Sports Medicine

High weekly burden of injuries and illnesses in Swedish Olympic athletes over three years

In 225 Swedish Olympic athletes followed weekly for three years, 23.6% reported a health problem each week. There were 1,441 new health problems (517 injuries, 924 illnesses), equating to 4.6 health problems per athlete per year. Athletes lost on average 22 training/competition days per year (injuries 8 days; illnesses 14 days). Illnesses were more common in females and winter-sport athletes, and respiratory infections made up 78% of illnesses. 1

Stroke Riskometer app did not improve Life's Simple 7 at 6 months

In 862 adults aged 35–75 with ≥2 stroke risk factors, access to the Stroke Riskometer app did not change Life's Simple 7 score at 6 months (mean difference 0.03, P=0.788). Per-protocol analyses were similar and no other individual risk factors improved significantly. There was a nonsignificant increase in physical activity (MET-minutes) in the app group, suggesting a behavioral signal but no robust clinical effect. 2

Four distinct analgesic-use trajectories in youth elite athletes and students

Across 690 youth elite athletes and 505 students (age 15–20) followed for 28 weeks, group-based modeling identified minimal, occasional, frequent, and persistent analgesic-use patterns. Most youths were minimal/non-users (48% athletes; 53% students), while persistent users were uncommon (2.5% athletes; 3.2% students). Higher trajectory groups had progressively higher relative risks of weekly analgesic use, highlighting a small high-use subgroup for monitoring. 3