Recommendations for return to sport during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

In this viewpoint we make specific recommendations that can assist and make the return to sport/exercise as safe as possible for all those impacted – from the recreational athlete to the elite athlete. We acknowledge that there are varying rules and regulations around the world, not to mention the v...

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Published in:BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Main Authors: Nick Webborn, Xavier Bigard, David Niederseer, Irina Zelenkova, Luigi Di Luigi, Michiko Dohi, Bernd Wolfarth, Jeroen Swart, James Lee John Bilzon, Victoriya Badtieva, Theodora Papadopoulou, Maurizio Casasco, Michael Geistlinger, Norbert Bachl, Fabio Pigozzi, Herbert Löllgen, Andrew Shafik, Graham Holloway, Karin Vonbank, Nigel Edward Jones, Joachim Meyer, Borja Muniz-Pardos, Andre Debruyne, Petra Zupet, Jürgen M Steinacker, Anca Ionescu, Patrick Singleton, Mike Miller, Yannis P Pitsiladis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Online Access:https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000858.full
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Summary:In this viewpoint we make specific recommendations that can assist and make the return to sport/exercise as safe as possible for all those impacted – from the recreational athlete to the elite athlete. We acknowledge that there are varying rules and regulations around the world, not to mention the varying philosophies and numerous schools of thought as it relates to return to sport/exercise and we have been cognisant of this in our recommendations. Despite the varying rules and circumstances around the world, we believe it is essential to provide some helpful and consistent guidance for return to training and sport for sport and exercise physicians around the world at this most difficult time. The present viewpoint provides practical and medical recommendations on the resumption to sport process.
ISSN:2055-7647