Neil Armstrong, Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Physiology and Founding Director, Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, University of Exeter, England, UK, and Willem Van Mechelen, Emeritus Professor of Occupational and Sports Medicine, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers Amsterdam, Location VUmc, The Netherlands
Contributors:
Eileen Africa, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Rocco Aicale, MD, Clinician, Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Italy.
Neil Armstrong, PhD, DSc, Emeritus Professor, Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, England.
Frank JG Backx, PhD, MD, Professor, Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science and Sports, Utrecht University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Alan R Barker, PhD, Associate Professor, Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, England.
Meike Bartels, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Adam DG Baxter-Jones, PhD, Professor, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Tracy Baynard, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Applied Health Sciences, Integrative Physiology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
David G Behm, PhD, Research Professor, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
George R Biltz, MD, Senior Lecturer (retired), School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Natalia FN Bittencourt, PhD, Sports Physical Therapist, Sports Physical Therapy Department, Clube Atletico Mineiro, Brazil.
Caroline Bolling, PhD, Researcher, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Movement Sciences, Vrije University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eline Bolster, PhD, Senior Researcher, Lifestyle and Health Research Group, University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Nuala M Byrne, PhD, Professor, School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, PhD, Lecturer, Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Robert C Cantu, MD, Clinical Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Emerson Hospital, Concord, USA.
Robert V Cantu, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, USA.
Akin Cil, MD, Professor, Division of Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA.
Manuel J Coelho-e-Silva, PhD, Professor, CIDAF Research Unit, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Dorine CM Collard, PhD, Senior Researcher, Mulier Instituut Centre for Research on Sports in Society, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Dan M Cooper, MD, Professor, Pediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Center, University of California Medical School, Irvine, California, USA.
Sean P Cumming, PhD, Reader, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, England.
Knut Eirik Dalene, PhD, Researcher, Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
Mark BA De Ste Croix, PhD, Professor, School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, England.
Eco JC de Geus, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Wayne Derman, MBChB, PhD, Professor, Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Raffy Dotan, MSc, Bioscience Researcher, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Ulf Ekelund, PhD, Professor, Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
Alon Eliakim, MD, Professor, Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Roger G Eston, DPE, Professor, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Avery D Faigenbaum, EdD, Professor, Department of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, USA.
Bareket Falk, PhD, Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Bo Fernhall, PhD, Professor, College of Applied Health Sciences, Integrative Physiology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Isabel Ferreira, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Leigh Gabel, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
David Gerrard, MD, Emeritus Professor, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Jason MR Gill, PhD, Professor, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
Urs Granacher, PhD, Professor, Department of Sport and Sport Science and Exercise and Human Movement Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Eero A Haapala, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Helge Hebestreit, PhD, MD, Professor, Paediatric Pulmonology, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sports Medicine, Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Luiz Hespanhol, PhD, Professor, Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Thessa Hilgenkamp, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada, USA.
Andrew P Hills, PhD, Professor, School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Jaak Jürimäe, PhD, Professor, Institute of Sport Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Stef PJ Kremers, PhD, Professor, Department of Health Promotion, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Susi Kriemler, MD, Professor, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Kevin L Lamb, PhD, Professor, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Chester, Chester, England.
Marja H Leppänen, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Folkhälsan Research Centre, Helsinki, Finland.
Joshua Locker, MD, Fellow, Division of Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, USA.
Rhodri S Lloyd, PhD, Professor, Youth Physical Development Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales.
Christopher J Lundstrom, PhD, Lecturer, Sport and Exercise Science, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Heather Macdonald, PhD, Research Associate, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Nicola Maffulli, PhD, MD, Professor, Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University, London, England and Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Italy.
Per Bo Mahler, MD, Sport Medicine Physician, Service de Sante de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse, Canton de Geneve, and La Tour Sport Medicine SOMC, Ho?pital de La Tour, Meyrin, Switzerland.
Robert M Malina, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.
Diogo Martinho, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, CIDAF Research Unit, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Therese Fostervold Mathisen, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway.
Ronald J Maughan, PhD, Honorary Professor, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland.
Heather McKay, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Ali M McManus, PhD, Professor, Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada.
Melitta A McNarry, PhD, Professor, Applied Sports, Exercise, Technology and Medicine Research Centre, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales.
Marius Meinhold, MSc, Docent, Faculty of Sport and Health Science, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Ree M Meertens, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Jairo H Migueles, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Margo Mountjoy, PhD, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Joske Nauta, PhD, Senior Researcher, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Movement Sciences, Vrije University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Dan Nemet, MD, Medical Director, Israel Olympic Committee and Professor, Child Health and Sports Center, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Michael L Newell, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Institute for Sport and Physical Activity Research, School of Sport Science and Physical Activity, University of Bedfordshire, Bedford, England.
Jon L Oliver, PhD, Professor, Youth Physical Development Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales.
Gaynor Parfitt, PhD, Professor, Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Dimitrios Patikas, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Physical Education and Sport Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece.
Natalie Pearson, PhD, Senior Research Associate, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England.
Shlomit Radom-Aizik, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Center, University of California Medical School, Irvine, California, USA.
Thomas Radtke, PhD, Senior Researcher, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Sébastien Ratel, PhD, Associate Professor, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Michael C Riddell, PhD, Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Thomas W Rowland, MD, Professor, Department of Health and Human Physiological Sciences, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA.
Robert AC Ruiter, PhD, Professor, Department of Work and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Nicola Sewry, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Sport, Exercise Medicine, and Lifestyle Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Christopher M Shaw, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, USA.
Lauren B Sherar, PhD, Professor, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England.
Susan M Shirreffs, PhD, Honorary Professor, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland.
Steven J Street, PhD, Researcher, School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Christine Sundgot-Borgen, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, PhD, Professor, Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
Christine M Tallon, MSc, Researcher, Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada.
Alice E Thackray, PhD, Senior Research Associate, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England.
Lucia V Torres-Lopez, MSc, Researcher, Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Lauren Turner, MSc, Researcher, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Andrea Utley, PhD, Reader, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds,
England.
João Valente-dos-Santos, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Lusófona University, Lisbon and CIDAF Research Unit, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Edgar GAH van Mil, PhD, MD, Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch and Special Chair in Youth Food and Health, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Evert ALM. Verhagen, PhD, Professor, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Movement Sciences, Vrije University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Candace Vermaak, PhD, Lecturer, Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Alan Vernec, MD, Chief Medical Director, World Anti-Doping Agency, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Olaf Verschuren, PhD, Senior Researcher, Centre of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Tine Vertommen, PhD, Criminologist and Researcher, Forensic Psychology, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences and Social Epidemiology and Health Policy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Henning Wackerhage, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Sport and Health Science, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
James Watkins, PhD, Emeritus Professor, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales.
Craig A Williams, PhD, Professor, Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, England.
Tiê Parma Yamato, PhD, Professor, Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID), Sao Paulo, Brazil and Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Julia K Zakrzewski-Fruer, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Institute for Sport and Physical Activity Research, School of Sport Science and Physical Activity, University of Bedfordshire, Bedford, England.
Yahua Zi, MSc, Researcher, School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China and Department of Biological Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
