All Outputs (5)

Lumbar multifidus characteristics in university level athletes may be predictors of low back pain and lower limb injury (2023)
Journal Article
Anstruther, M., Valentin, S., Dover, G., & Fortin, M. (2023). Lumbar multifidus characteristics in university level athletes may be predictors of low back pain and lower limb injury. International Journal of Research in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2(1),

Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent in athletes, with decreased lumbar multifidus (LM) crosssectional area (CSA) reported in athletes with LBP and lower limb injury (LLI) as well as decreased LM thickness in athletes with LLI. Previ... Read More about Lumbar multifidus characteristics in university level athletes may be predictors of low back pain and lower limb injury.

The assessment of paraspinal muscle epimuscular fat in participants with and without low back pain: A case-control study. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Rosenstein, B., Burdick, J., Roussac, A., Rye, M., Naghdi, N., Valentin, S., …Fortin, M. (2023, July). The assessment of paraspinal muscle epimuscular fat in participants with and without low back pain: A case-control study. Presented at 4th International Workshop on Spine Loading and Deformation, Berlin, Germany

An investigation into the effect of biological maturation on performance metrics in academy female footballers (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Slevin, M., Valentin, S., King, M., Easton, C., White, A. D., & Forrest, L. J. (2023, June). An investigation into the effect of biological maturation on performance metrics in academy female footballers. Poster presented at 2023 WiSEAN Conference, Liverpool

Coaches ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle and the perceived associated performance implications (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Donnelly, J., Macrae, E., Valentin, S., Easton, C., White, A., & Forrest, L. (2023, June). Coaches ability to support elite and adolescent soccer players throughout their menstrual cycle and the perceived associated performance implications. Poster presented at 2023 WiSEAN Conference, Liverpool

Effect of supervision and athlete age and sex on exercise-based injury prevention programme effectiveness in sport: A meta-analysis of 44 studies (2023)
Journal Article
Valentin, S., Linton, L., & Sculthorpe, N. F. (in press). Effect of supervision and athlete age and sex on exercise-based injury prevention programme effectiveness in sport: A meta-analysis of 44 studies. Research in Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2023.2220059

We aimed to evaluate the influence of supervision, athlete age and sex and programme duration and adherence on exercise-based injury prevention programme effectiveness in sport. Databases were searched for randomized controlled trials evaluating exer... Read More about Effect of supervision and athlete age and sex on exercise-based injury prevention programme effectiveness in sport: A meta-analysis of 44 studies.