Does brain functional connectivity contribute to musculoskeletal injury?

In the first of this month’s featured articles, Deikfuss and colleagues report work linking stronger cerebellar connections between the cortex and the cerebellar regions for balance and coordination in individuals less likely to suffer ACL injuries. In the second feature article, Flatt and Howells describe the effects of varying training load on heart rate variability and running performance on Olympic rugby sevens athletes. In the third of the featured articles this month, Bartholomae, Moore, Ward and Kressler, in a randomised controlled trial, report similar impacts of stair stepping in males and females on post-prandial glucose responses.