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What changed this week: a rolling roundup of the key signals, themes, and stories across your intelligence feed.

  1. Systematic review identifies distinct situational patterns for four major muscle strains in sport, supporting targeted prevention.

    7d 2026-07-21 - 2026-07-27 ROLLING

  2. Youth football apophyseal injury patterns mapped; experts urge treat athlete, not MRI.

    7d 2026-07-14 - 2026-07-20 FROZEN

  3. Study highlights coaches' central role in injury prevention in low-resource Senegalese elite sport.

    7d 2026-07-07 - 2026-07-13 FROZEN

  4. New 18-item athlete mental health screener (AMHS-18) shows high accuracy; UK Biobank study links MVPA to lower OA risk.

    7d 2026-06-30 - 2026-07-06 FROZEN

  5. Immediate PT vs rest-first for adolescent spondylolysis shows faster return, less recurrence; Senegal study highlights coach-driven care.

    7d 2026-06-23 - 2026-06-29 FROZEN

  6. Study finds agency and validation, not anatomy, drive recovery from persistent low back pain in elite athletes

    7d 2026-06-16 - 2026-06-22 FROZEN

  7. Two scoping reviews highlight gaps in return-to-sport decision-making: psychological readiness under-assessed in hamstring rehabilitation, clearance criteria lack standardization after shoulder stabilization.

    7d 2026-05-29 - 2026-06-04 FROZEN

  8. Regulatory shifts and new tendinopathy evidence define the week for Irish physiotherapists

    7d 2026-05-22 - 2026-05-28 FROZEN

  9. Tendinopathy paradigm solidifies around load-based care; shockwave challenged for Achilles

    7d 2026-05-15 - 2026-05-21 FROZEN

  10. CORU authorises physiotherapists to refer for radiological procedures in Ireland, expanding scope of practice.

    7d 2026-05-08 - 2026-05-14 FROZEN