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The Relationships Between Internal and External Measures of Training Load and Intensity in Team Sports: A Meta-Analysis by McLaren, Shaun J., Macpherson, Tom W., Coutts, Aaron J., Hurst, Christopher, Spears, Iain R., Weston, Matthew

“…Background The associations between internal and external measures of training load and intensity are important in understanding the training process and the…”
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Musculoskeletal injuries in British Army recruits: a prospective study of diagnosis-specific incidence and rehabilitation times by Sharma, Jagannath, Greeves, Julie P, Byers, Mark, Bennett, Alexander N, Spears, Iain R

“…Musculoskeletal injuries during initial military training are a significant medical problem facing military organisations globally. In order to develop an…”
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Gait Retraining and Incidence of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in Army Recruits by SHARMA, JAGANNATH, WESTON, MATTHEW, BATTERHAM, ALAN M, SPEARS, IAIN R

“…PURPOSEGait retraining, comprising biofeedback and/or an exercise intervention, might reduce the risk of musculoskeletal conditions. The purpose was to examine…”
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Isolated core training improves sprint performance in national-level junior swimmers by Weston, Matthew, Hibbs, Angela E, Thompson, Kevin G, Spears, Iain R

“…To quantify the effects of a 12-wk isolated core-training program on 50-m front-crawl swim time and measures of core musculature functionally relevant to…”
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Biomechanical and lifestyle risk factors for medial tibia stress syndrome in army recruits: A prospective study by Sharma, Jagannath, Golby, Jim, Greeves, Julie, Spears, Iain R

“…Abstract Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is a common injury in active populations and has been suggested to be a result of both biomechanical and…”
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The Development of a Menthol Solution for Use during Sport and Exercise by Best, Russ, Spears, Iain, Hurst, Philip, Berger, Nicolas

“…Menthol mouth-swilling has been shown to improve performance across differing exercise modalities, yet no work has been conducted to ascertain the preferred…”
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A detailed quantification of differential ratings of perceived exertion during team-sport training by McLaren, Shaun J, Smith, Andrew, Spears, Iain R, Weston, Matthew

“…Abstract Objectives To investigate the application of differential ratings of perceived exertion (dRPE) to team-sport training. Design Single cohort,…”
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The Sensitivity of Differential Ratings of Perceived Exertion as Measures of Internal Load by McLaren, Shaun J, Graham, Michael, Spears, Iain R, Weston, Matthew

“…To investigate the sensitivity of differential ratings of perceived exertion (dRPE) as measures of internal load. Twenty-two male university soccer players…”
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Real-time measurement of pelvis and trunk kinematics during treadmill locomotion using a low-cost depth-sensing camera: A concurrent validity study by Macpherson, Tom W, Taylor, Jonathan, McBain, Thomas, Weston, Matthew, Spears, Iain R

“…Abstract There is currently no suitable kinematic system for a large-scale prospective trial assessing risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders. A practical…”
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Differential training loads and individual fitness responses to pre-season in professional rugby union players by McLaren, Shaun J., Smith, Andrew, Bartlett, Jonathan D., Spears, Iain R., Weston, Matthew

“…We aimed to compare differentiated training loads (TL) between fitness responders and non-responders to an eight-week pre-season training period in a squad of…”
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Effect of prism orientation and loading direction on contact stresses in prismatic enamel of primates: Implications for interpreting wear patterns by Shimizu, Daisuke, Macho, Gabriele A., Spears, Iain R.

“…The ability of prisms to effectively dissipate contact stress at the surface will influence wear rates in teeth. The aim of this investigation was to begin to…”
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The Effect of Isolated Core Training on Selected Measures of Golf Swing Performance by Weston, Matthew, Coleman, Neil J, Spears, Iain R

“…PURPOSEThis study aimed to quantify the effect of an 8-wk isolated core training program on selected ball and club parameters during the golf swing and also…”
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Repeated Sprints: An Independent Not Dependent Variable by Taylor, Jonathan M, Macpherson, Tom W, Spears, Iain R, Weston, Matthew

“…The ability to repeatedly perform sprints has traditionally been viewed as a key performance measure in team sports, and the relationship between…”
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The effect of mouthguard design on stresses in the tooth-bone complex by CUMMINS, Neil K, SPEARS, Iain R

“…Mouthguards protect the tooth-bone complex from impact loads that occur during sporting activity. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of…”
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Enamel microstructure—a truly three-dimensional structure by Macho, Gabriele A, Jiang, Yong, Spears, Iain R

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Australopithecus anamensis: A finite‐element approach to studying the functional adaptations of extinct hominins by Macho, Gabriele A., Shimizu, Daisuke, Jiang, Yong, Spears, Iain R.

“…Australopithecus anamensis is the stem species of all later hominins and exhibits the suite of characters traditionally associated with hominins, i.e., bipedal…”
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The effect of heel-pad thickness and loading protocol on measured heel-pad stiffness and a standardized protocol for inter-subject comparability by Spears, Iain R., Miller-Young, Janice E.

“…Heel-pad stiffness is an important parameter in clinical assessments of the lower limb and is usually quantified by the slope of the force–deformation curve…”
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The effect of interfacial parameters on cup–bone relative micromotions: A finite element investigation by Spears, Iain R, Pfleiderer, Martin, Schneider, Erich, Hille, Ekkehard, Morlock, Michael M

“…Achieving stability is a prerequisite for allowing bone to grow into the porous surface of non-cemented acetabular cups. The purpose of this study is to…”
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The effect of loading conditions on stress in the barefooted heel pad by SPEARS, Iain R, MILLER-YOUNG, Janice E, WATERS, Mark, ROME, Keith

“…High internal stress is considered to be a possible cause of heel-pad problems. External biomechanical measurements are used to attempt to understand the…”
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An exploratory study on the combined effects of external and internal morphology on load dissipation in primate capitates: its potential for an understanding of the positional and locomotor repertoire of early hominins by Macho, Gabriele A, Spears, Iain R, Leakey, Meave G, McColl, Daniel J, Jiang, Yong, Abel, Richard, Nakatsukasa, Masato, Kunimatsu, Yutaka

“…This pilot study explored whether the redirection of stress through trabeculae within morphologically constrained capitates provides information about…”
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