Sports Medicine - Open focuses on original research and definitive reviews in the field of sport and exercise medicine. The Journal includes medical and scientific research relating to:

• Sporting performance enhancement including nutrition, equipment and training
• Medical syndromes associated with sport and exercise
• Injury prevention and treatment
• Exercise for rehabilitation and health
• The application of physiological and biomechanical principles to specific
  sporting codes

Key Points
Articles published in Sports Medicine - Open will include a Key Points table. Please provide approximately three short, stand-alone lines/statements summarizing the key findings/implications of the paper. These should be provided after the Abstract under the heading 'Key Points’.