Two experiments were conducted to analyze the performance of expert and novice tennis
players. For testing purposes, 16-mm films were used. Subjects in both studies had to identify …

Context Ice hockey has one of the highest sport participation and injury rates in youth in
Canada. Body checking is the predominant mechanism of injury in leagues in which it is …

Objective To determine the effect of helmets on the risk of head and neck injuries in skiers
and snowboarders. Design Matched case-control and case crossover study. Setting 19 ski …

Background: Snow sports such as skiing and snowboarding are recognized as hazardous,
but population-based injury rates or specific risk factors have been difficult to estimate as a …

… Goulet was at the ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (Quebec Ministry
of Education, Leisure and Sport) when … Other articles in this journal by Claude Goulet, PhD …

We investigated the relative contribution of four risk factors to the occurrence of injuries among
alpine skiers aged 12 years and younger (3 to 12 years old; mean age, 9.43 years). The …

Background: In a previous prospective study, the risk of concussion and all injury was more
than threefold higher among Pee Wee ice hockey players (ages 11–12 years) in a league …

Very little research has been done so far on the psychological determinants of performance-enhancing
substance use in sports. The purpose of this study was to propose and test a …

In the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (LVD), enalapril or placebo was administered in
a double-blind fashion to 6797 participants with ejection fraction ≤0.35. During 40 months' …

Background Over the past years, the rate of injuries sustained at the alpine ski hills in
Quebec significantly increased. This raises concern over a possible increase in risk of severe …