Development and Validation of the Wisconsin Sport Specialization Questionnaire

Key Words: Youth athlete, injury, sports This blog is based on recent research published on BJSM (1). Why is this study important?  Sport participation is a common way for children and adolescents around the world to stay physically active. However, the professionalization of youth sports has led many young athletes to select a main sport […]

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Introducing the BacKS: a survey to measure your patients’ knowledge and beliefs about low back pain

Authors: Leticia Corrêa, Simon French, Mark Hancock, and Stephanie Mathieson Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide and pain education is one of the first-line recommended treatments for people with low back pain [1-3]. The assessment of people’s knowledge and beliefs about low back pain is important to provide an individualised treatment […]

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