Aims and Scope

Sports Medicine - Open focuses on original research and definitive reviews in the field of sport and exercise medicine. The Journal includes medical and scientific research relating to: Sporting performance enhancement including nutrition, equipment and training Medical syndromes associated with sport and exerciseInjury prevention and treatmentExercise for rehabilitation and healthThe application of physiological and biomechanical principles to specificsporting codesKey PointsArticles published in Sports Medicine - Open will include a Key Points table. Please provide approximately three short, stand-alone lines/statements summarizing the key findings/implications of the paper. These should be provided after the Abstract under the heading 'Key Points’. 6Mind the Graph