Hollander, Karsten
Eshkol-Yogev, Inbar
Zech, Astrid
Buti, Jacopo
Needleman, Ian
Funding for this research was provided by:
MSH Medical School Hamburg - University of Applied Sciences and Medical University
Article History
Received: 15 May 2025
Revised: 12 September 2025
Accepted: 29 September 2025
First Online: 27 February 2026
Ethics declaration
: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
: KH is Editor for the German Journal of Sports Medicine and Associate Editor for BMJ Open Sports and Exercise Medicine. KH is the head team physician of the German Athletics Federation (DLV). IN leads the UCL Centre for Oral Health and Performance, is a Faculty member for the International Olympic Committee Diploma in Sports Medicine and is a Scientific Advisor to the German Athletics Federation (DLV). Guest Editor, Ian Needleman, was not involved in the peer review process of this manuscript.