal Andrey, Adrian Rothenbühler, Fabian Studer

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Irreducible Dislocation of the Great Toe Interphalangeal Joint Secondary to an Incarcerated Sesamoid by Hamid Rahmatullah Bin Abd Razak, Zi-Yang Chia, Hwee-Chye Andrew Tan

“…Irreducible dorsal dislocation of the interphalangeal (IP) joint of the great toe is rare. We report a case of a 29-year-old gentleman who presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Specialist Outpatient Clinic with an irreducible IP joint of the great toe that had been untreated for 4 weeks. …”
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Rare Manifestation of a c.290 C>T, p.Gly97Glu VCP Mutation by Nivedita U. Jerath, Cameron D. Crockett, Steven A. Moore, Michael E. Shy, Conrad C. Weihl, Tsui-Fen Chou, Tiffany Grider, Michael A. Gonzalez, Stephan Zuchner, Andrea Swenson

“…A 60-year-old man who played ice hockey into his 50’s was evaluated by electrodiagnostics, muscle biopsy, and molecular genetics. …”
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