Exercise & Loading Research
80 peer-reviewed studies, with plain-language summaries and links to the original research.
- Comparing adaptations from blood flow restriction exercise training using regulated or unregulated pressure systems: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2024
- Do exercise-based prevention programmes reduce non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in football (soccer)? A systematic review and meta-analysis with 13355 athletes and more than 1 million exposure hoursMeta-analysisSummary
- Eccentric exercise improves joint flexibility in adults: a systematic review update and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary
- Effect of adherence to exercise-based injury prevention programmes on the risk of sports injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTsMeta-analysisSummary
- Effect of core-based exercise in people with scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary
- Is pre-season eccentric strength testing during the Nordic hamstring exercise associated with future hamstring strain injury? A systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary
- Mechanical, material and morphological adaptations of healthy lower limb tendons to mechanical loading: a systematic review and meta analysisMeta-analysisSummary
- Resistance training in pregnancy: systematic review and meta-analysis of pregnancy, delivery and fetal outcomesMeta-analysis2025
- Effects of strength exercise on pain management and quality of life in systemic peripheral neuropathies: a review and meta-analysisMeta-analysis2024
- Including the Nordic hamstring exercise in injury prevention programmes halves the rate of hamstring injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 8459 athletesMeta-analysis
- Strength training as superior, dose-dependent and safe prevention of acute and overuse sports injuries: a systematic review, qualitative analysis and meta-analysisMeta-analysis
- Strength training is as effective as stretching for improving range of motion: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysis
- Why methods matter in a meta-analysis: a reappraisal showed inconclusive injury preventive effect of Nordic hamstring exerciseMeta-analysis
- Behaviour change techniques associated with adherence to prescribed exercise in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain: systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary
- Clinical reasoning framework for thoracic spine exercise prescription in sport: a systematic review and narrative synthesisSystematic reviewSummary
- Does aerobic exercise effect pain sensitisation in individuals with musculoskeletal pain? A systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary
- Isometric training and long-term adaptations: effects of muscle length, intensity, and intent: a systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary
- Muscle architecture adaptations to static stretching training: a systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary
- Two-minute step test of exercise capacity: systematic review of procedures, performance, and clinimetric propertiesSystematic reviewSummary
- A systematic review of the effects of strength training in patients with fibromyalgia: clinical outcomes and design considerationSystematic review
- Sticking to it: a scoping review of adherence to exercise therapy interventions in children and adolescents with musculoskeletal conditionsSystematic review
- Chronic effects of static and dynamic stretching on hamstrings eccentric strength and functional performance: a randomized controlled trialRCTSummary
- Chronic sequelae after muscle strain injuries: influence of heavy resistance training on functional and structural characteristics in a randomized controlled trialRCTSummary
- High intensity exercise for 3 months reduces disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA): a multicenter randomised trial of 100 patientsRCTSummary
- Short-term effectiveness of high-load compared with low-load strengthening exercise on self-reported function in patients with hypermobile shoulders: a randomised controlled trialRCTSummary
- Competency and confidence in qualitative biomechanical assessment of exercise technique among exercise professionalsPrimary studySummary2025
- Hamstring muscle architecture and microstructure changes following Nordic hamstring exercise trainingPrimary studySummary2025
- Mechanisms underlying range of motion improvements following acute and chronic static stretchingPrimary studySummary2025
- Ten minutes of core stabilisation exercise result in local exercise-induced hypoalgesiaPrimary studySummary2025
- "I could 100% see myself getting hurt if I did it wrong": a qualitative exploration of exercisePrimary studySummary2024
- Associations between changes in leg extensor muscle power and physical function after supervised exercisePrimary studySummary2024
- From tissue to system: what constitutes an appropriate response to loading?Primary studySummary2024
- Opposite effects of isometric exercise on pain sensitivity of healthy individualsPrimary studySummary2024
- The effect of six-week regular stretching exercises on regional and distant pain sensitivityPrimary studySummary2024
