ReviewBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2020
Managing the combined consequences of COVID-19 infection and lock-down policies on athletes: narrative review and guidelines proposal for a safe return to sport.
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- Return to play of young and adult professional athletes after COVID-19: A scoping review.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
- The COVID-19 lockdown as a model of detraining in division 1 college softball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effects of the New COVID-19-Induced Rule on Substitutions and Performance in Italian Elite Soccer.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the physical fitness of young-adult cadets: a retrospective case-control study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Lung Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography Comparison in Convalescent Athletes after Sars-CoV-2 Infection - A Preliminary Study.Journal of ultrasonography · 2022Article
- Review on Cardiorespiratory Complications after SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Young Adult Healthy Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Effects and Causes of Detraining in Athletes Due to COVID-19: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Risk Perceptions, Level of Government Trust, and Psychological Distress During COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan.Psychology research and behavior management · 2022Article
- Can Previous Levels of Physical Activity Affect Risk Factors for Cardiorespiratory Diseases and Functional Capacity after COVID-19 Hospitalization? A Prospective Cohort Study.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Competing in Hot Conditions at the Tokyo Olympic Games: Preparation Strategies Used by Australian Race Walkers.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Prevention Measures Implemented by Tennis Coaches: The Role of Continent, Experience, and Type of Facility.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on athletes: a cross-sectional study.Biology of sport · 2021Article
- The Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Physical Performance of Professional Soccer Players: An Example of German and Polish Leagues.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Exercise-Based Injury Prevention in High-Level and Professional Athletes: Narrative Review and Proposed Standard Operating Procedure for Future Lockdown-Like Contexts After COVID-19.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic is a global health matter. The disease spread rapidly across the globe and brought the world of sports to an unprecedented stoppage. Usual symptoms of the disease are fever, cough, myalgia, fatigue, slight dyspnoea, sore throat and headache. In more severe cases, dyspnoea, hypoxaemia, respiratory failure, shock and multiorgan failure occur. This appears to be a self-limiting phenomenon related to individuals with coexisting medical conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. Nevertheless, cases have been reported in professional soccer players in extremely good fitness condition, demonstrating that athletes are not spared by the disease. Despite COVID-19 clinical manifestations are mainly respiratory, major cardiac complications are being reported, leading to acute myocarditis. One difficulty is that symptoms of COVID-19 vary among individuals, with athletes being affected with no apparent sign of the disease. This could be a real danger for amateur or professional athletes when returning to their usual training and thus to play. Another threat is that the lock-down policies did not allow most athletes to follow their usual training routines. There is thus a need for a careful approach by the sports medicine community to ensure safety of all athletes before they return to sport. Here, we propose evaluation guidelines of fitness and health of athletes to (1) reduce any lethal risk of practice, especially myocarditis and sudden cardiac death; (2) evaluate the combined consequences of the disease and detraining on the physical abilities and biological profile of athletes; and (3) monitor postinfection fatigue symptoms.
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