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Igor Smędowski

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Review Open access Oct 2026

Scaphoid Fractures in Athletes: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Return-to-Sport Strategies - a narrative review

Background. The scaphoid is the most frequently fractured carpal bone and is disproportionately common in athletes exposed to falls on an outstretched hand or direct impact to the wrist. Its retrograde, predominantly distal-to-proximal blood supply makes the fracture prone to diagnostic delay, nonunion, and avascular n...

Oliwia Hunek, Gabriela Sadurska, Marek Psiuk et al. · 0 citations
Review Open access Sep 2026

Blood Flow Restriction Training in Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review of Musculoskeletal and Neurological Applications, Mechanisms, and Safety

Blood flow restriction is a low-risk adjunct for load-compromised patients when higher loads are temporarily contraindicated, to be integrated into progressive rehabilitation rather than used as a universal substitute for conventional training.

Łukasz Mazelanik, Aaron Markiewicz, Natalia Mordko et al. · 0 citations
Review Open access Sep 2026

Eating disorders, the female athlete triad and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) in young athletes: a narrative review of screening and assessment tools

Background: Disordered eating (DE), the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) are common, consequential and frequently concealed conditions in young athletes, and because restrictive eating and heavy training are normalised in sport their detection depends on appropriate screening rather...

Igor Smędowski, Natalia Mordko, Kacper Kazimierczuk et al. · 0 citations
Review Open access Sep 2026

Sleep, chronotype, and jet lag in athletic performance: a narrative review

Background: The circadian timing system governs near-24-hour rhythms in body temperature, hormone secretion, and neuromuscular function that shape athletes' capacity to train, recover, and compete. Sleep, chronotype, and transmeridian travel are three interrelated circadian domains with direct medical relevance for per...

Natalia Mordko, Kacper Kazimierczuk, Julia Pawlak et al. · 0 citations
Review Open access Jul 2026

Physical activity as an adjunctive intervention in the treatment of depression: a review of neurobiological, immunological, and gut-brain axis mechanisms

Physical activity appears to be a highly effective, multidirectional therapeutic intervention beyond alleviating core depressive symptoms with an efficacy comparable to standard psychopharmacotherapy, and is the only method that radically reduces premature cardiovascular mortality in this patient population.

A. Psiuk, Joanna Szymocha, Igor Smędowski et al. · 0 citations

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