- The influence of resistance exercise training prescription variables on skeletal muscle massPrimary studySummary2024
- A new measure of exercise adherence: the ATEMPT (Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal conditions)Primary studySummary
- Behaviour change techniques to promote self-management and home exercise adherencePrimary studySummary
- Contexts, behavioural mechanisms and outcomes to optimise therapeutic exercise prescriptionPrimary studySummary
- Do exercise therapies restore the deficits of joint position sense in patientsPrimary studySummary
- Do the anatomical and physiological properties of muscle determine its adaptive response to different loading protocols?Primary studySummary
- Does a corticosteroid injection plus exercise or exercise alone add to the effectPrimary studySummary
- Does adding exercise or physical activity to pharmacological osteoporosis therapy helpPrimary studySummary
- Early surgery or exercise and education for meniscal tears in young adultsPrimary studySummary
- Eccentric hamstring strength in elite track and field athletes on the British Athletics world class performance programPrimary studySummary
- Effects of eccentric-oriented strength training on return to sport criteria in late-stage rehabilitationPrimary studySummary
- Effects of multicomponent exercise on muscle strength and muscle endurancePrimary studySummary
- Exercise-based strategies to prevent muscle injury in male elite footballers: an expert-led Delphi survey of 21 practitioners belonging to 18 teams from the Big-5 European leaguesConsensusSummary
- Foam rolling and stretching do not provide superior acute flexibility and stiffnessPrimary studySummary
- Modulating the Nordic Hamstring Exercise from 'zero to hero': a stepwise progression explored in a high-performance athletePrimary studySummary
- Muscular and neuromuscular control following soccer-specific exercise in male youth: changes in injury risk mechanismsPrimary studySummary
- Musculoskeletal pain and exercise, challenging existing paradigms and introducing newPrimary studySummary
- Practical recommendations on stretching exercise: a Delphi consensus statement of international expertsConsensusSummary
- Psychosocial influences on exercise-induced hypoalgesiaPrimary studySummary
- Response of the popliteal artery to treadmill exercise and stress positioning in patients with and without exertional lower extremity symptomsPrimary studySummary
- The effectiveness and safety of blood flow restriction training for post-operative rehabilitationPrimary studySummary
- The effects of spinal manipulation added to exercise on pain and quality of lifePrimary studySummary
- To move or not to move: the paradoxical effect of physical exercise in axial spondyloarthritisPrimary studySummary
- Expectations about the benefit of exercise, not surgery, are associated with future pain and functionPrimary study2025
- Early surgery versus exercise therapy and patient education for traumatic and nontraumatic meniscal tearsPrimary study2024
- Effects of a 6-month dual-task, power-based exercise program on cognitive function and neuromuscular outcomesPrimary study2024
- Effects of high-intensity interval and continuous moderate aerobic training on fitnessPrimary study2024
- Adding manual therapy to an exercise program improves long-term patient outcomesPrimary study
- Are maximal power and maximal aerobic capacity in older and very old adults dependent on their physical activityPrimary study
- Blood flow restriction training in rehabilitation: a useful adjunct or Lucy's latest trick?Primary study
- Comparative efficacy of exercise therapy and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsPrimary study
- Core stabilization exercise versus scoliosis-specific exercises in moderate idiopathic scoliosis treatmentPrimary study
- Effects of eccentric training at long-muscle length on architectural and functional characteristics of the hamstringsPrimary study
- Exercise selection differentially influences lower body regional muscle developmentPrimary study
- Expectancy reduces symptoms but not functional impairment following exercise induced musculoskeletal injuryPrimary study
- Home-based walking exercise and supervised treadmill exercise in patients with peripheral artery diseasePrimary study
- Maternal and fetal cardiovascular responses to acute high-intensity interval exercisePrimary study
- Physiological and perceptual responses to acute arm cranking with blood flow restrictionPrimary study
- Self-administered stretching exercises are as effective as motor control exercisesPrimary study
- The efficacy of blood flow restriction training to improve quadriceps muscle function after surgeryPrimary study
- Understanding barriers to adherence to home exercise programs in patientsPrimary study
- Using behavioural economics to improve adherence to home exercise programsPrimary study
- What are we aiming for in eccentric hamstring training: angle-specific control or supramaximal loadingPrimary study
- Blood flow restricted exercise and discomfort: a reviewNarrative review
- Do we need a cool-down after exercise? A narrative review of the psychophysiological effects and the effects on performance, injuries and the long-term adaptive responseNarrative review
- Fascial or muscle stretching? A narrative reviewNarrative review