One of our latest collaborations culminated in this review. We often think of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention when preventing sports-related injuries. However, a new concept called quaternary prevention focuses on protecting individuals from interventions that could do more harm than good.

We are extremely proud that we were able to contribute to this editorial. Women are under-represented in sports and exercise medicine (SEM), which leads to negative biases and consequences. According to research, female athletes are under-represented in sports and exercise studies, and women hold fewer leadership positions in SEM. Due to a lack of female representation in SEM, knowledge gaps in sports performance, cardiovascular health, and postpartum physiology have arisen.

We were fortunate to be able to contribute to this editorial that explores artificial intelligence's (AI) potential to generate academic papers. We highlighted the scientific community's acceptance of language-based AI, with examples of ChatGPT being credited as an author and used to generate an academic paper. We then looked at academic papers, emphasizing the importance of a thesis, persuasive arguments, extensive research, critical thinking, and accurate referencing.

In early May, 23 doctors from 17 countries visited Amsterdam to sit the exam for the IOC Sports Medicine Course. They studied online and learned about sports medicine principles for two years. It was time for three days of live learning about daily sports medicine practice in the Amsterdam UMC, where the final exam was taken.

Recent studies have shown the value of the insider’s voice and the importance of qualitative research to gain insight into the complex context of injury prevention. This study, which has just got published in BOSEM, explores the experience and opinions of technical and medical staff (head coaches (HCs), fitness coaches (FCs), team doctors and physiotherapists) in professional football regarding injuries, their prevention and implementation of preventive measures. The insights gained from this study could provide practical directions on the ‘who’ and ‘how’ of injury prevention implementation. We were very lucky to closely collaborate with our colleagues in Aspetar on this latest study,

We are fresh into 2023, but we already have this new manuscript to share with you. One of the last of the Ph.D. work by Maarten Barendrecht. In this study, we set out to understand the high injury risk in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) students. Insights into specific injury locations per sex, setting, sports, and curriculum year are needed to develop preventive measures. This study set out to compare injury distributions by body locations in PETE students and how these distributions differ by sex, type, onset, curriculum year, settings, or sports.

On Friday 4 November, we organized the first edition of the “Prevention in Sports” symposium. A day to meet, connect and talk about our shared drive and motivation to protect the health of athletes. Down here, you will find the talks and workshops that we hosted during the day. On to the next edition!

Considering the magnitude and burden of athletic injuries (track and field) across all levels of participation, it appears logical that injury prevention measures should be implemented. However, it is unclear whether injury prevention is perceived as a necessity by stakeholders in athletics. In this study, we explored how athletic stakeholders perceived the relevance of injury prevention, determined their communication preferences, and described their expectations regarding injury prevention.

When evaluating preventive measures, we tend to focus on injury rates - more specifically, a reduction in injury rates - as the main outcome of interest. However, other outcomes may be needed to highlight, for instance, the benefit of an intervention at a policy level. Therefore, this systematic review analysed economic evaluations of sports injury prevention programmes.

This study was submitted and accepted for publication a while ago, but we only just got to see this text in print. The topic and outcomes are important enough to highlight this work again. We established the 12-month incidence and comorbidity of symptoms of mental health disorders among Dutch former elite athletes and explored the potential relationship with stressors. As a secondary objective, we investigated whether the incidence of symptoms of mental health disorders and their potential relationship with stressors are related to the duration of retirement.

In this recent manuscript, we evaluated whether in fitness-related activities and recreational running over time, there is an increase in the number of novice sports athletes and whether these novice athletes have an increased injury rate compared with their experienced counterparts.

Sports injury prevention works. But how should it be planned, organized and implemented? That was the main focus in this worldwide Delphi study in which 305 experienced sports physical therapists (PTs) from the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy member countries took part. The ACHSS took part in this study by means of Igor Tak and colleagues.

Mental health symptoms (MHS) in elite sports have been increasingly examined in the past decade. This important study led by Ozgur Kilic and Vincent Gouttebarge captures the difference in the prevalence of MHS between active and former male and female football players. The findings support stakeholders to establish whether and when particular support measures can be offered.

In light of the Olympics, we like to highlight this descriptive study on injuries and illness in Olympic level equestrian athletes. Epidemiological data of injuries and illnesses in equestrian athletes are limited. To provide well-needed insights to support care and prevention, our team describes in this two-year prospective study the incidence, prevalence, and severity of health problems among a cohort of Olympic equestrian athletes.

In light of the Olympics, we like to highlight this descriptive study on injuries and illness in Olympic level waterpolo. Epidemiological data of injuries and illnesses in water polo athletes are limited. To provide well-needed insights to support care and prevention, this study from our team described the incidence, prevalence, and severity of health problems among a cohort of Olympic waterpolo athletes.

Knowing how to influence and change behaviours related to an individual’s environment is key for physical therapists to achieve the desired adherence and effectiveness of a proposed intervention program. Hence, in our most recent study, we raised a question to explain running-related injury preventive behaviour.

Demanding performance schedules in the modern professional circus can result in artists having minimal time for injury rehabilitation and strength and conditioning for injury prevention. Consequently, professional circus artists routinely perform with work-related lower limb health problems. Injury prevention, although challenging, must be considered. In this study, we examined the feasibility of implementing a 9-week calf endurance program in a running Cirque du Soleil touring show.