| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Reliability and validity of ten consumer activity trackers | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2015 | 308 |
| 2 | Understanding acute ankle ligamentous sprain injury in sports | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2009 | 166 |
| 3 | Aerobic exercise modulates intracortical inhibition and facilitation in a nonexercised upper limb muscle | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 122 |
| 4 | Novel strategies in tendon and ligament tissue engineering: Advanced biomaterials and regeneration motifs | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2010 | 116 |
| 5 | The FIFA 11+ injury prevention program for soccer players: a systematic review | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2017 | 112 |
| 6 | Abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome: exercise as medicine? | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2018 | 108 |
| 7 | Medial patellofemoral ligament injury patterns and associated pathology in lateral patella dislocation: an MRI study | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2009 | 95 |
| 8 | Role of biomechanics in the understanding of normal, injured, and healing ligaments and tendons | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2009 | 89 |
| 9 | Is Platelet-rich plasma superior to whole blood in the management of chronic tennis elbow: one year randomized clinical trial | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 87 |
| 10 | Hormonal aspects of overtraining syndrome: a systematic review | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2017 | 86 |
| 11 | Mean amplitude deviation calculated from raw acceleration data: a novel method for classifying the intensity of adolescents’ physical activity irrespective of accelerometer brand | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2015 | 84 |
| 12 | Physical rehabilitation improves muscle function following volumetric muscle loss injury | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 81 |
| 13 | Is a threshold-based model a superior method to the relative percent concept for establishing individual exercise intensity? a randomized controlled trial | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2015 | 80 |
| 14 | The effects of exergaming on balance, gait, technology acceptance and flow experience in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2015 | 79 |
| 15 | Age profiles of sport participants | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2016 | 79 |
| 16 | Deciphering the pathogenesis of tendinopathy: a three-stages process | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2010 | 78 |
| 17 | Effects of core strength training using stable versus unstable surfaces on physical fitness in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 78 |
| 18 | Psychometric properties of the Zephyr bioharness device: a systematic review | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2018 | 78 |
| 19 | Cutaneous stimulation of discrete regions of the sole during locomotion produces “sensory steering” of the foot | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 64 |
| 20 | The child and adolescent athlete: a review of three potentially serious injuries | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 58 |
| 21 | Impact of wearable physical activity monitoring devices with exercise prescription or advice in the maintenance phase of cardiac rehabilitation: systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2019 | 58 |
| 22 | Management of Tennis Elbow with sodium hyaluronate periarticular injections | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2010 | 55 |
| 23 | Reference values for isometric muscle force among workers for the Netherlands: a comparison of reference values | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 54 |
| 24 | The incidence of total hip arthroplasty after hip arthroscopy in osteoarthritic patients | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2010 | 52 |
| 25 | Cognitive-motor integration deficits in young adult athletes following concussion | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2015 | 52 |
| 26 | Reliability and concurrent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form among pregnant women | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2017 | 52 |
| 27 | The effect of exercise on cytokines: implications for musculoskeletal health: a narrative review | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2022 | 51 |
| 28 | An empirical study of race times in recreational endurance runners | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2016 | 49 |
| 29 | Team sport athletes’ perceptions and use of recovery strategies: a mixed-methods survey study | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2017 | 49 |
| 30 | Electromyographic analysis of the three subdivisions of gluteus medius during weight-bearing exercises | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2010 | 48 |
| 31 | Ultrasonic assessment of exercise-induced change in skeletal muscle glycogen content | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2015 | 48 |
| 32 | Anterior cruciate ligament repair with LARS (ligament advanced reinforcement system): a systematic review | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2010 | 47 |
| 33 | Pedometer use and self-determined motivation for walking in a cardiac telerehabilitation program: a qualitative study | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2016 | 47 |
| 34 | How to squat? Effects of various stance widths, foot placement angles and level of experience on knee, hip and trunk motion and loading | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2018 | 47 |
| 35 | Smartphone apps for orthopaedic sports medicine – a smart move? | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2015 | 46 |
| 36 | The feasibility and effectiveness of high-intensity boxing training versus moderate-intensity brisk walking in adults with abdominal obesity: a pilot study | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2015 | 46 |
| 37 | The effectiveness of physiotherapy treatment on balance dysfunction and postural instability in persons with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2016 | 45 |
| 38 | Exercise as ‘precision medicine’ for insulin resistance and its progression to type 2 diabetes: a research review | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2018 | 45 |
| 39 | Graft healing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2009 | 43 |
| 40 | Match play performance characteristics that predict post-match creatine kinase responses in professional rugby union players | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 43 |
| 41 | Wrist-worn optical and chest strap heart rate comparison in a heterogeneous sample of healthy individuals and in coronary artery disease patients | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2018 | 43 |
| 42 | Lower trunk kinematics and muscle activity during different types of tennis serves | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2009 | 42 |
| 43 | Changes of direction during high-intensity intermittent runs: neuromuscular and metabolic responses | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 40 |
| 44 | The feasibility of progressive resistance training in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a pilot randomized controlled trial | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2016 | 40 |
| 45 | Acute affective responses to prescribed and self-selected exercise sessions in adolescent girls: an observational study | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2014 | 39 |
| 46 | Are there two forms of isometric muscle action? Results of the experimental study support a distinction between a holding and a pushing isometric muscle function | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2017 | 39 |
| 47 | Functional tissue engineering of ligament healing | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2010 | 38 |
| 48 | Do non-elite older runners slow down more than younger runners in a 100 km ultra-marathon? | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2015 | 38 |
| 49 | Cancer patients participating in a lifestyle intervention during chemotherapy greatly over-report their physical activity level: a validation study | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2016 | 38 |
| 50 | Are we missing opportunities? Physiotherapy and physical activity promotion: a cross-sectional survey | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2017 | 38 |
