by Andrew Marshall

Questionnaires: It’s All in the Question!

Research Paper Title Prevalence of Muscle-Strengthening Activities in Women: The WIN Study. Background Aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities are related to morbidities and mortality. Resistance exercise/strength training items are included in national surveys, but the manner in which muscle-strengthening activity is queried varies among these surveys. Purpose The purpose of this study was to use different… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Fruit Consumption & Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Research Paper Title Fruit Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Results from Three Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Studies. Study Question Are individual fruits, which vary in composition, differentially associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, and, if so, do the associations depend on the glycaemic index or glycaemic load of the individual fruits? Summary Answer… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Predicting the Presence & Severity of a PTA in Asymptomatic Athletes

Research Paper Title A Lower Limb Assessment Tool for Athletes at risk of Developing Patellar Tendinopathy. Background Patellar tendon abnormality (PTA) on diagnostic imaging is part of the diagnostic criteria for patellar tendinopathy. PTA and altered landing strategies are primary risk factors that increase the likelihood of asymptomatic athletes developing patellar tendinopathy. Therefore, the aim… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Do Bone Turnover Markers Predict Stress Fracture in Elite Combat Recruits?

Research Paper Title Bone Turnover Markers do not Predict Stress Fracture in Elite Combat Recruits. Background With bone resorption rates greater than formation, stress fracture pathogenesis plausibly involves bone remodeling imbalance. If this is the case, one would anticipate serum levels of bone turnover markers would be higher in patients with stress fractures than in… Read More